MacEwan interns left waiting for payments
Originally published on January 1, 2025. Last winter semester, MacEwan’s communication studies shared an internship opportunity at Edgy TV with students via an email from the department’s faculty advisor. Two MacEwan students have come forward with allegations against Edgy TV, claiming that they were not paid for their work while interning with the company in 2024. Jay Deibert, a fourth-year communications student, and Sean Bell, a fifth-year communications student. Edgy TV is one of the subsidiaries that exist under the Marketing and Media International Group, Inc., which oversees the management of a handful of different projects including Edgy TV and Edgy Magazine. The company is based out of Montreal, QC. When Deibert...
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