Analysis

Recent years have not been kind to journalism. In Canada, there are numerous examples of reduced work schedules and publication closures, along with other signs of decline. The latest round of job cuts comes from Torstar, publisher of the Toronto…

'Self-reporting on newsroom diversity would encourage a culture of trust and accountability, one that the journalism profession upholds in its role as a watchdog of public institutions.'

Announcing the Independent News Challenge, a nine-week program to help journalist entrepreneurs and small publishers grow

Journalists are among the many workers whose employment has become precarious in the transition to a digital economy. Their core values and the quality of the news are threatened as a result. The threat to our democracy is even greater. Decent work must be written into plans for Canada’s news media industry to create a responsible future

"Who – or what – will do journalism in this AI-enhanced and automated world, and how will they do it?"

'I still get tweets to go back in the kitchen'

How do democracies deal with disinformation that is indistinguishable from journalism?

Attitudes towards news media and consumption behaviour in Canada pose a sort of conundrum. In general, Canadians have a positive view of journalism and relatively high trust in media, but on the other hand, they are little inclined to pay for digital news sources.

Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes?

A five-point plan for mainstream media to cover fewer royal babies and more of our unfolding catastrophe