Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
Mount Royal University hub will build technical skills, distribute content and foster scholarship on the medium Continue Reading Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
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Gig worker legislation fuels debate on freelance journalism labour
What Calif. bill showcases about pitfalls in legal approaches to securing protections, decent pay for freelancers Continue Reading Gig worker legislation fuels debate on freelance journalism labour
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Podcasts’ slow journalism is where reporting meets storytelling
Through the course ‘Podcasting and Perspective: How Audio Storytelling Can Tackle Complex Social Issues,’ 2020 Asper Fellow Hannah Sung maps out how audio journalism’s layered approach gets results
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Understanding the TikTok saga and what it means to Canada
Negotiations for a Trump-led takeover of the popular video sharing app continue to twist and turn, with Walmart and Oracle in line for partial ownership. But is a U.S.-owned ByteDance any different for Canadians? And what will happen if the app gets banned? Continue Reading Understanding the TikTok saga and what it means to Canada
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2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
Canada lags behind some countries with preserving public digital records Continue Reading 2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
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CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times
When CBC News reported on the way the Epoch Times was covering issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, it inspired dozens of complaints. Reader David Tencer wrote that CBC had done a “smear job” on the newspaper, and his complaint is the subject of my latest review. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times
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Digital journalism innovations on the pandemic beat
Explanatory reporting, drone journalism and VR help tell the story of the COVID-19 era Continue Reading Digital journalism innovations on the pandemic beat
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Newsroom accessibility in a post-pandemic world
The rapid shift to work-from-home shows that better conditions for disabled workers aren’t so inaccessible after all. Journalists discuss the conditions that threatened to push them out and how to bring them back in Continue Reading Newsroom accessibility in a post-pandemic world
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From media house to charity case
New federal rules allowing news organizations to become non-profits may not be worth the effort for Canada’s struggling media sector Continue Reading From media house to charity case
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Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest
Narratives about the Women’s March and anti-Trump protests gave voice to protesters and significantly explored their grievances. Protests about anti-Black racism and Indigenous people’s rights received the least legitimizing coverage, with them more often seen as threatening and violent Continue Reading Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest