Canadian Press style now capitalizes Aboriginal and Indigenous
But you no longer have to capitalize internet, which was dropped on July 3. Continue Reading Canadian Press style now capitalizes Aboriginal and Indigenous
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Traditional media still most trusted
By Colette Brin and Sébastien Charlton Social media and mobile phones have become preferred options for news consumption among a growing number of users. However, in Canada, as in other countries among the 36 surveyed for the 2017 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, it appears that most people still consider traditional media or their brands the most trustworthy sources.… -
S’informer en ligne: pratiques mobiles, valeurs traditionnelles
Colette Brin, Sébastien Charlton Les médias sociaux et les appareils mobiles s’imposent de plus en plus comme outils privilégiés pour s’informer en ligne. Toutefois, au Canada, comme dans plusieurs des 36 pays étudiés pour l’édition 2017 du Digital News Report, une étude du Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism publiée aujourd’hui, les supports traditionnels ou… -
The future of ProjetJ
By Christopher Waddell, Publisher We regret to announce that J-Source’s companion publication ProjetJ suspended publication in early May due to a shortfall in funding. Like J-Source, ProjetJ began in 2007 as a collaborative venture initially under the Canadian Journalism Foundation led by journalism faculty at Université Laval, the University of Ottawa and the Université du… -
Community media only needs a little to do a lot but even limited funding is disappearing, experts say
By Gregory Furgala for the Local News Conference Small-scale community news outlets can have a meaningful impact and thrive “on a shoestring,” but decreases in funding have left the sector reeling, say community news researchers. Non-profit community media in Canada, which has traditionally relied on a combination of government assistance and private investment, have seen those funds… -
Banff Centre to offer inaugural investigative journalism course this fall
By H.G. Watson, Managing Editor Last fall, when Patti Sonntag was invited to an event at the Banff Centre, an arts and culture school nestled in the picturesque Alberta Rockies, she looked around and had a brainwave — she thought there should be investigative trainings there. And now, there will be. In late May, the Banff… -
Research shows that local news reporters are working harder than ever – and they’re loving it
By Gregory Furgala for the Local News Conference Across the United States, reporters and editors at local newspapers are working longer hours, in smaller newsrooms and with fewer opportunities for advancement. They’re also optimistic about the future of local news, and their futures in it, a recent study in the Columbia Journalism Review has found.…
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New poll finds Canadians still think they’ll get the news even if their local newspaper disappears
By H.G. Watson, Managing Editor Canadians don’t seem too worried about our troubled local media landscape — at least according to a new poll released last Friday. In a survey released on June 16, Abacus Data, a Canadian polling and market research firm, found that 86 per cent of Canadians feel they would still get… -
Muslim communities are telling new stories to break old stereotypes, say panelists
By Angela Long for the Local News Conference If you want to learn about the Muslim community, don’t read the news, says the associate editor of The Islamic Monthly. Steven Zhou, who converted to Islam six years ago, said writing about a community takes time and resources. As a result, too many publications produce “surface-level” stories fulfilling…
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Researchers urge journalists to examine who gets quoted in news stories
By Abby Plener for the Local News Conference While the value of different sources can be subjective, newsrooms have a responsibility to interrogate their choices surrounding which voices get the most coverage, researchers agreed at a recent conference on local news. Asmaa Malik, assistant professor at the Ryerson School of Journalism, emphasized that in a fast-paced newsroom,…