3 years ago
Let’s shift the journalism industry in Canada, together
Announcing the Independent News Challenge, a nine-week program to help journalist entrepreneurs and small publishers grow
3 years ago
Writing decent work into the future of news
Journalists are among the many workers whose employment has become precarious in the transition to a digital economy. Their core values and the quality of the news are threatened as a result. The threat to our democracy is even greater. Decent work must be written into plans for Canada’s news media industry to create a responsible future
3 years ago
Artificial-intelligence-enhanced journalism offers a glimpse of the future of the knowledge economy
"Who – or what – will do journalism in this AI-enhanced and automated world, and how will they do it?"
3 years ago
The enduring power of sexism in sports media
'I still get tweets to go back in the kitchen'
3 years ago
Operation Infektion 2.0? State-sponsored journalism and disinformation
How do democracies deal with disinformation that is indistinguishable from journalism?
3 years ago
A paltry number of Canadians are paying for online news
Attitudes towards news media and consumption behaviour in Canada pose a sort of conundrum. In general, Canadians have a positive view of journalism and relatively high trust in media, but on the other hand, they are little inclined to pay for digital news sources.
3 years ago
Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information
Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes?
3 years ago
Dear Journalists of Canada: Start Reporting Climate Change as an Emergency
A five-point plan for mainstream media to cover fewer royal babies and more of our unfolding catastrophe
3 years ago
Political cartoonists are out of touch – it’s time to make way for memes
The New York Times came under fire after a political cartoon appeared in print on April 25, 2019.
3 years ago
Thunder Bay: Local news is important for conversations on reconciliation
The Ontario city of Thunder Bay is in the headlines these days for all the wrong reasons. Canada’s highest rates of murder and violent crime. The highest number of hate crimes per capita. Systemic racism embedded in shoddy …
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