Year / 2020
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Canadian front pages after deadly Nova Scotia shooting
On Sunday, April 19, a gunman carried out the deadliest shooting in modern Canadian history, killing at least 18 people in the span of 12 hours in Nova Scotia. Among the victims…
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Data collective ‘Project Pandemic’ launches to help local newsrooms explore COVID-19’s impact across Canada
National collaboration of news organizations and journalism schools undertakes “wartime effort” to map novel coronavirus data in the public interest Continue Reading Data collective ‘Project Pandemic’ launches to help local newsrooms explore COVID-19’s impact across Canada
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The lost year of the FOI
Access to information is one of the many democratic functions taking a hit in the wake of a pandemic – and that’s really bad news as emergency measures are executed at a rapid pace to stem the crisis Continue Reading The lost year of the FOI
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Memo: The Canadian Press and COVID-19
The Canadian wire “not optimistic” it will qualify for federal business assistance measures, seeking alternative initiatives from provincial and federal governments as cash flow tightens Continue Reading Memo: The Canadian Press and COVID-19
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COVID-19 and the end-of-semester pivot: 5 tips to help you change on the fly
Two journalism professors share their thoughts on the move to alternate delivery Continue Reading COVID-19 and the end-of-semester pivot: 5 tips to help you change on the fly
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Postmedia and Mary Brown’s serve up free content
Fried chicken chain partnership lets newspaper company drop paywall in April Continue Reading Postmedia and Mary Brown’s serve up free content
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These Canadian news sites have removed paywalls from coronavirus coverage
Public service journalism going in front of paywall made in wake of pandemic Continue Reading These Canadian news sites have removed paywalls from coronavirus coverage
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Apply for the 2020 Forum Freelance Fund bursaries
The annual bursary competition, presented by the Canadian Journalism Forum for Violence and Trauma, is open until April 10 Continue Reading Apply for the 2020 Forum Freelance Fund bursaries
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Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat
What re-reading Camus’s The Plague can tell us about media, literature and social memory in times of crisis Continue Reading Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat
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Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
The federal government is planning to provide financial support to media organizations to keep journalists working and reporting on the COVID-19 crisis. Continue Reading Pandemic-related supports coming for media and journalism, Trudeau says
