> When Monique Dauphin died in a fire last winter, it barely registered as news.
> La Presse wrote three paragraphs about the fatal blaze and TVA Nouvelles dedicated five sentences to Dauphin’s death.
> In fact, neither outlet published the victim’s name, they merely relayed the fire department’s version of events.
> But when the news reached Jean Numa Goudou’s desk, he did what any good reporter would, he started digging deeper. The victim, Dauphin, was beloved in Montreal’s Haitian community, she was a lifelong activist who fought for migrant rights and helped countless women get settled in Canada.
> “The fire sent shockwaves through our community, the Haitian community,” said Goudou. “I said to myself, we have to speak about her, this is an inconceivable tragedy for us."