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![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 d’entre elles à l’exil. Romain Chauvet à Athènes raconte]()
De nombreuses journalistes contraintes de fuir la répression de la presse en Turquie
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…
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Pandemic field notes from small market media
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
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![A nurse is reflected in a window as she puts on personal protective equipment to treat a COVID-19 patient inside the intensive care unit of Humber River Hospital in Toronto on April 20, 2021.]()
‘People just need proof:’ How health-care media barriers and government obstruction shaped the story of the pandemic
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
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Could a dedicated disinformation beat help address the infodemic in Canada?
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?
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![A dog walks near the Church of the Holy Family in Łutsël K’é, Northwest Territories. The church was built near the present day settlement in the 1930’s and moved to its current location at the tip of the peninsula—one of the tallest and most recognizable structures in the community.]()
A truer North
Local journalists from northern Canada are trying to build a better, more representative system Continue Reading A truer North
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![Khosro Shemiranie, HafteH’s publisher and editor-in-chief, works in his Montreal office.]()
Change, challenges and staying the course at HafteH
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
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Field notes from the university mental health crisis
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
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What’s plaguing Toronto’s ethnic press?
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?
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![Joan M. sells copies of Megaphone Magazine in Downtown Vancouver in 2018]()
What’s happening to the street beat?
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?
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There’s no journalism on a dead planet
Rosalyn Roy was driving home from the Gulf News office, where she used to work as a local reporter, when she noticed a young girl alone and holding a handwritten protest sign, perched on the wall in front of the Channel-Port aux Basques town hall. Continue Reading There’s no journalism on a dead planet
