Stop spreading the sex trafficking myths derailing news coverage
Journalists are still conflating sex work with exploitation. Here’s why we have to turn the page Continue Reading Stop spreading the sex trafficking myths derailing news coverage
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Torstar reports $7.4M loss in first quarter, revenue down from a year ago
Torstar Corp. reported a smaller first-quarter loss than a year ago as revenue declined. Continue Reading Torstar reports $7.4M loss in first quarter, revenue down from a year ago
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Media on the move: May 8
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves Continue Reading Media on the move: May 8
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Here are the winners of the 2018 CAJ awards
The top prize for online media went to Jon Milton, Erin Seatter and Ethan Cox for the Ricochet investigation Meet the Canadian soldiers behind a white supremacist military surplus store at the Canadian Association of Journalists awards gala in Winnipeg on May 4. Ricochet's Fireforce Ventures series won last night at the Canadian Association of…
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Here are the winners of the 2018 National Newspaper Awards
The 70th annual NNA’s presented Friday, with the Globe and Mail sweeping awards for business, beat reporting, presentation and more Continue Reading Here are the winners of the 2018 National Newspaper Awards
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JHR project to tackle gender equality in international media
The Canadian NGO, with funding from Ottawa, will bring its training programs to local partners abroad to improve human rights coverage and increase women’s participation in newsrooms Continue Reading JHR project to tackle gender equality in international media
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Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom honouree Ken Rubin highlights his top investigative probes
Presented with the Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Contributions, citizen researcher and Ryerson Centre for Free Expression senior fellow chronicles public impact struggles in health, human rights and more Continue Reading Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom honouree Ken Rubin highlights his top investigative probes
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Distrust in media is on the decline, journalists tell survey
Journalists worldwide surveyed on how PR pitches, social media algorithms, data privacy and more are affecting their jobs in 2019 Continue Reading Distrust in media is on the decline, journalists tell survey
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Thunder Bay: Local news is important for conversations on reconciliation
The Ontario city of Thunder Bay is in the headlines these days for all the wrong reasons. Canada’s highest rates of murder and violent crime. The highest number of hate crimes per capita. Systemic racism embedded in shoddy police investigations. The deaths — many unexplained — of Indigenous students who come to the city for…
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Inside APTN’s history-making Cree NHL broadcast
It took the better part of a decade to bring to life but the nation’s first Cree language sports broadcast aired on March 24 on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “Surreal,” “overwhelming” and “electrifying” was how musician Earl Wood described his experience co-hosting the NHL broadcast in Plains Cree, which turned out to be most…