The professional craft of obituary writing has been disappearing with newspapers’ decline. But in the wake of public health crises, large scale commemorative projects are reviving the medium Continue Reading Obits evolve with digital mourning
The Journalistic Role Performance project is examining the evolution of journalists’ practice during a period of deep disruption for news organizations Continue Reading Ideals versus practice: The complex roles of modern journalists
Across industry organizations, newsrooms and campus media, journalists are re-examining best practices on reporting on mental health and suicide Continue Reading The evolution of mental health reporting standards
Community-driven, multimedia journalist is working with J-Source to build a national resource for press freedom data and education Continue Reading Meet press freedom project researcher/reporter Collins Maina
Nearly all study participants had been laid off — in most cases, multiple times Continue Reading Journalism jobs are precarious, financially insecure and require family support
Canadian authorities have been using the pandemic to further slow access requests since last March. But transparency and essential rights are not something you can put on hold Continue Reading Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
Canadian independent journalism incubator wants to help entrepreneurs reduce local news gaps on both sides of the border Continue Reading Indiegraf expands to the U.S. with next news challenge cohort
A five-part research series by New Canadian Media unpacks the impacts of ethnic media’s pandemic coverage for multilingual communities. Here’s how we did it Continue Reading What COVID-19 teaches us about the divide between mainstream and multilingual media
We asked psychologists, a lawyer and a career coach to share their self-care tips for coping with job loss and navigating next steps Continue Reading Self-care for media workers facing layoffs
We tracked the layoffs, wage cuts, service reductions and closures since last year. Here’s what we know, what we don’t and what could come next Continue Reading A year of mapping media impacts of the pandemic in Canada: COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada update, March 11, 2021