Author / Steph Wechsler
Steph Wechsler is J-Source's managing editor.
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![Collage of Capital Daily homepage, iPolitics homepage, collage of Postmedia newspapers in lower right corner and stack of NOW Magazine newspaper boxes. Transparent overlay of ripped paper]()
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) -
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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 -
![Data visualization of CAJ survey results reflecting that of 209 newsrooms and 3,873 journalists, 53% are women and 75% are white. Graphic shows option to sort by race.]()
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 -
![The Globe and Mail DEI Annual Report. Red background and white text reading: THE GLOBE AND MAIL DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ANNUAL REPORT JULY 2020 TO JUNE 2021]()
Globe and Mail launches diversity report
Document will serve as ‘annual reckoning,’ writes publisher -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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4 jobs cut as Elle Canada loses Toronto office
Sales will continue remote operations in Toronto, no impact on Elle Québec, says publisher -
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Room Up Front launches to mentor aspiring BIPOC photojournalists
‘We think a person with their own individual experiences and history and background will approach a story differently. More importantly, they will point and compose their frame differently’
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