U of T’s student newspaper appoints a public editor
Sophie Borwein joins the ranks of public editors and ombudsman in Canada.
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The business of collaboration
Discourse Media sets precedent for a new kind of emerging media organization.
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Article Magazine launches on Medium platform
Founder says he wants to slow things down with more considered pieces.
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TVO receives $2 million donation to fund journalism hubs throughout Ontario
First hub will open in Thunder Bay later this year, with three more to follow.
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A unique sports event series is bringing journalists and audiences together
By Adriel Smiley The doors of the Drake Underground open at almost a quarter past 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2016 for Hoop Talks, a live speaker series about basketball produced by Homestand Sports. The venue fills up quickly with about 60 people who paid $20 for a ticket. The music of Schoolboy Q fills…
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NFB Instagram project brings Indigenous stories to the mobile screen
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Tennessa Wild The Instagram profile “What Brings Us Here” is filled with real stories in real time. The collection of photographs on the profile are compiled by the National Film Board to showcase the activism by local grassroots organizations in Winnipeg, MB. What started out as…
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Enabling people with mental illness to make films could challenge media stereotypes, say researchers
By Allison Ridgway for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Three Canadian researchers are giving people who’ve experienced mental illnesses the resources and training to make their own documentary films to see if such videos challenge traditional media stereotypes about people who are mentally ill. So far, participants have created videos with substantially different themes and…
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Why BBC decided to set up shop in Canada
BBC News North America editor Ben Bevington tells J-Source why it was time for a Toronto office.
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Journalism school multimedia teachers must emphasize solid journalism
Digital tools will come and go, but the skills stay the same.
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New UBC international reporting project challenges parachute model of journalism
IRP students will partner with students at four partner universities to produce a cross-border journalism project.