There’s an ongoing debate about whether the influence of audience data is good or bad for journalistic practice. But it’s not the audience data that’s an issue – it’s the way they’re used Continue Reading Here’s how metrics and analytics are changing newsroom practice
When the island paper was sold to Black Press Media, Haida Gwaii residents began to re-evaluate their relationship to local news Continue Reading Do oil and paper mix on B.C.’s northwest coast?
With the current pervasive use of online media for personal and academic reasons, it’s necessary for students to have skills to confidently filter and decipher what they’re reading. Continue Reading How analyzing patterns helps students spot deceptive media
The warming effects of local media in a subarctic town Continue Reading Not gold, but close
Angie Holan is sitting at her desk, lost in the chatter of the newsroom around her. Phones ringing, keyboards clicking, pens stroking across pieces of paper. It is March 25, 2008, and her thoughts are interrupted by the sound of her telephone ringing, the light on the base glowing with every pulsating sound. A source…
Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source. That’s according to the Pew Research Centre, which found that one-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media, slightly higher than the share who say they often do so from print newspapers. Social media has evolved to become an important part…
The results of this survey will provide crucial information about representation in newsrooms. Continue Reading J-Source is extending the deadline of our gender diversity survey
According to data collected by the Local News Research Project, a majority of closures have been community papers. Continue Reading Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last 10 years
Journalists should be careful when using social media posts to report what the public thinks, and should tell readers how the data was collected. Continue Reading When journalists report social media as public opinion
Uncritical coverage of industry projections means climate change is left out of the picture. Continue Reading What Canada’s major media are forgetting when they report on oil