Journalism school projects help bring First Nations drinking water issues back into spotlight Journalism schools from across Canada have helped bring the issue of long term boil water advisories on First Nations back into the public eye. Last week Clean Water, Broken Promises debuted on broadcast, online and in print publications across the country. The stories published as part of the project focused on First Nations communities that have been living under long term boil water advisories. Annie Burns-Pieper, managing editor of the Institute for Investigative Journalism at Concordia University in Montreal, which organized the national project, explained university students uncovered some concerning practices.