One year on the Downtown Eastside beat
Jen St. Denis shares how reporting exclusively on one Vancouver neighbourhood has changed her approach to journalism Continue Reading One year on the Downtown Eastside beat
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A truer North
Local journalists from northern Canada are trying to build a better, more representative system Continue Reading A truer North
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How the Sherman estate ruling reaffirms court openness and press freedom
The decision on the billionaires’ estate case has raised the bar for those seeking to block access to legal records Continue Reading How the Sherman estate ruling reaffirms court openness and press freedom
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Change, challenges and staying the course at HafteH
Montreal’s only Persian print weekly has faced high reporter turnover and audience pushback. Now, it’s trying to weather new competition online Continue Reading Change, challenges and staying the course at HafteH
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How students and recent alumni are creating their own journalism projects
Working on side projects helps young journalists build valuable hands-on experiences in lieu of professional work, but side hustles can be draining Continue Reading How students and recent alumni are creating their own journalism projects
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When the founder of the Proud Boys came for me
Women journalists regularly suffer abuse and harassment online. When a terrorist organization targeted me, my usual response strategy was put to the test Continue Reading When the founder of the Proud Boys came for me
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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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Obits evolve with digital mourning
The professional craft of obituary writing has been disappearing with newspapers’ decline. But in the wake of public health crises, large scale commemorative projects are reviving the medium Continue Reading Obits evolve with digital mourning
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The evolution of mental health reporting standards
Across industry organizations, newsrooms and campus media, journalists are re-examining best practices on reporting on mental health and suicide Continue Reading The evolution of mental health reporting standards
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What COVID-19 teaches us about the divide between mainstream and multilingual media
A five-part research series by New Canadian Media unpacks the impacts of ethnic media’s pandemic coverage for multilingual communities. Here’s how we did it Continue Reading What COVID-19 teaches us about the divide between mainstream and multilingual media