Our interview with Honey Khadem, the Houdini FX Lead, delving into the topic of cyberbullying, resonated profoundly with our audience. The response was particularly robust on our Facebook page. The conversation shed light on the importance of vigilance and intelligence in navigating social media platforms.
Among the numerous comments we received, Soroursadat Mirebrahimi shared a personal experience:
"Thank you for sharing this! This happened to me. Unfortunately, there was an interview with Justin Trudeau on Facebook, and I clicked on it. They redirected me to a website where I provided my personal information, including my full name, address, age, employment details, salary, and even my bank details. They created what seemed like a stock account for me and provided a password, then instructed me to change it. Later, they requested that I call them back and transfer money into the account. Since the currency was in US dollars, I visited my bank to obtain my account number for the transfer. Upon sharing this with the teller, she informed me that it was a fraudulent scheme. I was astounded but grateful for her intervention and for Skyrise Media's efforts to educate people about such scams. Thank you for featuring this on your page."
We deeply appreciate the acknowledgment of the valuable work being done by Skyrise Media to combat misinformation and protect individuals from online deception. Thank you for your support and for sharing your story.
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About LJI
LJI Impact is the section of commediaportal.ca where the journalists and their organizations participating in CACTUS' Local Journalism Initiative can share their greatest successes.
Through the written stories, photos and videos you see in the LJI Impact section, you'll be able to read first hand accounts about how the presence of a community journalist is making a difference in communities across Canada through the Local Journalism Initiative and the Community Media Portal.
The Community Media Portal is a gateway to the audio-visual media created by community media centres across Canada. These include traditional community TV and radio stations, as well as online and new media production centres.
Community media are not-for-profit production hubs owned and operated by the communities they serve, established both to provide local content and reflection for their communities, as well as media training and access for ordinary citizens to the latest tools of media production, whether traditional TV and radio, social and online media, virtual reality, augmented reality or video games.
The Community Media Portal has been funded by the Local Journalism Initiative (the LJI) of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and administered by the Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations (CACTUS) in association with the Fédération des télévisions communautaires autonomes du Québec (the Fédération). Under the LJI, over 100 journalists have been placed in underserved communities and asked to produce civic content that underpins Canadian democratic life.
