====== Ethan Faber ======

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**Ethan Faber** is a Canadian journalist based in [[canada:british_columbia:Vancouver]], [[canada:British Columbia]]. He is the news director for [[CTV News]] Vancouver.((//Ethan Faber.// CTV News Vancouver. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://archive.ph/iUtme))

===== History =====

Faber joined [[CTV News]] in 1997 as an on-air reporter.((//Ethan Faber.// CTV News Vancouver. Retrieved January 3, 2023, from https://archive.ph/iUtme))

In 2007, Faber completed a diploma program at the [[Poynter Institute]].((//Ethan Faber.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 2, 2023, from www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-faber-6208b711))

In February 2014, [[Bell Media]] announced that Faber was selected to travel to [[africa:Sierra Leone]] to "conduct human rights workshops and participate in mentorships with local radio and television reporters" as part of a partnership with [[Journalists for Human Rights]] (JHR).((Garcia, P., MacFarlene, J., & Hastings, C. (2014, February 3). //CTV News’ Ethan Faber Dispatched to Sierra Leone for Unique Mentorship Opportunity with Journalists for Human Rights.// Bell Media. https://archive.ph/z5rNE))

Faber has been a board member for the [[Canadian Broadcast Standards Council]] (CBSC) since 2018.((//Ethan Faber.// LinkedIn. Retrieved January 2, 2023, from www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-faber-6208b711))

Faber taught Broadcast Journalism at the [[British Columbia Institute of Technology]] (BCIT) for ten years and sits on the National Ethics Advisory Committee for the [[Canadian Association of Journalists]].

==== COVID-19 ====

On January 1, 2023, Faber authored an opinion piece titled "We will not be intimidated: A New Year's message from our newsroom" responding to criticism about CTV's coverage of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].((Faber, E. (2023, January 1). //We will not be intimidated: A New Year’s message from our newsroom.// CTV News Vancouver. https://archive.ph/u807Y)) He invoked [[antisemitism]] to describe protesters and explained that his team take responsibility for the stories they write, as opposed to taking orders from a higher authority.

===== Awards =====

Faber has received awards from the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television]] and [[RTDNA Canada]].