The silence of Radio Canada International
The former head of CBC News laments the evisceration of CBC’s international service and Canada’s shrinking voice in the world
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How AI is helping newsrooms identify biases, automate multi-platform visual media and accelerate data journalism
Advances in tech are helping small newsrooms take on big investigations Continue Reading How AI is helping newsrooms identify biases, automate multi-platform visual media and accelerate data journalism
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‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’
A coalition of press freedom groups and media outlets is filing a legal application seeking to ensure press access to protests on Vancouver Island Continue Reading ‘We’re taking the RCMP to court’
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Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter
In the unknown place just out of sight of home, journalists find new questions to ask and new stories to tell, stories that need telling whether or not they’re comfortable to hear Continue Reading Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter
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Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique
A year after covering a massacre, 13 months of a pandemic and managing the uncertainty around employment in the field has taken a toll, one I didn’t know I had signed up for as a local news reporter Continue Reading Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique
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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 Continue Reading Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
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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 Continue Reading Levelling the playing field in Canadian sports media
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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 Continue Reading Safeguarding press freedom requires working in the darknet’s shadows
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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 Continue Reading Open letter: Absence of racialized voices at CRTC public hearings
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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 Continue Reading Introducing The Resolve: a powerful new platform for Black, Indigenous and people of colour voices and stories in Canada