1 year ago
Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel report leaves consumers out in the cold
J-Source publisher and co-author of upcoming book ‘The End of the CBC’ breaks down the regulatory recommendations that have industry watchdogs in a tailspin
1 year ago
Tech trends that could change news media in 2020
From 5G to 3D, 360 video, here are some exciting tech developments rife with potential for news content producers
1 year ago
Canadian Media Diversity: Calls to Action
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CABJ and CJOC on how to improve media representation and inclusion, now
1 year ago
Trans voices missing in Canadian newsrooms
Hiring of trans journalists, workplace support, self reporting could all help
2 years ago
CBC Ombudsperson: Fuss over fluoride
The complainant, Jack Locke, thought that a story on the World at Six took sides in a running controversy over adding fluoride to drinking water. As a long-time opponent of fluoridation, he found that hard to swallow.
2 years ago
CBC Ombudsperson: Who’s an “observer,” anyway?
The complainant, Justin Stayshyn, said radio coverage of a recent federal byelection not only bought into a conspiracy theory, it presented partisan spin as legitimate analysis. The dispute revolved around what a reporter meant when he attributed an idea to…
2 years ago
Far-right hatemongers don’t deserve a platform
How an interview made me think twice about quoting anti-Muslim trolls in the future
2 years ago
Dear Journalists of Canada: Start Reporting Climate Change as an Emergency
A five-point plan for mainstream media to cover fewer royal babies and more of our unfolding catastrophe
2 years ago
CBC Ombudsperson: Yellow Vests and logistics
The complainant, Kyle Mytruk, felt CBC’s approach to covering a protest by Manitoba’s yellow vest movement lacked a sufficiently critical eye. My review illustrates the impact that logistics can have on the way reporters tell their story.
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2 years ago
Stop spreading the sex trafficking myths derailing news coverage
Journalists are still conflating sex work with exploitation. Here’s why we have to turn the page
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