VANCOUVER, BC – October 7, 2026 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce its two Media Fellowship recipients for 2026-27.
The annual APF Canada Media Fellowship Program offers Canadian journalists the opportunity to spend time in Asia researching and preparing stories for Canadian audiences. The goal of the program is to help Canadian journalists become better informed about this dynamic part of the world in order to write and broadcast insightfully on Asia and the Canada-Asia relationship.
Recipients are entitled to up to C$10,000 for travel, accommodation, and in-country expenses. The program has supported more than 100 Canadian journalists since its inception in 1986.
APF Canada’s 2026-27 Media Fellowships are awarded to Mitchell Bailey and Rosanna Tiranti.
Mitchell Bailey is a digital broadcast journalist with Global News in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he writes and produces daily news packages for the evening newscast, publishes written articles, and supports the broader Global News network. He plans to travel to Taiwan, Canada's 15th largest trading partner and sixth largest in Asia, to explore emerging opportunities and partnerships between Canada and Taiwan as part of a three-part series spanning emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, supply chain and energy resilience, and climate solutions.
Rosanna Tiranti is a journalist working with CBC Radio-Canada in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she writes and produces multi-platform news coverage for Canada's national public broadcaster. She plans to travel to the Philippines, with which Canada elevated its bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership in July, where she will explore the human impact of geopolitical tensions, including maritime militarization and incursions, on local fishing communities and the efficacy of Canada’s dark-vessel detection technology in assisting the Philippine Coast Guard.
For more details on the APF Canada Media Fellowship Program and how to apply, please follow this link.
Contact: communications@asiapacific.ca
