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![Duncan McCue, CBC journalist and the Ryerson School of Journalism’s Rogers Visiting Journalist, at CBC’s Toronto studio. Photo courtesy Jasmine Bala.]()
Duncan McCue works with Ryerson J-School on curriculum for covering Indigenous issues
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Reporters working in Canadian newsrooms should receive diversity training just like police officers and health workers do says Duncan McCue, the newly appointed Rogers… -
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Patti Sonntag spearheads Canadian collaborative investigative journalism project
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Jane Gerster The first time Patti Sonntag tried to pitch a hands-on investigative class about resource extraction companies to Canadian journalism schools she…
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Liveblog: Reconciliation and the Media
Our summary of a one-day conference in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.
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Canada’s access to information regime is systemically broken, says panel
Accessing public information in Canada frequently entails multiple-year delays, seemingly arbitrary and generous redactions, and time-consuming appeals processes.
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![Kamal Al-Solaylee, Angelyn Francis and Jim Rankin discuss how reporters can get comfortable while covering controversial stories at an RJRC panel. Photo courtesy Madeleine Binning.]()
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is part of a journalist’s job, say panelists
Feeling uncomfortable while reporting on some communities and situations is part of being a good journalist.
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![Gavin Adamson, journalism undergraduate program director, presenting his findings at Ryerson University on Sept. 12, 2016. Photo courtesy Jasmine Bala]()
Positive mental health stories more often shared online than negative stories, study finds
The study by Gavin Adamson examined the content of articles dealing with mental health and how they were shared across digital platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
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When your recorder fails
It will happen to every journalist—your recorder will stop working when you really need it.
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Where to get all your news, from the people who make the news
We asked some of the top reporters, editors and producers to share their tips for keeping on top of all the news.
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![From L-R: Patricia Leboeuf, Nouran Abdellatif (photo courtesy Daren Zomerman), Andrew Pinsent, Cassandra Dresch and Brandon Barrett.]()
What the future held for five journalism school graduates
Julie McCann speaks to five of her former students four years after they graduated.
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What we all wish we knew before we started journalism school
What would journalists do if they could do journalism school over?
