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What do journalists think about journalists?
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Journalists are always hardest on themselves. A new survey of over 1,550 North American journalists has found that over 90 per cent believe the media is “somewhat…
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Updated columnist diversity survey shows representation has not improved since 2014
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By Dylan C. Robertson Data collected late last year suggests Canada’s columns have grown even more unrepresentative since a similar 2014 J-Source columnists survey.…
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![Robert Washburn, professor of journalism at Loyalist College, and Gretchen King, PhD candidate and community media advocate, discuss their research at the Journalism in Crisis book launch panel at the Ryerson School of Journalism Feb. 9. Photo courtesy of Steph Wechsler.]()
News needs of smaller communities require special attention, researcher says
By Steph Wechsler for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The ongoing discussion about the state of Canadian news media tends to overlook what’s happening in smaller communities, local news advocate Robert Washburn…
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Journalists grapple with online unpublishing and the “right to be forgotten”
The European Court of Justice’s 2014 ruling on the “right to be forgotten” doesn’t just affect search engines, it also has implications for journalists.
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Canadian youth use social media as gateway to mainstream media, new study finds
Social media is typically just the starting point when it comes to millenial news consumption habits.
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Swearing, by the (style)book
By John Sandham for The Signal Kathy English is a busy person. As public editor of the Toronto Star for almost 10 years, she deals with dozens of issues every week relating to errors,…
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Canada’s criminal libel laws may threaten free speech
By Mitchell Thompson Criminal libel laws in Canada’s Criminal Code are being used increasingly to suppress speech that is critical of public officials and employees, Ryerson journalism professor Lisa Taylor said. Speaking…
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Suburban and rural communities underserved by local media, new election research suggests
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The amount of news available about local contests for member of Parliament during the 2015 federal election depended on where in Canada voters…
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What newsrooms are doing – and not doing – to deal with the mental health of their reporters
By Trevor Hewitt Weaving through busy streets on his gas scooter, Cliff Lonsdale thought about what was about to happen – after all, it’s not every day you’re sent to interview someone…
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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…
