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Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
Canadian authorities have been using the pandemic to further slow access requests since last March. But transparency and essential rights are not something you can put on hold -
Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media
I can still count the number of racialized women in sports journalism on the fingers of one hand. I hope not for long -
CBC/Radio-Canada and the upheaval of the media landscape
At the CRTC hearings, the fundamental issues did not get addressed. What we need urgently is to rethink CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate in the digital age -
Safeguarding press freedom requires working in the darknet’s shadows
In an era of mass digital surveillance, journalists and their sources need to use every tool they can to protect the public interest -
Open letter: Absence of racialized voices at CRTC public hearings
We write as media guests, producers, consultants, directors, and/or citizens whose taxes fund the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation -
Why 2021 is the year I start charging late fees
In a country with limited legal protections, freelancers in Canada consider obstacles and possibilities of setting new norms -
Photographing beyond ‘needle-in-puddle’
With so many crises making news these days, we see a rise in harmful imagery. A journalist considers the result -
What the decision in a dispute between CBC and Ahmar Khan proves about how Canadian news organizations fail racialized journalists
Lack of support for workers subject to hate and harassment, stifling expression on human rights and exploiting precarity all front and centre in scathing arbitration report -
Introducing The Resolve: a powerful new platform for Black, Indigenous and people of colour voices and stories in Canada
Founder Matthew DiMera explains why he quit his former editor-in-chief job, and how he plans to tackle systemic racism in Canadian journalism -
The insurrection at the Capitol challenged how U.S. media frames unrest and shapes public opinion
Coverage of Capitol siege proved a novel test of how the news media would frame the unrest and the aims of those involved.
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