New York Times hires Catherine Porter as Toronto Bureau Chief
No plans for further hiring, unlike recently announced Australian bureau.
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Don’t kill the messenger
Is journalism becoming more dangerous?
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Film exposes role of Ugandan newspapers in persecution of LGBTQ community
Queer Ugandan filmmaker lives in fear for his life, but is determined to keep telling stories from one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the LGBT community.
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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.
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All Governments Lie celebrates spirit of pioneering investigative journalist I.F. Stone
New film by Canadian journalist filmmaker Fred Peabody has world premiere at TIFF on Sept. 9.
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Ryerson journalism prof navigates censorship while teaching in China
Ryerson professor Anne McNeilly wasn’t sure what to expect when she travelled to China last spring to teach media ethics and news reporting.
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What will sustain investigative journalism?
An investigative journalism conference hosted by Veritas foundation highlights collaboration as an important investigative tool.
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Turning news into a graphic novel
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Marc Ellison was standing near a village in Tanzania’s Mara Hills, working on a story about a safe house for girls escaping from female genital mutilation, when one of the activists told him there were a couple of girls who wanted to escape right then—and Ellison had a car. “It…
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Using news as humanitarian aid for refugees
By Nicole Williams, IRB Reporter Migrants fleeing Syria face an incredibly dangerous and chaotic journey. Most make the journey with very little reliable information about where to go, what to do and how to do it. A non-profit website, News That Moves, is working to provide that critical information to refugees. The campaign was developed…
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First winner of the Ali Mustafa Memorial Award named
Tanya K. Bindra will use $3,000-award to tell stories of sexual assault survivors in New Delhi.