Ryerson Review of Journalism takes on Ford and Trump
The 2019 editor goes inside the 35-year-old student magazine’s ominous cover package Continue Reading Ryerson Review of Journalism takes on Ford and Trump
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Why faith groups in Winnipeg are funding religious journalism at the Free Press
Free Press religion reporter John Longhurst on the paper’s work ramping up the faith beat Continue Reading Why faith groups in Winnipeg are funding religious journalism at the Free Press
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How beat reporting in 2019 works at 3 different-sized outlets across Canada
As newsrooms shrink across the country, editors are seeking a balance between keeping up with daily demands and developing areas of expertise Continue Reading How beat reporting in 2019 works at 3 different-sized outlets across Canada
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Here’s how metrics and analytics are changing newsroom practice
There’s an ongoing debate about whether the influence of audience data is good or bad for journalistic practice. But it’s not the audience data that’s an issue – it’s the way they’re used Continue Reading Here’s how metrics and analytics are changing newsroom practice
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Data storytelling in a diversifying field
How data journalism and coding are changing the landscape of investigative journalism Continue Reading Data storytelling in a diversifying field
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Crackdown podcast brings listeners to frontlines of drug war
New program aims to change the conversation by focusing on users’ lived experiences. Continue Reading Crackdown podcast brings listeners to frontlines of drug war
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It’s a fact
Angie Holan is sitting at her desk, lost in the chatter of the newsroom around her. Phones ringing, keyboards clicking, pens stroking across pieces of paper. It is March 25, 2008, and her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of her telephone ringing, the light on the base glowing with every pulsating sound. A source…
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Top takeaways from NASH 2019
From Jan. 3 to 6, emerging journalists from across the country came together in Calgary, Alta. for NASH, an annual journalism conference hosted this year by the University of Calgary’s student publication the Gauntlet and supported by the Canadian University Press (CUP). Reporters and editors from about 37 publications attended sessions and workshops hosted by…
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Canada finally has a source protection law — is it enough?
The importance of press freedom can never be understated. For Canadian journalists, horrific headlines from across the globe of missing, murdered, or imprisoned reporters are sobering reminders of the privilege that we hold. Because our Constitution protects freedom of the press as a fundamental right, journalists are able to do their jobs without fear of…
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A generation of journalists are struggling
Over the last three years, I’ve had some version of this conversation with countless young Canadian journalists. “I’m so anxious right now.” “My work laid off 15 per cent of the staff and I’m really scared I’m next.” “I’m pretty sure I’m not good enough to be here.” The journalists I have had these conversations…