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Journalism students can play a key part in building sustainable journalism models

By Magda Konieczna Missing from the Shattered Mirror report’s recommendations for Canadian journalism were insights about journalism education. A panel discussion at last week’s Canadian Communication Association conference in Toronto aimed to…
Here’s all our coverage from the Local News conference

Here are all of our live blogs from the Local News conference at Ryerson University in Toronto on June 3-4, 2017. Understanding Local Journalism: An Overview April Lindgren, Colette Brin, Damian Radcliffe and…
How to scale our understanding of local news health

The economics of local news are no small challenge, but soon we may be able to anticipate significant causes of unhealthy news ecosystems in different U.S. cities.
How do cultural attitudes shape crime reporting?

Researchers to explore differences in European newsrooms in June conference.
Police practice of withholding crime victims’ names can pose challenges for journalistic credibility

One researcher calls this a “tremendous step back for press freedom” that could put the public at risk.
All J-Source’s coverage from #CAJ17

Here’s all of our liveblogs from the 2017 Canadian Association of Journalists conference in Ottawa.
Live Blog: The Public Broadcaster’s Dilemma

In an increasingly fractured, crowded and competitive media environment, what is the role of the public broadcaster when it comes to news?
New regulations could change how Canadian journalists can use drones

Currently, reporters using drones are covered by commercial drone-user regulations, which are slightly more stringent than recreational drone rules.
Audience engagement efforts aren’t new – they’re just different these days, sociology professor argues

By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Building audience engagement has long been a newsroom preoccupation, only today it involves Instagram and Facebook, while in the past publishers seduced readers…
What’s missing in Canadian journalism?

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor When David Topping set out to take the pulse of Canadian journalism, he was hoping it might help him shape something new—a project, or a product. In…