Today Overstory Media Group announced the acquisition of Halifax publication, The Coast, expanding its community footprint into Eastern Canada. The acquisition of the acclaimed publication reinforces Overstory’s commitment to supporting and strengthening local news. “The Coast is a beloved publication in Halifax that has built a strong legacy of local news reporting over the past…
Marina Glogovac moving into top executive role at the Toronto Star, Neil Oliver promoted to president and CEO of Metroland Continue Reading Toronto Star names new president and CEO ahead of planned relocation
The Jack Webster Foundation is pleased to announce four recipients of Professional Development Fellowships for 2022. Kelsie Kilawna, Vernon B.C. Cultural Editor/Senior Aunty, IndigiNews Ms. Kilawna’s Fellowship affords her the opportunity to take part in the Poynter Institute’s Leadership Academy for Women in Media. Ms. Kilawna’s Fellowship is in the name of the late B.C.…
How should tech fit into journalism education? Are j-schools finding the right balance? Aneurin Bosley and Fred Vallance-Jones asked recent grads, in the latest issue of Facts and Frictions Continue Reading Technology and Journalism: The Experience of Recent Graduates from Two Canadian Journalism Schools
‘Being so close to bankruptcy made people realize that what we were offering them was a treasure, but it was pretty fragile’ Continue Reading Forming a co-op saved six Canadian newspapers from closing. Here’s how they do business now
‘Context and insight comes in many different forms. Sometimes it emerges from deep research into a subject. Sometimes it comes from the experience of a reporter who’s covered an issue for many years. And sometimes it comes from a journalist’s own life experience’ Continue Reading CBC ombudsperson: Opinions on Islamophobia
Technology and journalism education, climate disinformation, innovations in audio storytelling and more explored in new journal issue Continue Reading Facts & Frictions Spring 2022
What the local news map and an industry group snapshot show — and what they don’t — about the state of community journalism Continue Reading Discordant or just different? A comparison of community newspaper data in Canada