New research published in Facts and Frictions finds that Canada’s federal Access to Information is “a broken system rife with practical and ideological hurdles,” causing some journalists to use it only as a last resort and others to advocate for reform Continue Reading Canadian Access to Information and Journalism: Obstacles and Opportunities
Media have a leading role, not only in awareness and education generally, but in actively shaping the construction of attitudes and beliefs that can help prevention efforts Continue Reading Montréal Massacre anniversary: The media must play a key role in fighting femicide
J-Schools Canada launches scholarly journal Continue Reading Welcome to Facts and Frictions/Faits et frictions
Media should cover climate as a crisis, say scientists and journalists Continue Reading The Climate Coverage in Canada Report
Critical stories from independent outlets can help shape the policy-making process and provide an important space for environmental reporting Continue Reading How Canadian media reports on natural resource projects
Carleton journalism professor Matthew Pearson and veteran CBC broadcaster and trainer Dave Seglins are leading research into the mental health and well-being of Canadian media workers Continue Reading Research team launches landmark survey of mental health and well-being in Canada’s journalism industry
How big of a problem is misinformation on social media? Without key data, the picture is blurry Continue Reading Facebook has a misinformation problem, and is blocking access to data about how much there is and who is affected
Story template automatically populated with data for various communities to be shared through Canadian Press wire Continue Reading New campus-industry startup will generate local stories, build students’ data journalism skills
Facebook has known that its algorithms enable trolls to spread propoganda Continue Reading Facebook’s algorithms fueled massive foreign propaganda campaigns during the 2020 U.S. election – here’s how algorithms can manipulate you
Amber Bernard and Ryan Running Rabbit joined the collaborative journalism project as part of JHR’s Indigenous Reporters Program Continue Reading Why Surviving Hate is crowdsourcing stories about racism