1 year ago
How Canadian media reports on natural resource projects
Critical stories from independent outlets can help shape the policy-making process and provide an important space for environmental reporting
1 year ago
Research team launches landmark survey of mental health and well-being in Canada’s journalism industry
Carleton journalism professor Matthew Pearson and veteran CBC broadcaster and trainer Dave Seglins are leading research into the mental health and well-being of Canadian media workers
1 year ago
Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected
How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry
1 year ago
New campus-industry startup will generate local stories, build students’ data journalism skills
Story template automatically populated with data for various communities to be shared through Canadian Press wire
1 year ago
Facebook’s algorithms fueled massive foreign propaganda campaigns during the 2020 U.S. election – here’s how algorithms can manipulate you
Facebook has known that its algorithms enable trolls to spread propoganda
2 years ago
Why Surviving Hate is crowdsourcing stories about racism
Amber Bernard and Ryan Running Rabbit joined the collaborative journalism project as part of JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program
2 years ago
Survey: making social media giants share ad revenue would support local journalism, say newsroom leaders
More than 80% of respondents across print and broadcasting reporting lower ad revenue during COVID-19
2 years ago
Being skeptical of sources is a journalist’s job – but it doesn’t always happen when those sources are the police
A tendency to go with the 'police said' narrative without outwardly questioning if it is right is a continuing failure of journalism
2 years ago
Ideals versus practice: The complex roles of modern journalists
The Journalistic Role Performance project is examining the evolution of journalists’ practice during a period of deep disruption for news organizations
2 years ago
Journalism jobs are precarious, financially insecure and require family support
Nearly all study participants had been laid off — in most cases, multiple times
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