This post is part of the COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada, a joint initiative of J-Source, the Local News Research Project at Ryerson University and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Continue Reading COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Update May 13
Experiential learning is a major part of most journalism programs. While many students won’t get that opportunity this year, media schools are shifting course to salvage placements Continue Reading COVID-19 social distancing leaves many journalism interns in limbo
Missing stats imperil our ability to communicate health risks for the pre-existing global crisis. Here’s what we can learn from coverage of COVID-19 Continue Reading Canada’s dismal data climate
Earlier this year, The Fifth Estate aired a documentary about the industry of birth tourism, in which expectant mothers from abroad pay a fee to brokers, then come to Canada to deliver their baby. Complainant Janet Cleveland called the program “seriously inaccurate and biased”. I disagreed that it was biased, but my review found problems, nonetheless. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: Passport Babies
There’s a creeping conformity taking place on the web Continue Reading Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
Countries around the world value the public’s right to know. But that principle can look very different place to place Continue Reading Challenging our conventions around naming mass shooters
Torstar Corp. lost $23.5 million in the first quarter as revenue dropped 20 per cent from the same time last year amid a decline in advertising and flyer distribution, the print and digital publisher said Wednesday. Continue Reading Torstar reports $23.5-million loss as Q1 revenue falls in wake of COVID-19
Funds will support the founding of the Canada Press Freedom Project
Continue Reading J-Source wins 2020 Michener journalism education fellowship
Crowdfunding success for their first-ever scholarship shows how much people in Canada want new perspectives in media, says founder Nana aba Duncan Continue Reading Media Girlfriends garners huge support for women and non-binary creators
From pay cuts to layoffs, print reductions to closures, thousands across the industry are hit hard by the pandemic Continue Reading We mapped all the media impacts of COVID-19 in Canada