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After living abroad, I can’t find a journalism job in Canada

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Shelley Pascual When I completed my International Journalism MA degree in the U.K. last year, I had no idea that of all the countries in the world to land a journalism job, it’d prove trickiest in the country that I’m from, Canada. And I’m not just referring…
Journalism students can play a key part in building sustainable journalism models

By Magda Konieczna Missing from the Shattered Mirror report’s recommendations for Canadian journalism were insights about journalism education. A panel discussion at last week’s Canadian Communication Association conference in Toronto aimed to fill that gap. It also reflected the challenges inherent in teaching journalism against the backdrop of an evolving and struggling industry, something that…
CTV expands 5 p.m. local newscasts to nine new cities

By H.G. Watson, Managing Editor Bell Media announced on June 7 that nine cities will get local early evening broadcasts starting in the fall of 2017. News at Five will be available on all local CTV stations across Canada. The stations that will be getting the broadcast include: CTV Saskatoon; CTV Regina; CTV Prince Albert;…
Media on the Move: May 25 to June 7

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Rogers Media to bring its flagship newscast CityNews to more markets

By The Canadian Press Rogers Media is expanding its local newscast "CityNews" to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Montreal. Local versions of the Toronto mainstay will start airing in Edmonton and Winnipeg on Sept. 4. The newscasts head to Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary in winter 2018. The broadcasts will include daily one-hour editions at 6…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Public Editor cannot be one-person panacea to reader trust problem

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Ten years ago this month, I signed on to what would turn out to be the most challenging job of my life in journalism. I knew that serving as the Star’s public editor would not be an easy task. It is widely regarded as the worst job in journalism and…
Here’s all our coverage from the Local News conference

Here are all of our live blogs from the Local News conference at Ryerson University in Toronto on June 3-4, 2017. Understanding Local Journalism: An Overview April Lindgren, Colette Brin, Damian Radcliffe and Michelle Ferrier give overviews into their research around local news. Does Local News Matter? Tales From the Trenches James Gordon, Brian Lambie and…
The Quebec government is trying to limit information accessible on a database of corporations

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Alexandra Bosanac Since their roll-out into bars across Quebec in 1994, video lottery terminals have pulled in millions of dollars a year for Loto-Quebec: some estimates put it at $800 million. But suspicions around government oversight of the machines — which are not dissimilar from the…
Why HuffPost Canada editor Kenny Yum is a visionary in digital journalism

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By Sandrinette M. Maniania On June 1, 2017, Kenny Yum will be the first recipient of the Digital Publishing Leadership Award, presented by the National Magazine Awards Foundation. The managing editor of HuffPost Canada for the past six years, Yum’s dedication to quality journalism has earned him…
Toronto Star accused of copying a field trip guide

The CEO of Attractions Ontario says the Star’s field trip guide, which recently won an award, bears a number of similarities to theirs — a claim the Star disputes.