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How 80-year-old Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the CBC, is driving innovation from within

By Tracey Lindeman for Nieman Lab Up in the tower of Radio-Canada‘s Montreal headquarters, overlooking the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the old Molson brewery, is the nervous system of the 80-year-old national public broadcaster’s digital shift. This particular meeting is centered on chatbots — namely, the chatbots being built by a small team of engineers at Radio-Canada, the…
Journalism, public relations and the author in between

By Erin Leite Game Face: The Media Training Playbook - 19 Cautionary Tales, a self-published book by Toronto public relations consultant and former journalist Bodine Williams, brings two seemingly similar but often clashing professions together. It lays out the dos and don’ts of interviewing for the people answering the questions, and has a lot…
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 fill that gap. It also reflected the challenges inherent in teaching journalism against the backdrop of an evolving and struggling industry, something that…
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 Michelle Ferrier give overviews into their research around local news. Does Local News Matter? Tales From the Trenches James Gordon, Brian Lambie 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.