Category / Policy
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![Parliamentary Press Gallery members are still trying to figure out what proposed new security measures will mean for them. Photo courtesy Caresse Ley.]()
Still much unclear about proposed security screenings for journalists on Parliament Hill
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Parliamentary Press Gallery members are still trying to figure out what proposed new security measures will mean for them. On Feb. 24, CBC reported that the House…
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Live Blog: The changing ways Canadians get their news
How are Canadians getting their news, and whom do they trust to provide it?
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![Shattered Mirror, a report on news and democracy in the digital age, was released on Jan. 26 by the Public Policy Forum. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Six key takeaways from the Public Policy Forum’s report on media
Report recommends creation of a fund to support journalism organizations via change in tax laws.
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![Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron in the Downing Street garden. Photo courtesy Number 10/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.]()
Trump versus the press: Canadian deja-vu
Six years, one prime minister and a president later, it seems American journalists will be asked to put up with a lot of things
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Canadian front pages after Donald Trump’s inauguration
On Jan. 20, Donald Trump was inaugurated as 45th president of the United States of America.
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![Canadian Content in a Digital World was announced by Heritage Minister Melanie Joly in 2016 and are being run by the federal Ministry of Canadian Heritage. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
A field guide to Canada’s media consultations
Here’s four of the big consultations that could change Canada’s media landscape.
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What will the Public Policy Forum’s report bring in 2017?
Ed Greenspon shares some of his observations after asking Canadians: Is there a journalism crisis in Canada?
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![When authorities snoop out our digital footprints, the best we can do is is mitigate risk, not eliminate it entirely. Photo courtesy Blue Coat Photos/CC BY-SA 2.0.]()
Why Canadian journalists have to care about online security
When authorities snoop out our digital footprints, the best we can do is is mitigate risk, not eliminate it entirely
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The Canadian Press updated the style guide description of “alt-right”
New guidelines in Caps and Spelling say to include description as “a U.S.-based white nationalist movement.”
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: We must call the ‘alt-right’ what it is: fascist, racist, white supremacist
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail Should journalists use made-up words? Sometimes yes. Language changes constantly, and so words such as “post-truth” and “yogalates” come into the vernacular and should…
