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While newspapers are on the decline, journalism doesn’t have to be

We need to find new ways to support media outlets that don’t depend on advertising revenue.
CJF J-Talk: Election 2015: How the Votes Were Won

Canada’s top political reporters break down what happened during the 2015 federal election at a CJF J-Talk in Vancouver.
How BuzzFeed Canada covered the election, one gif at a time

The new outlet tries to balance serious news reporting with a fun, satirical tone.
Globe public editor: Reporting on federal leaders is a tricky balancing act

Was it fair for the Globe and Mail to run a major piece on Liberal leader Justine Trudeau so close to voting day?
Secret negotiations trading away CBC

The Conservative government is taking part in secret international trade talks that could threaten the future of CBC.
Profiling politicians with first-person narratives in David Macfarlane’s “Inside the Head”

A writer’s letter to himself as a story format becomes an extended metaphor for the media and general public’s perceptions of former Ontario premier Mike Harris
Wade Rowland on the Senate’s CBC report

We spoke to the York University communication studies professor and former CBC manager about the report and his upcoming book on the history of public broadcasting in Canada.
Race affects how media cover Canadian political candidates

University of Toronto professor’s book-length study examines how race factors into news stories about politicians and political candidates.
New ad campaign makes case for journalism

Until September, readers of the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia and more may notice ads telling them about how the reporting they’re consuming is made—and why it’s important.
Profiling Evan Solomon for the Ryerson Review of Journalism

Simon Bredin’s profile of the Power & Politics host charts a transformation from a brash magazine editor to someone who is very much a creature of television.