A New Lens: Religious Groups

This episode of A New Lens: Magnifying the Margins explores how religion is often simplified or misrepresented in mainstream media. Featuring Sarah Arthurs, Executive Director of the Calgary Interfaith Council, the conversation highlights the importance of interfaith dialogue, community collaboration, and more inclusive storytelling. Through real-life examples, the episode examines how the media tends to focus on conflict while overlooking everyday moments of connection between faith groups.

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What is A New Lens: Magnifying the Margins?

A News Lens: Magnifying the Margins is a podcast series produced by Broadcast students at Mount Royal University for CMRU.ca.
A New Lens explores how stories are told, and who gets left out. Each episode looks at the way media shape our understanding of different communities, and makes room for voices and perspectives we don’t hear often enough.