“Solutions journalism” aims to give more prominence to solution-oriented narratives. It reports on responses to social problems by moving the solutions out of the footnotes. Continue Reading How journalists can rebut Trump’s ‘fake news’ claim
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. Continue Reading Media on the move: Jan. 30
We have entered an electronic era of hyperpartisan political information. Continue Reading The new partisan press
Applications for $1,000 prizes for excellence in workplace mental health reporting are now open for both English and French language stories. The Mindset Award for Workplace Mental Health Reporting has been presented since 2016. This is the first year the French language equivalent, le prix En-Tête pour le reportage en santé mentale au travail, has…
New program aims to change the conversation by focusing on users’ lived experiences. Continue Reading Crackdown podcast brings listeners to frontlines of drug war
TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2019: Canadian Journalism Innovators, a new journalist-driven initiative supporting media innovation, is being announced Jan. 26 at this year’s DemocracyXChange. Canadian Journalism Innovators is a collaboration of media outlets focused on tackling three of the biggest challenges facing the journalism industry: a lack of money, innovation and diversity. At a time when…
The warming effects of local media in a subarctic town Continue Reading Not gold, but close
The complainant, Robert Muir, says there were flaws in an article CBC Toronto published in the aftermath of flooding the city experienced last summer. He felt the article left readers with the wrong impression about the municipal government’s ability to prevent damage caused by heavy rainstorms. COMPLAINT You are a professional engineer responsible for developing…
The award, presented by the Canadian Journalism Foundation and Canadian Women’s Foundation, celebrates a journalist who is raising awareness about women’s equality issues in Canada and aims to inspire an increase in the media coverage and voice of women. Named after award-winning Canadian journalist, author, social activist and feminist Michele Landsberg, the $5,000 prize, awarded…
Want your job posting featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. Continue Reading Journalism jobs: Jan. 23