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New sections and updated guidance for writing about sensitive subject areas are included in the 19th edition of the Canadian Press Stylebook
The Canadian Press provides advice and rules on how to write about sexual misconduct, race and ethnicity, mental illness, disability, climate change and COVID-19 to reflect ever-changing language Continue Reading New sections and updated guidance for writing about sensitive subject areas are included in the 19th edition of the Canadian Press Stylebook
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How newsrooms are ramping up safety measures amid a rise in physical threats
Risk planning, hostile environment training and knowing when to step back are some ways workers are going to need to prepare to report in 2022, say experts Continue Reading How newsrooms are ramping up safety measures amid a rise in physical threats
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CBC Ombudsperson: Science and nuance
My latest review examines how CBC covered the debate about the primary way COVID-19 is spread: airborne, or via respiratory droplets? One particular story last spring said that Canadian scientist Dr. John Conly was “under fire” by other researchers, and a number of that scientist’s colleagues complained that the public broadcaster was guilty of “character assassination”. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: Science and nuance
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In the Ukraine conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation
Researchers at Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub and ProPublica identified more than a dozen videos that purport to debunk apparently nonexistent Ukrainian fakes Continue Reading In the Ukraine conflict, fake fact-checks are being used to spread disinformation
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CBC And APTN enter into new partnership
The two networks will work together in the creation and promotion of Indigenous content Continue Reading CBC And APTN enter into new partnership
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Inside media’s coverage of the trucker blockade
Journalists faced a torrent of abuse, harassment and threats during anti-mandate protesters’ weeks-long occupation of Ottawa. Here’s how media workers navigated reporting in the field Continue Reading Inside media’s coverage of the trucker blockade
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‘Can you check your activism at the door?’: Under white supremacy, Black Canadian journalists see their very existence as a radical act
As newsrooms globally respond to accusations of racial bias by focusing on diversity, journalist datejie cheko green looks to her experience in Canada to argue that a fuller reckoning of journalism practices, from recruitment to the daily meeting, is needed to make real change Continue Reading ‘Can you check your activism at the door?’: Under white supremacy, Black Canadian journalists see their very existence as a radical act
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Postmedia strikes deal to buy Irving’s newspaper chain in New Brunswick
Toronto-based Postmedia has announced it will purchase all of the daily and weekly newspapers owned by New Brunswick’s Irving family Continue Reading Postmedia strikes deal to buy Irving’s newspaper chain in New Brunswick