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Montreal Gazette: A case for the local ownership of community news media
While local ownership brings a level of accountability to the news business, it is worth taking a moment to think about how to actually build a more responsible, community-focused news source -
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We’re losing journalists. And PR jobs are rising
There are fewer journalists per capita in B.C. today than there have been in a generation, reveals recent census data -
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On Stephen Trumper’s legacy in storytelling, journalism education and community care
Stephen Trumper, 1953-2023, taught a generation of journalists at Toronto Metropolitan University -
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Review: Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic
Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic By Nora Loreto (Fernwood Publishing, 2021) Review by Adrian Ma Toward the end of 2020, the editors of the popular website Dictionary.com hosted a “People’s Choice” survey to identify the… -
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A journalist’s take on reporting with unreliable narrators
What investigating gambling taught me about accurately bridging gaps between perception and reality -
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What French-language audiences might not see in their climate change news
Some media outlets in Canada have increased resources for environmental journalism, but continue to struggle with addressing across coverage -
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The case of two Calgary newspapers
What the merger of the Calgary Herald and Calgary Sun shows about journalists’ social identity -
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Epic snowmen, expert takes and audience orientation
How journalistic roles are performed in Canadian media -
![Depuis quelques années, la neutralité journalistique est de plus en plus remise en question dans le milieu. Cela a été mis en évidence lors du dernier congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) le 5 novembre 2022 lors d’un panel mouvementé composé de Lela Savić de La Converse, de François Cardinal de La Presse et d’Alexis Ross de Pivot. Depuis, plusieurs personnalités médiatiques québécoises ont abordé le sujet des biais journalistiques. M. Cardinal et M. Ross ont également tous les deux écrit des articles pour revenir sur leur expérience.]()
Welcome to Facts & Frictions Fall 2022
Journalists’ roles and values, newsroom mergers, AI in journalism education and COVID coverage are featured in the latest issue of Facts & Frictions -
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The COVID years: Risk, reward and rethinking priorities
What the rise of hate, a surge in government support and a relentless pandemic have meant for media in Canada
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