Author / Steph Wechsler
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How PressProgress used online spaces to cover B.C.’s most extreme election
Forcing kids to eat bugs. Blowdryers to cure COVID-19. Nuremberg trials for public health. Jan. 6 confabulations and chemtrails. These are just some of the many conspiracies that marked the latest political news cycle in the province Continue Reading How PressProgress used online spaces to cover B.C.’s most extreme election
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Online toolkit will aid newsrooms, j-schools navigate trauma
Modules include interviewing children, covering vulnerable communities and how to protect workers’ mental health Continue Reading Online toolkit will aid newsrooms, j-schools navigate trauma
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Recapping a not so good, pretty bad month in media labour
Six weeks into 2023, more than 100 media jobs in Canada are gone (and remaining alt-weeklies see a shakeup) Continue Reading Recapping a not so good, pretty bad month in media labour
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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
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Half of Canadian newsrooms entirely white, says first CAJ survey of race in media
Data submitted by 209 newsrooms shows racialized journalists concentrated in part-time and internship roles Continue Reading Half of Canadian newsrooms entirely white, says first CAJ survey of race in media
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Globe and Mail launches diversity report
Document will serve as ‘annual reckoning,’ writes publisher Continue Reading Globe and Mail launches diversity report
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A year of mapping media impacts of the pandemic in Canada: COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada update, March 11, 2021
We tracked the layoffs, wage cuts, service reductions and closures since last year. Here’s what we know, what we don’t and what could come next Continue Reading A year of mapping media impacts of the pandemic in Canada: COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada update, March 11, 2021
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CABJ and CJOC on calls to action, one year later
Nadia Stewart and Anita Li discuss the path to anti-racism in Canadian journalism, what’s changed and what the future holds Continue Reading CABJ and CJOC on calls to action, one year later
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Groups, stakeholders criticize public broadcaster and regulator for neglecting equity, accountability in license renewal process
Lack of transparency, barriers to accessing proceedings, holes in house editorial guide cited as structural complaints as CBC/Radio-Canada faces hearings amid growing reports of workplace discrimination Continue Reading Groups, stakeholders criticize public broadcaster and regulator for neglecting equity, accountability in license renewal process
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Survey of race in Canadian newsrooms open for submissions into 2021
CAJ invites newsroom leaders to provide quantitative data on full-time staff Continue Reading Survey of race in Canadian newsrooms open for submissions into 2021
