For our fourth episode, the Stories Empowered team interviewed Rumneek Johal, a Sikh journalist who has previously worked at the Daily Hive and CBC News Toronto, is currently editing for 5X Press, and manages her own blog at rumandwoke.com. Throughout this episode, Rumneek talked about her experiences being the only journalist in a family of doctors, then recounted her experience interning and working in Canada’s journalism field. Following that, Rumneek challenged the assumption that white journalists are better-equipped to objectively report on BIPOC communities, instead claiming that minority journalists understand cultural nuances and should be responsible for handling these stories. Finally, Rumneek reflected on the white-washed hierarchy of the Canadan news industry and urged for more diversity in leadership.