If killing journalists is a war crime, why isn’t anyone stopping it?
The past two years have seen a record number of media workers killed Continue Reading If killing journalists is a war crime, why isn’t anyone stopping it?
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Everyone wants to save local news. Almost no one will get the chance
Without systems that allow local news organizations to be transferred, modernized and operated by a new generation of publishers, every conversation about ‘saving local news’ risks becoming little more than nostalgia Continue Reading Everyone wants to save local news. Almost no one will get the chance
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In defense of blue-collar creative work
On the necessity of valuing the labour of writing Continue Reading In defense of blue-collar creative work
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Trust in the Age of Algorithms: How Gen Z Canadians navigate news, skepticism and selective exposure
How trust is constructed, negotiated, and withheld in an increasingly chaotic digital information landscape Continue Reading Trust in the Age of Algorithms: How Gen Z Canadians navigate news, skepticism and selective exposure
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A Ripple across the Pacific: How Canadian meth dealers fuel a transnational crime network
Vancouver Sun journalist Kim Bolan shares the tradecraft behind Lethal Exports — a five-part investigation exposing Canada’s role in transnational crime and the devastating toll it leaves across continents.
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As platforms change, so does the story: why journalism’s future is still bright
How academic news partnerships can give students experience as newspapers shutter Continue Reading As platforms change, so does the story: why journalism’s future is still bright
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Hollowed out to hyperlocal: Freshet News fills a gap in B.C.’s media landscape
Corporate journalism closures left lower mainland communities with a void of local news. A new co-op has stepped up to breach the divide Continue Reading Hollowed out to hyperlocal: Freshet News fills a gap in B.C.’s media landscape
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Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire
When a journalist learns that a contract has been put on his head, he has two choices: keep quiet or continue. Daniel Renaud chose to continue his investigative work, staying close to the facts, in a field where the truth can come at a high price Continue Reading Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire
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If they close
Lessons from compassionate, trauma-informed coverage of substance use, supervised consumption and community health Continue Reading If they close
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Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm
Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber Eats courier in Toronto to expose the harsh realities of algorithm-driven gig work, revealing shockingly low wages and systemic inequities Continue Reading Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm