The complainant, Marc Poitras, thought the host of Ontario Today behaved differently to the callers on the edition which focused on the Progressive Conservative party, during the recent provincial election. He felt she was rude and dismissive. The host was challenging, as she was during episodes focused on other parties. There was no violation of…
The website was started by Rob Csernyik to connect Canadians with features about their country. Continue Reading Great Canadian Longform is curating the best of Canadian non-fiction writing
Carleton students learn how to tell stories about Canada’s Indigenous communities with a breadth of understanding. Continue Reading Stories North course brings journalism students to Yukon
Conflicts, coups and catastrophes: These are the stories Canadians are most often told about the world beyond our borders. Media coverage of international affairs has long been driven by dramatic breaking news events while deep reporting on the ongoing issues affecting the developing world has been as scarce as the GDP of some of the…
The Media Centre for Public Policy and Knowledge Mobilization is led by Dr. Shannon Sampert, editor-in-chief of EvidenceNetwork.ca. Continue Reading New research hub will look at news media’s influence on public policy
Off the record, a source said; a senior government official said on background; according to an insider. How important are anonymous sources in reporting? Overuse or misuse can hurt credibility, but you need those insider voices for many stories to get beyond the press releases and speeches. They are crucial when the news can’t be…
Founder and editor-in-chief Linda Solomon Wood wants to reach Canadians who haven’t heard of the National Observer. Continue Reading National Observer aiming to raise $1 million to build audience
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. There were layoffs at Vice Canada this month: Vice Canada hit with round of layoffs https://t.co/S2JoTOoJTI pic.twitter.com/002S2OEAKv — J-Source (@jsource) July 11, 2018 Here are all the rest of…
Journalists need more than good intentions when venturing into Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to tell its stories. Continue Reading Can reporting on vulnerable people do more harm than good?
Student newspapers face many of the same pressures as larger media outlets. Continue Reading Carleton student newspaper launches crowdfunding campaign