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How tracking can improve gender representation in sourcing from j-school to the newsroom

So far, focused, sustained attention on diversity in sourcing leads to results. Continue Reading How tracking can improve gender representation in sourcing from j-school to the newsroom
New journal to highlight journalism research

J-Source to publish Facts & Frictions in partnership with J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada Continue Reading New journal to highlight journalism research
Podcasts’ slow journalism is where reporting meets storytelling

Through the course ‘Podcasting and Perspective: How Audio Storytelling Can Tackle Complex Social Issues,’ 2020 Asper Fellow Hannah Sung maps out how audio journalism’s layered approach gets results
Continue Reading Podcasts’ slow journalism is where reporting meets storytelling
2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives

Canada lags behind some countries with preserving public digital records Continue Reading 2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
Student consortium continues to tackle public health through national data collaboration

Now mapping pandemic impacts across Canada, the IIJ continues to rack up accolades for public interest data journalism Continue Reading Student consortium continues to tackle public health through national data collaboration
J-schools lag behind in teaching prized data journalism skills

Professors tend to believe their students don’t want to do math. As a result, more frequently used tools like social media are emphasized, leaving new reporters behind on complex analysis tasks valued (if underutilized) by newsrooms Continue Reading J-schools lag behind in teaching prized data journalism skills
Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest

Narratives about the Women’s March and anti-Trump protests gave voice to protesters and significantly explored their grievances. Protests about anti-Black racism and Indigenous people’s rights received the least legitimizing coverage, with them more often seen as threatening and violent Continue Reading Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest
Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar

There’s a creeping conformity taking place on the web Continue Reading Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
Challenging our conventions around naming mass shooters

Countries around the world value the public’s right to know. But that principle can look very different place to place Continue Reading Challenging our conventions around naming mass shooters
We mapped all the media impacts of COVID-19 in Canada

From pay cuts to layoffs, print reductions to closures, thousands across the industry are hit hard by the pandemic Continue Reading We mapped all the media impacts of COVID-19 in Canada