Neetu Garcha
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Neetu Garcha is a Canadian video journalist, currently co-hosting the Global News Morning for Global News.
Early career[edit]
Originally from Okanagan, British Columbia,.[1] Garcha began working in journalism as an on-air host and technical producer for the local radio– Country 100.7,[2] before becoming the daily host of Global News Morning for Global News.[3]
2021 Federal Election[edit]
Garcha covered the 2021 Canadian federal election especially by doing a special series of One on one interviews with the Liberal leader Justin Trudeau[4], Conservative leader Erin O'Toole[5], and New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh[6]
2020-2021 Farmers Protests in India[edit]
Garcha collaborated with Indian diaspora in Canada to present the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest agitation against the three farm bills passed by the Indian government and the media censorship that followed.[7]. She was nominated for the Webster Award in the Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Reporting category for this work[8]
Refugee crisis[edit]
Garcha covered the refugee crisis by visiting Lesbos, Greece in 2015 where refugees fleeing primarily Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq came to enter Europe. There she uncovered the smuggling and exploitation of the refugees, their poor health and mental trauma. Along with documenting and covering their story, she also volunteered in the camp.[9]
BC wildfires[edit]
She was tasked to cover the 2017 BC wildfires. She travelled the BC interior during and after the wildfire to report the damages, people affected, and recovery tasks.[10]
Education[edit]
Neetu Garcha is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Awards and recognition[edit]
Neetu Garcha is the finalist of the 2021 Webster Awards in the Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Reporting category[11]. She was nominated in this category for her reporting on the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest[8]. These awards are given annually by the Jack Webster Foundation.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Woman to Watch: Neetu Garcha". Kelowna Capital News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Crowning achievement for Penticton teen". Penticton Western News. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Global News Morning". Global News Morning, December 07, 2020.
- ↑ "Saturday update on Christie Mountain wildfire". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Saturday update on Christie Mountain wildfire". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Saturday update on Christie Mountain wildfire". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Growing support in B.C. for farmers in India, amid continued censorship concerns". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Finalists for 2021 Webster Awards Announced". Penticton Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ Proskiw, Adam. "Local TV reporter on the front lines of the Middle East refugee crisis". iNFO News. InfoTel News Ltd. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Saturday update on Christie Mountain wildfire". MSN. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "Finalists for 2021 Webster Awards Announced". NewsWire. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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