Findings

Journalism on homelessness: Expert driven

Feb 29, 2012 - Posted by David Secko

Canadian study investigates sourcing practices and framing of homelessness in the news. Elyse Amend and David Secko write about the study which considers the power of expert quotes in three Canadian newspapers to frame homelessness.

The ‘replaceability’ of journalists

Jan 07, 2012 - Posted by David Secko

An Israeli daily newspaper tried a radical experiment - it replaced journalists with literary writers for some editions of its paper. David Secko and Elyse Amend write about the study that followed this experiment to see if other types of writers could handle daily deadlines, chasing truth, and working sources for information the way that journalists do.

What could make a journalism history class relevant?

Nov 01, 2011 - Posted by David Secko

These days, everybody is concerned about the future of journalism. So why is it important to look at the past? Findings editor David Secko and Elyse Amend tackles the question, with the help of one Columbia professor’s findings.

Canadians believe journalists pay for tips, hack phones

Oct 19, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

About 40 per cent of Canadians believe phone hacking and paying for story tips are tactics used by media here, according to a recently-released Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Journalism Foundation.

Five questions for Josh Freed

Oct 12, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

In his latest documentary, The Trouble with Experts, filmmaker Josh Freed tackles the question: Should we trust the experts? J-Source's Rhiannon Russell talks with Freed about why we sometimes shouldn't, how to be more careful when interviewing experts, and which field has the most of the worst.

(Un)Lawful access: wiring Canada's networks for control

Oct 05, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

Carleton University's Dwayne Winseck opines about three issues in the federal government's hands that he argues will influence an independent free media: the copyright act; the process to choose a new CRTC head; and, the 'lawful-access' legislation.This article originally appeared on Winseck's blog, Mediamorphis.

How business journos use the internet and social media

Aug 05, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

A whopping 98 per cent of business journalists use the internet to read news, according to a new U.S. study by Arketi, a PR and marketing firm based in Atlanta. Maybe that's no big surprise. What about this: nearly as many also use it search for story sources and ideas.

Big, Brash & Bold: report says to drop all telecom-media foreign ownership limits

Jun 28, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

The CD Howe Institute's most recent report is brash, writes Dwayne Winseck, and some might dress it up as bold, but it definitely ain't right. Why the institute's three-page report in dropping media foreign ownership limits just doesn't cut it. This story originally appeared on Dwayne Winseck's blog, Mediamorphis, and a version of it also appeared in The Globe and Mail.

Committee to Protect Journalists special report: sexual violence and journalists

Jun 08, 2011 - Posted by Lauren McKeon

CBS correspondent Lara Logan's sexual assault in February brought the issue of sexual violence and journalists into sharp focus, writes CPJ's senior editor Lauren Wolfe. It has also encouraged more journalists worldwide to start speaking out.

Radio-Canada's integrated newsroom, one year later

Jun 03, 2011 - Posted by Heather McCall

It's been one year since Radio-Canada grouped their radio and television journalists into a single newsroom. La Première chaîne journalist Chantal Francœur was taken aback by the move and decided to investigate further, dedicating her doctorate research at Concordia to measuring its impact and effectiveness. She reports to our French sister site Projet with the highlights of her findings, exposing the inner workings of our nation's public broadcaster.

Findings

edited by DAVID SECKO

assistant editor ELYSE AMEND

Each month, we review scholarly studies of journalism as a practice and as an institution. David Secko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism at Concordia University (Montréal). He teaches science reporting and does research on theoretical practices in science journalism. He currently leads the Concordia Science Journalism Project (CSJP).

Elyse Amend is a freelance writer and research assistant for the CSJP. She recently completed her MA in Journalism Studies at Concordia University.