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Online toolkit will aid newsrooms, j-schools navigate trauma
Modules include interviewing children, covering vulnerable communities and how to protect workers’ mental health -
Amplifying the stories of survivors of climate-related disasters
The Climate Disaster Project is challenging the rules of traditional journalism to focus on the human toll of climate change -
New resource delivers practical tools for reporting through a gender lens
The free, online guide developed by Informed Opinions includes short lessons on intersectionality, trauma-informed reporting and reporting on people in situations of vulnerability -
New online course teaches lessons on decolonizing journalism
Led by five journalists, the University of Toronto course focuses on challenging eurocentric narratives in Canadian media -
Classrooms advocate for press freedom
Involving post-secondary students in petitioning civic organizations to recognize World Press Freedom Day drives home the importance of journalism for democracy. -
Journalism students see an industry in crisis. It’s time to talk about it
Not talking about the state of the industry is not an option for journalism educators. But how should they do it? -
What emerging journalists need to know about covering the climate crisis
Accepting the scientific consensus, incorporating lived experiences and including traditional knowledge in climate-related stories can reinvigorate climate reporting and better serve audiences -
Why journalism education needs the humanities
Journalism schools still need to balance technical and critical-thinking skills and require broader study topics to prepare students for the complexity of issues they will go on to report -
How to report on child welfare in a meaningful way
Taking trauma-informed approaches to reporting and considering the structural drivers that define the child welfare system to improve coverage -
Why freelancing is now a necessary part of journalism education
An industry in turmoil has made it clear that future journalists must know how to run a freelance business
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