Field Notes

From vaccine hesitancy to the rise of far-right extremism, COVID-19 has mainstreamed conspiracy theories at an astonishing rate, with devastating impacts — but the handful of reporters and researchers addressing them in Canada say they don’t have the resources to respond to the country’s dis- and misinformation crisis alone

'More [important] than the tools is the willingness to change and learn and pick up a new platform'

Clay Nikiforuk and Aleisha Langmann were in the Fairy Creek area from Aug. 7 to 14, on assignment for Ricochet. In addition to covering the RCMP’s offensive against the HQ camp, we wanted to find out if media access had improved in the wake of a court ruling that found police conduct towards journalists was unlawful

Jen St. Denis shares how reporting exclusively on one Vancouver neighbourhood has changed her approach to journalism

Local journalists from northern Canada are trying to build a better, more representative system

The decision on the billionaires’ estate case has raised the bar for those seeking to block access to legal records

Montreal’s only Persian print weekly has faced high reporter turnover and audience pushback. Now, it’s trying to weather new competition online

Working on side projects helps young journalists build valuable hands-on experiences in lieu of professional work, but side hustles can be draining

Women journalists regularly suffer abuse and harassment online. When a terrorist organization targeted me, my usual response strategy was put to the test

A year after covering a massacre, 13 months of a pandemic and managing the uncertainty around employment in the field has taken a toll, one I didn’t know I had signed up for as a local news reporter