While individual journalists are speaking out about a culture of suppression affecting coverage of the crisis in Israel and Gaza, journalism organizations are mostly silent
Continue Reading Canadian newsrooms are stifling Palestinian perspectives
L’autoritarisme et la répression de la presse gagnent du terrain en Turquie, prévient Reporters sans frontières (RSF). À quelques mois des prochaines élections, et avec une nouvelle loi contre les « fausses nouvelles », il est de plus en plus difficile d’être journaliste en Turquie, particulièrement pour les femmes. Une situation qui pousse bon nombre…
Low pay, high demands, racism and isolation go with reporting jobs in smaller and rural markets. The conditions raise questions about how to keep local news alive and attract the journalists needed to report it Continue Reading Pandemic field notes from small market media
Despite ‘hitting a bureaucratic wall,’ journalists explain the importance of challenging hospital media restrictions Continue Reading ‘People just need proof:’ How health-care media barriers and government obstruction shaped the story of the pandemic
From vaccine hesitancy to the rise of far-right extremism, COVID-19 has mainstreamed conspiracy theories at an astonishing rate, with devastating impacts — but the handful of reporters and researchers addressing them in Canada say they don’t have the resources to respond to the country’s dis- and misinformation crisis alone Continue Reading Could a dedicated disinformation beat help address the infodemic in Canada?
Local journalists from northern Canada are trying to build a better, more representative system Continue Reading A truer North
Montreal’s only Persian print weekly has faced high reporter turnover and audience pushback. Now, it’s trying to weather new competition online Continue Reading Change, challenges and staying the course at HafteH
At two Ontario campus newspapers, identifying the gaps in mental-health support comes with a toll on the reporters themselves Continue Reading Field notes from the university mental health crisis
In a city of immigrants, non-English language newspapers play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. Can they survive the pandemic? Continue Reading What’s plaguing Toronto’s ethnic press?
Adjusting to new COVID-19 realities around physical distancing and an increasingly cashless economy, street papers across Canada are adapting to continue publishing and keep vendors at work Continue Reading What’s happening to the street beat?