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APTN partners with 5 news organizations and networks to produce global Indigenous reporting project

Anti-Indigenous handbook aims to investigate groups that work against Indigenous rights Continue Reading APTN partners with 5 news organizations and networks to produce global Indigenous reporting project
New journal to highlight journalism research

J-Source to publish Facts & Frictions in partnership with J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada Continue Reading New journal to highlight journalism research
COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Update Oct. 22

The COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada is a joint project of J-Source, the Local News Research Project at Ryerson’s School of Journalism and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Continue Reading COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Update Oct. 22
Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary

Mount Royal University hub will build technical skills, distribute content and foster scholarship on the medium Continue Reading Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
Gig worker legislation fuels debate on freelance journalism labour

What Calif. bill showcases about pitfalls in legal approaches to securing protections, decent pay for freelancers Continue Reading Gig worker legislation fuels debate on freelance journalism labour
Podcasts’ slow journalism is where reporting meets storytelling

Through the course ‘Podcasting and Perspective: How Audio Storytelling Can Tackle Complex Social Issues,’ 2020 Asper Fellow Hannah Sung maps out how audio journalism’s layered approach gets results
Continue Reading Podcasts’ slow journalism is where reporting meets storytelling
Room Up Front launches to mentor aspiring BIPOC photojournalists

‘We think a person with their own individual experiences and history and background will approach a story differently. More importantly, they will point and compose their frame differently’ Continue Reading Room Up Front launches to mentor aspiring BIPOC photojournalists
Understanding the TikTok saga and what it means to Canada

Negotiations for a Trump-led takeover of the popular video sharing app continue to twist and turn, with Walmart and Oracle in line for partial ownership. But is a U.S.-owned ByteDance any different for Canadians? And what will happen if the app gets banned? Continue Reading Understanding the TikTok saga and what it means to Canada
2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives

Canada lags behind some countries with preserving public digital records Continue Reading 2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times

When CBC News reported on the way the Epoch Times was covering issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, it inspired dozens of complaints. Reader David Tencer wrote that CBC had done a “smear job” on the newspaper, and his complaint is the subject of my latest review. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times