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
Eighteen unionized workers losing their jobs when Hamilton Web presses shut down for good April 1 Continue Reading Metroland print plant closure a blow, says union
Journalists’ experiences of online threats during the blockade offer insights into how virtual abuse spills offline and how newsrooms should be planning ahead Continue Reading The trucker convoy provides a case study in online threats and IRL harms
Starting a new enterprise is always a gamble. It’s a bet on yourself, on those who will help you, and on your audience. Managing editor Tyler Olsen breaks down what The Current’s learned after Year One Continue Reading Reflections on a year of the Fraser Valley Current
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
Continue Reading 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?