Politics

Success of Ontario-based legislative newsletter prompted publisher Allison Smith to expand her reach, establishing B.C. and Alberta spinoffs in the past two years
Read More Continue Reading How Queen’s Park Today bloomed in an era of shrinking press galleries

In 2020, eligible Canadian newsrooms are set to receive tax credits and access to donee status
Read More Continue Reading Journalism industry bailout outlined with no details on oversight panel

Since the Ontario premier announced changes to student fee policies, many have called out the risks for campus media. But weakening student journalism won’t just threaten the schools’ information access
Read More Continue Reading How Doug Ford is endangering local news ecosystems

Weeks after the Globe and Mail first reported that the now former attorney general was “pressured” by the PMO to ease up on fraud and corruption charges against Québec-based construction giant SNC-Lavalin, Jody Wilson-Raybould delivered her highly-anticipated testimony before the justice committee. Here’s what newspapers in Canada ran on their front pages the morning after.
Read More Continue Reading Front pages the day after Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony

“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.
Read More Continue Reading How journalists can rebut Trump’s ‘fake news’ claim

We have entered an electronic era of hyperpartisan political information.
Read More Continue Reading The new partisan press

The move sparks discussions about whether a free student press is essential on campuses.
Read More Continue Reading Ford’s tuition changes put campus media at risk

Public Policy Forum President & CEO Edward Greenspon and recently appointed Max Bell School of Public Policy professor Taylor Owen announced the launch of a multi-year project to analyze and respond to the increasing… Continue Reading Digital Democracy Project to examine online disinformation

More questions than answers as finance minister unveils supports to Canadian news.
Read More Continue Reading Here’s what the journalism industry has to say about Morneau’s $600-million bailout

On Oct. 17, cannabis became legal in Canada. Here’s how newspapers across the country heralded in a new era of legalization on their front covers.

This post will be updated… Continue Reading Canadian front pages after cannabis legalization