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Paula E. Kirman: Media & Communications Professional / Digital Content Specialist & Storyteller

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Category: News

  • Adventures in Photography

    I am very pleased to be back with VUE Weekly as a photographer. There have been a number of editorial changes over at the Edmonton’s alternative weekly in the last month or so, and I will also be writing music reviews of releases from local acts. Another photography development (see what I did there?) is…

  • Marketing Project Coordinator

    I recently accepted a position with Mill Woods United Church as their Marketing Project Coordinator through the summer. This part-time position will have me helping the congregation out with its website and social media (as well as other marketing materials) to help them reach out further into the community and hopefully attract new members. In less…

  • Inner City Poetry Contest and More Updates

    Work and life have been keeping me pretty busy these last few months, but I have some news to share: I was the first place winner in the 2016 Inner City Poetry Contest! The theme was “Inner City Drum Beats” and I was utterly stunned when my poem “AM in the Hood” took first place.…

  • Media Attention for Oromo Video

    Metro Edmonton ran a story this week on the video I put together for the local Oromian community about human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The video continues to go viral- it had around 2500 views before the story ran. In the couple of days since, the video now has over 4000 views!

  • McCauley: A Place to Call Home

    Early in the new year I will begin filming my next video project for the City of Edmonton/McCauley Revitalization. Entitled “McCauley: A Place to Call Home – Housing Issues in a Caring Community,” the short film will explore issues of housing and homelessness in the neighbourhood and how other communities can learn from McCauley’s example.…

  • Oromo Lives Matter

    During this holiday season I edited and voiced a short documentary for the local Oromian community to raise awareness of human rights abuses in their home country of Ethiopia. The video went viral pretty much as soon as it hit social media. “Oromo Lives Matter: The Oromo Popular Resistance Against the Infamous Addis Ababa Master…

  • YEG Social Media Influencer

    I found out earlier today that I was named one of Edmonton’s top 200 social media influencers by Jay Palter Social Advisory. Palter is a social media strategist based in Calgary. I was certainly honoured to be named along with such major players in Edmonton (and Alberta’s) social media scene, like Mayor Don Iveson, Premier…

  • Edmonton Woman Feature

    A feature on my work documenting activism in Edmonton over the past 10 years is in the November/December 2015 issue of Edmonton Woman, available for free throughout the city. You can read the online version here – it starts on page 26.

  • True Friends of McCauley

    On May 30, I was honoured to be named a True Friend of McCauley by the City of Edmonton/McCauley Revitalization. Around 50 residents, business owners, faith leaders, and representatives of agencies/non-profits who have contributed to the McCauley neighbourhood. The awards were handed out by Scott McKeen, Ward 6 City Councillor. I was in the Agencies/Non-Profit…

  • Yeggies and Booklets

    Hello readers of my work blog. I attended the third annual Edmonton New Media Awards (better known as “The Yeggies”) on May 9. RadicalCitizenMedia.com was short-listed for the second year in a row in the category of “Best in Politics or Current Affairs.” Although I did not win, it was super to have my work…