Althea Manasan

Journalist. Filmmaker. Digital Producer at @cbcradio. All opinions are my own.

[Katie Nicholson @KatieNicholson]

The ex-wives club: a group of women who found one another after they say they endured an abusive relationship with the same man have banded together to warn others about his behaviour. Experts say it highlights how the system fails survivors.
https://t.co/S7IB4OxUnM

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Congrats! 👏👏👏

[Jackie Hong @xjackiehong]

Very late to the game here but super thrilled to learn that the feature I wrote this fall about the plight of Yukon River Chinook salmon a finalist for a Canadian Online Publishing Award! https://t.co/Wl3JGhUTpA

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

@TTCnotices Woodbine station right now. Still waiting for shuttle buses. More crowds of people on the other side of the street. Intersection is a mess.

[The Current on CBC Radio @TheCurrentCBC]

50 years after the declaration of martial law in the Philippines, we hear from survivors and activists about what’s widely considered to be a dark chapter in the country’s history.

https://t.co/463OU45fFg

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

50 years ago today Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines. I talked to some of the survivors and activists who want to make sure history isn’t forgotten. Their stories are intense.

https://t.co/Ol3uhgeJU2

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Adapted my radio doc from a couple of months ago into a written piece, and got to explore music, memory and nostalgia. Also the latest on Jordan’s search for Dimoitou. (He’s still looking for some stuff!)

[CBC News @CBCNews]

Driven by a "bad case of nostalgia," one Ontario man embarks on a quest to find an obscure series of cassette tapes from his childhood. https://t.co/lEF79IakII

[Wawmeesh Hamilton @Wawmeesh]

Tasting Freedom, my story about the only known full scale riot by #Indigenous students in an Indian #residentialschool won honourable mention in the @najournalists 2022 National Native Media Awards. Tasting Freedom the audio doc can be heard here https://t.co/7fdPa9kVUJ

[The Doc Project @DocProjectCBC]

Hi friends! After 7 years and hundreds of documentaries The Doc Project is ending. We are all moving onto different gigs within the CBC.
Over the summer we’re re-releasing some of our favourite episodes from the archives. And then it’s a wrap. Thank you for following/listening!

[Patrick Witty @patrickwitty]

The greatest protest photos of all time were taken 33 years ago today. On June 5, 1989, six (not four) photographers captured a lone protester facing down a column of tanks near #TiananmenSquare. This version of the“Tank Man” photo was made by @StuartAFranklin for @TIME...🧵

[Metro Morning @metromorning]

'It's such a special neighbourhood:' Inside Toronto's Little Manila, the nexus for Filipino-Canadians. @Jennilee_A took @cbcismaila on a tour, which included delicious pandesal.

LISTEN: https://t.co/mkRGYjDs90

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Huge congrats to the @DocProjectCBC team 🙌 So well deserved!

[Canadian Association of Journalists @caj]

🏆Congratulations to @marcapollonio & co at @DocProjectCBC for winning the @jhrnews + #CAJAwards for Human Rights Reporting for "The Brightest Licence Plate in Montreal" https://t.co/1QdolV0LVP

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Or you can also listen to it on the internets: https://t.co/tJ9ZHpBOki

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

If you went to Canadian public school in the 80s or 90s and have fond memories of French class, I made a radio doc with @DocProjectCBC you might like. It’s airing today at 12:30 pm on @cbcradio.

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

If you want to listen to me, @shoontz & @andrewnguyenCBC play a game of D&D on public radio, tune in to CBC Radio tomorrow at noon. Or listen here now: https://t.co/FLAMpJ86z0 BONUS: You will also get to learn about the economy! 🧙🏰🐉🧝🏼‍♀️⚔️

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Congrats Jon! 👏👏👏

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Pre-pandemic memories

[Jan Wong @WriterWong]

found 2019 photo! Nobel Peace Prize laureate @mariaressa speaking in Toronto, with @dimsumtoronto her fellow Filipina @altheazm (one of my Ryerson grads, now at CBC!!) & me

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

My work homie @andrewnguyenCBC made a beautiful radio doc about his family’s escape from Vietnam. Immigrant kids, read/listen to the story and then go hug your parents ❤️

[The Doc Project @DocProjectCBC]

In 1979, Andrew Nguyen’s family fled Vietnam. Andrew was only four years old. During this dangerous journey, his mother kept diaries. Hear the story on The Doc Project: https://t.co/0Ac8OrW6Js
#RefugeesWelcome #Refugees #refugeestories #Vietnam

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

Some Father's Day reading. #HappyFathersDay

https://t.co/Vh4yFIQbpB

[Althea Manasan @altheazm]

My friend @BarbCTaylor is raising some money for her animated web series @HTGAGPseries about a trans/butch lesbian wanting to have a baby. If you're looking to support a really great #LGBTQ project, please check out her team's @seedandspark campaign!

https://t.co/dB4siBay9R