The F Word Media Collective operates out of Vancouver, BC. We produce a weekly syndicated radio show and blog.

The F Word radio show has been airing out of Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 102.7FM since 2007. We are syndicated at Pacifica Radio, a listener supported community radio network of commercial free stations.

The F Word’s blog launched in 2010.

 

The F Word is guided by the following principles and values:

 

• We seek to facilitate feminist dialogue and to use media as a means toward progressive social change.

• We aim to challenge mainstream media representations of feminism and present a critique of dominant culture and ideology through a feminist lens.

• We intend to contribute to a feminist movement that is engaging, accessible, honest, unapologetic, and challenging.

• We acknowledge that our work is done on unceded Coast Salish Territory and we recognize the ongoing colonization of the Indigenous people of this land. We stand in solidarity with the resistance to this oppression.

Our Members

At present, active members of the F Word Media Collective are:

 Nicole Deagan is a host and producer of The F Word radio show. She has worked as a counsellor and advocate in the women’s movement in BC since 1991. In 2006 she co-founded Vancouver Feminist Action Project and in 2007 co-founded The F Word feminist radio show at CFRO. In addition to hosting and producing The F Word and working as a feminist counsellor, she is a Co-ordinator at Vancouver Co-op Radio.

 

Meghan Murphy is a host and producer of The F Word radio show and the executive editor of feminisms.org. She has been involved with The F Word since 2008. She began her radio career back in 2006 in a trailer in the middle of a sheep field on a tiny Gulf Island where she relished in the freedom of pirate radio by drinking beer, reading from Andrea Dworkin books, and playing Biggie Smalls on her completely coincidentally named weekly radio show, The F Word. Upon her return to civilization she was pleased to discover another F Word radio show that aspired to a level of professionalism above and beyond putting on pants.  Meghan is currently completing a Masters degree in the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University and (overachiever and big fan of debt that she is) is a Masters student at the UBC School of Journalism. She enjoys dance parties, reality tv, celebrity gossip, hip hop karaoke, and wine. Follow her on Twitter!

Ellie Gordon-Moershel is a contributing journalist and host for The F Word radio show and is The F Word’s Toronto correspondant. She spawned her feminist career with an angry grade 5 acrostic poem about the sexist treatment she received as a very young female athlete. Now she spends her time looking up terms such as ‘acrostic’ on wikipedia. Her contributions to the F Word consist of (but are not limited to) “keeping it real” by mispronouncing words and making up new ones. Ellie thinks it is important to acknowledge that she will never speak for all women but she will, indeed, speak for all persons with hyphenated last names.

Laura Wood is a contributing journalist and host for The F Word radio show. She loves radio, specifically feminist radio—so much so, she spends most of her waking hours listening to it, writing for it, and producing it with the F Word. Laura got her broadcasting start in Edmonton in 2006, hosting a music show and becoming involved with Adamant Eve. Besides contributing to the F Word, Laura works helping new mamas bring their babies into the world. When not knee-deep in feminism, Laura can be found personally trying to revive all lost hand-craft arts, one project at a time.

Ariana Barer is a contributing journalist and host for The F Word radio show. She has been producing and hosting feminist radio since 2005.  She began by resurrecting Adamant Eve on CJSR in Edmonton, Alberta and migrated to Vancouver, BC where she joined The F Word on Co-op Radio. Ariana works in a feminist anti-violence organization focusing on sexual assault and has been involved with feminist social movements for many years. When not on air, Ariana can be found playing various instruments in various bands, trying to finish a Masters degree in Education, and generally kicking patriarchy where it counts.

Natalie  Hill  is a contributor to The F Word’s blog.  Despite graduating from Carleton University’s journalism program, Natalie left the world of news-making frustrated and disgruntled.  To her delight she soon discovered awesome feminists making awesome feminist media, like the rad crew at The F Word.  Since leaving j-school Natalie has pursued a Master’s degree in Women Studies at UBC, and remains a staunch media critic.  She is a core organizing member of WAM! Vancouver (Women, Action and the Media) and a volunteer with various anti-violence movements in the lower mainland.  She hopes to make a (modest) living as a communications specialist for feminist non-profits.

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