Surprised? Canadian newspaper columnists are mostly male, middle-aged
A J-Source survey of 339 Canadian news columnists found that—at least in terms of age and gender—they do not accurately represent the Canadian population.
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American report on press freedom has implications for Canadian journalists
The Internet and recent advances in technology have made it easier for citizens to participate in journalism. However, the rights of these new participants aren’t necessarily protected. They may not know what is within their rights or how to stand up for their rights, says Josh Stearns, author of the report Acts of Journalism—Defining Press…
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Participants sought for national survey of Canadian journalists working in digital age
Two academics at Western University are conducting a national survey of Canadian journalists in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the nature of journalistic work in a digital age.
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How drones have been used in journalism and the potential for future use
In April of 2013, Alexandra Gibb defended a master’s thesis for the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC on a particularly timely topic — the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, for journalistic purposes. Gibb, currently a CBC News Vancouver Scholar, considers defence and security reporting her specialty, and came to the topic of…
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Absence of evidence is evidence of absence in health policy
Since 2011, the Evidence Network, a group of Canadian health policy researchers, has been channeling evidence related to health policy issues into the media. What have they achieved? Ernest Hoffman talks with founder Noralou Roos to chart their progress and gauge their impact.
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What Canadian media is missing about climate change
New research by the University of British Columbia and Memorial University on how Canada’s media reports on climate change suggests that our national newspapers – The Globe & Mail and National Post – are failing to provide their readers with a complete picture of global warming and climate change issues in Canada. Tindall, a participant…
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Best practices for community newsrooms
Melanie Coulson spent the past four months researching community newsrooms and citizen journalism while a journalist-in-residence as a Michener-Deacon Fellow at Carleton University.
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Journalism, disrupted
If journalists can’t make the business case for journalism, then who will? Belinda Alzner talks with Canadian Nieman Fellow David Skok about his research on disruption and innovation in journalism with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen that gives journalists and news managers a new way to look at the challenges facing the industry.
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Social media editors in Canadian newsrooms describe integration, unique challenges
What is the role of a social media editor inside a news organization? New research by University of King’s College online journalism professor Tim Currie sheds some light on the level of integration that Canadian social media editors have in their respective newsrooms, the unique challenges that face them and how they position themselves with their audiences.
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Alternative Media in Canada: An Interview With David Skinner
A new collection, “Alternative Media in Canada,” is the first to provide an overview of Canadian alternative media practices. Lisa Lynch interviewed David Skinner about the book’s central themes and about the relationship between mainstream and independent journalism in Canada.