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Memo: Postmedia closing 15 community newspapers, announces permanent and temporary layoffs

Eighty staff laid off in sales and shuttered community outlets Continue Reading Memo: Postmedia closing 15 community newspapers, announces permanent and temporary layoffs
COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Surrey Now-Leader

This post is part of the COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada, a joint initiative of J-Source, the Local News Research Project at Ryerson University and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Continue Reading COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Surrey Now-Leader
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…
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
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
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
Journalism jobs: Work-from-home edition

Are you accepting freelance pitches? Have a work-from-home media opportunity or resource to share? To add your callout, tweet us or email info@j-source.ca Continue Reading Journalism jobs: Work-from-home edition
Canadian newsrooms covering COVID-19 eligible for $5,000 grants from Facebook journalism initiative

Priority will be given to eligible independent newsrooms, says Facebook Continue Reading Canadian newsrooms covering COVID-19 eligible for $5,000 grants from Facebook journalism initiative
Media on the move: March 11

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: March 11
Jimmy Thomson receives storyLAB, Pulitzer Center data journalism grant

Data journalism project on Indigenous land stewardship will be published by the Narwhal Continue Reading Jimmy Thomson receives storyLAB, Pulitzer Center data journalism grant

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