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Why precarious work endangers the future of public broadcasting and journalism in Canada

Almost two months into the TVO strike, a final offer was rejected and workers are staying on the picket line. TVO union branch president Meredith Martin on organizing, the role of solidarity across media and the need for public broadcasting
Staying Alive: Trauma-Informed Broadcasting and Mental Well-being with Tamara Cherry and Mark Henick

With heightened awareness of the realities of difficult storytelling and the demands of work, journalistic practice has been pushed to evolve. Journalist Tamara Cherry and author and advocate Mark Henick discuss newsrooms’ responsibility to workers and sources.
Bell cutting 1,300 positions, closing radio stations and foreign bureaus

Layoffs include six per cent cut at Bell Media, including shuttering or sale of nine radio stations, closure of two foreign bureaus
Staying Alive: Expanding Indigenous Journalism in Broadcasting with Melissa Ridgen

Improving reporting on Indigenous issues isn't just about increasing coverage. Journalist and producer Melissa Ridgen discusses changing structures in television news and bringing best practices to enterprise reporting.
Staying Alive: The Reality of Freelancing with Nora Loreto

As freelance journalism increasingly becomes the norm in the broadcasting industry, Canadian Freelance Union President Nora Loreto discusses strategies for entrepreneurs to succeed in a challenging media environment.
‘Stronger together’: Canadian national freelancing summit unites unions, labour organizers

Workers, advocates plan to combat stagnant wages, problematic contracts and worsening precarity
Online violence is ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ especially for women, LGBTQ2+ and racialized journalists, and COVID-19 has increased the toxicity. How can Canadian newsrooms better respond?

Journalists have to put in countless unpaid hours to manage the disproportionate burden of existing online. While the pandemic has intensified the issue, newsroom and platform responses are still playing catch-up
Online hate is damaging journalists and democracy, according to a new report released by the CJF and CAJ

The results of a roundtable on journalists and online hate
Half of Canadian newsrooms entirely white, says first CAJ survey of race in media

Data submitted by 209 newsrooms shows racialized journalists concentrated in part-time and internship roles
The HuffPost Canada union is dead. Long live the HuffPost Canada union

The workers of HuffPost Canada got to have a union for two weeks, but its impact will last a lifetime