She is a member of the board of directors of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and serves as a mentor for the Canadian Association of Journalists and for CivicAction, a non-profit that brings together senior and emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds | Providing viewers across the GTA much needed clarity for nearly two decades, she was on the ground reporting during major events such as the Toronto van attack, the London, Ontario terror attack which killed a Muslim family and was in Washington for the election of Joe Biden |
---|---|
Nasser lives in Toronto with her husband and two young kids | After landing this first major reporting gig, Nasser went on to hold various roles with Toronto 1, A-Channel News, Citytv, and CP24 before joining Global News |
She has a passion for travelling and has instilled that in her children taking her young family to several regions in Canada and through Asia and Europe.
232017 ; the latter story was viewed 3 | She was the first journalist to be granted the first one on one with PM Justin Trudeau after the country reopened after the pandemic |
---|---|
She received an Edward R Murrow for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for her special Living in Colour: Being Black in Canada and is a back-to-back winner of the RTNDA Sam Ross Award for her viral commentaries 93 Killed a Day at the Barrel of a Gun 2018 and What if the fighting in Aleppo was happening in Toronto? Nasser has been praised for furthering public discourse with her thought-provoking reporting and motivational public speaking | Nasser regularly speaks at community events and has worked with organizations such as Journalists for Human Rights, the Aga Khan Foundation and the Economic Club of Canada |
.
.