Kasia Mychajlowycz is a journalist and podcaster who hosted Canadaland's ''

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'' 2020 podcast.

Education

Mychajlowycz obtained an MA degree from the School of Journalism at

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and is a graduate of the

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School of Journalism. In Winter 2012, Mychajlowycz was the online story editor for

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Career

Mychajlowycz joined ''Canadaland'' in May 2019 and worked as a senior producer. In January 2021, ''Broadcast Dialogue'' announced that she was moving to ''

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'' as a senior podcast producer. Mychajlowycz has previously worked in Canada and the United States in as a producer at ''

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'', ''

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'', and at ''

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.'' She has also worked on the Freakonomics Podcasts. In 2021, Mychajlowycz won the University of Toronto School of Journalism's ''Best Podcast: Arts and Culture'' and two honourable mentions for her work on the ''

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'' podcast and ''

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'' podcast. Also in 2021, she won Gold - ''Best Podcast: Arts & Culture'' for her work on the ''

'' podcast and honourable mentions for her work on ''

'' at the Digital Publishing Awards, a

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event. In 2022, she won an honourable mention for her work on the ''

'' podcast at the Digital Publishing Awards.

Selected publications

* Ivor Shapiro, Colette Brin, Isabelle Bédard-Brûlé & Kasia Mychajlowycz (2013
''Verification as a Strategic Ritual, Journalism Practice''
7:6, 657-673, DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2013.765638

Personal life

In 2014, Mychajlowycz wrote an open letter to Sinead O'Connor, critiquing her open letter to

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References

External links

Mychajlowycz's open letter to Sinead O'Connor
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