Fees could make it harder for small outlets like IndigiNews to justify filing shot-in-the-dark info requests — like the one that led to its birth alerts investigation, writes reporter Anna McKenzie Continue Reading B.C.’s proposed FOI fee threatens ‘Indigenous Peoples, families and communities’
Media should cover climate as a crisis, say scientists and journalists Continue Reading The Climate Coverage in Canada Report
The two-year-old beat, funded by different religious groups, is fostering community engagement and providing new revenue Continue Reading Free Press religion reporter on how the paper is restoring faith in Winnipeg news coverage
In a genre constantly questioned for its ethics, how should people go about being respectful consumers? Continue Reading True crime’s influence on an era of internet sleuths raises ethical concerns
More than 70 per cent of media workers reported experiencing harassment in the past year Continue Reading Canadian journalists grappling with epidemic of online bullying, harassment: survey
Critical stories from independent outlets can help shape the policy-making process and provide an important space for environmental reporting Continue Reading How Canadian media reports on natural resource projects
Carleton journalism professor Matthew Pearson and veteran CBC broadcaster and trainer Dave Seglins are leading research into the mental health and well-being of Canadian media workers Continue Reading Research team launches landmark survey of mental health and well-being in Canada’s journalism industry
Despite ‘hitting a bureaucratic wall,’ journalists explain the importance of challenging hospital media restrictions Continue Reading ‘People just need proof:’ How health-care media barriers and government obstruction shaped the story of the pandemic
How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry Continue Reading Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected
Gains made in broadcasting proceedings online during the pandemic mean it’s time to revisit conventions about court restrictions on journalists Continue Reading Zooming in on access to justice