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Karyn Pugliese, also known as Pabàmàdiz, is best known for her work as a Parliament Hill reporter and as the Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), where she ran the news department for seven years. She joined Ryerson's faculty in the Spring of 2020 while completing a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Karyn has worked in daily news and long-form investigations at a variety of outlets including ichannel, VisionTV, CBC, and CTV. Karyn is a past president of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), and currently a co-chair of the advocacy committee. She is a board member of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, and a Journalists for Human Rights Ambassador. Her journalism has been recognized by the CAJ, Canadian Screen Awards, Native American Journalists Association, and Public Policy Forum. Karyn is a citizen of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in Ontario, and is of mixed Algonquin and Italian descent. When she is not engaged in acts of journalism, you'll find her paddling a canoe, shooting photos, and eating frybread.