Author / April Lindgren

April Lindgren is a professor at the School of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University and principal investigator for the Local News Research Project.

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NEW GUIDE OFFERS PATH TO PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISM

A collaboration between academia and non-profits shows how philanthropy can play a role in securing the future of journalism in Canada—and why it should Continue Reading NEW GUIDE OFFERS PATH TO PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISM
Librarians can help create inventories for community news access in Canada

A not-so-modest proposal for an annual census of local news outlets and a news poverty index Continue Reading Librarians can help create inventories for community news access in Canada
The COVID years: Risk, reward and rethinking priorities

What the rise of hate, a surge in government support and a relentless pandemic have meant for media in Canada Continue Reading The COVID years: Risk, reward and rethinking priorities
Discordant or just different? A comparison of community newspaper data in Canada

What the local news map and an industry group snapshot show — and what they don’t — about the state of community journalism Continue Reading Discordant or just different? A comparison of community newspaper data in Canada
What the death of local news means for the federal election

In the absence of media scrutiny, politicians have started to spin their own stories Continue Reading What the death of local news means for the federal election