• Why freedom of the press should apply in Indigenous communities

    By Wawmeesh Hamilton Freedom of the press enables citizens to know about the things that public bodies do that impact them. It’s what enabled me to report on civic affairs for a community newspaper for seven years. I reported about city taxes, school board decisions and regional district swearings in of new First Nations members.…

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    How to scale our understanding of local news health

    The economics of local news are no small challenge, but soon we may be able to anticipate significant causes of unhealthy news ecosystems in different U.S. cities. Philip Napoli, the James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, says he thinks it’s time to “get past the broad generalization that local journalism is…

  • Shelley Pascual reporting for Cardiff News Plus last year in Wales. Photo courtesy of Shelley Pascual.

    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…
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    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…
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    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;…
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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…