• Read
    • Labour
    • Business
    • Education
    • Field Notes
    • Law and Ethics
    • Technology
    • Policy
  • Work & learn
    • Journalism Jobs
    • Awards
    • Education Opportunities
    • Events
      • Submit an event
  • Projet J
    • Entrevue
    • Balado
    • Nouvelles
    • International
    • Liberté de presse
    • Archive
  • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Supporters
    • Contributor guidelines
Donate
J-Schools Canada
Facts & Frictions
Bluesky LinkedIn
J-Source
  • Read
    • Labour
    • Business
    • Education
    • Field Notes
    • Law and Ethics
    • Technology
    • Policy
  • Work & learn
    • Journalism Jobs
    • Awards
    • Education Opportunities
    • Events
      • Submit an event
  • Projet J
    • Entrevue
    • Balado
    • Nouvelles
    • International
    • Liberté de presse
    • Archive
  • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Supporters
    • Contributor guidelines
Search site...

Category / Read

  • Black earbud headphones on red background

    Apple threatens to upend podcasting’s free, open architecture

    Creators will now have the option to require a payment for audiences to access their content on Apple’s platform Continue Reading Apple threatens to upend podcasting’s free, open architecture

  • Dark hallway with silhoette or person standing at the end

    Record of long-term care coverage shows failure to challenge power structures

    Analysis: The public has been inaccurately informed about the connections between big business and policy making by decades of coverage that didn’t critically examine the role of key lobbying group Continue Reading Record of long-term care coverage shows failure to challenge power structures

  • How an oversight in the RCMP Act keeps justice suspended and truths hidden

    Jane Gerster spent two years investigating a justice system misconduct case. While parties on all sides wanted to lift a 14-year old publication ban, FOIs revealed the RCMP didn’t know how and a judicial review showed the federal courts couldn’t Continue Reading How an oversight in the RCMP Act keeps justice suspended and truths hidden

  • Overstory Media Group logo on top, photo of Farhan Mohamed bottom left, photo of Andrew Wilkinson bottom left, on white background

    Overstory Media Group plans dozens of digital community news outlets in Canada

    Co-founded by Farhan Mohamed and Andrew Wilkinson, the network plans to create 50 community outlets by 2023
    Continue Reading Overstory Media Group plans dozens of digital community news outlets in Canada

  • A sheet of 9 orange COVID-19 vaccination stickers on white paper, that say "I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!" with a drawing of a bandaid underneath. Bottom reads "Yukon Hospitals"

    N.W.T. is the only place in Canada where journalists have priority access to COVID-19 vaccines

    As vulnerable communities and the majority of the population in Canada remain underserved by the vaccine rollout, there’s been little discussion about priority designation for essential media workers Continue Reading N.W.T. is the only place in Canada where journalists have priority access to COVID-19 vaccines

  • Newspaper rolled in S-curve on black background

    Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter

    In the unknown place just out of sight of home, journalists find new questions to ask and new stories to tell, stories that need telling whether or not they’re comfortable to hear Continue Reading Skepticism, not objectivity, is what makes journalism matter

  • Neon white chat bubble on black background.

    When the founder of the Proud Boys came for me

    Women journalists regularly suffer abuse and harassment online. When a terrorist organization targeted me, my usual response strategy was put to the test Continue Reading When the founder of the Proud Boys came for me

  • Protesters take to the streets in Chicago.

    Being skeptical of sources is a journalist’s job – but it doesn’t always happen when those sources are the police

    A tendency to go with the ‘police said’ narrative without outwardly questioning if it is right is a continuing failure of journalism Continue Reading Being skeptical of sources is a journalist’s job – but it doesn’t always happen when those sources are the police

  • Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique

    A year after covering a massacre, 13 months of a pandemic and managing the uncertainty around employment in the field has taken a toll, one I didn’t know I had signed up for as a local news reporter Continue Reading Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique

  • Complete the Canada Press Freedom Project questionnaire

    Your insights will help J-Source track press freedom violations and create tools that best serve media workers, organizations, students and researchers Continue Reading Complete the Canada Press Freedom Project questionnaire

Previous
12…2526272829…935936
Next
  • Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm 
    Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber…
  • Meet Facts & Frictions’ new editor, Trish Audette-Longo
    Of lessons, legacies and hope for the future: Introduct…
  • The Un(mediated) report on the B.C. Office of the Human Rights Commissioner's websiteVancouver police violated press freedoms during 2023 decampment, says B.C. Human Rights Commissioner
    B.C. human rights inquiry finds transparency was ‘compr…
  • If they close
    Lessons from compassionate, trauma-informed coverage of…
Support J-SourceJ-Source Newsletter Signup. Click to go to subscription page

J-Schools Canada

The Michener Awards
J-Source logo

J-Source, led by the journalism programs at Toronto Metropolitan University and Carleton University, is supported by the post-secondary journalism programs at member institutions of J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada and a group of donors.

PRIVACY AND J-SOURCE

© Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved

BlueskyLinkedIn

SUBSCRIBE TO THE J-SOURCE NEWSLETTER

* indicates required

This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience. Find out more on how we use cookies and how you can change your settings.