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Four lessons from losing a journalism job

By Melanie Coulson It is two years to the day since I ‘lost’ my job in media. I don’t mark it, but it’s hard to forget. It was three days before Valentine’s…
The silence of the Chronicle Herald CEO

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Eighteen days into the Chronicle Herald strike, and all of the statements from Mark Lever have come in the pages of the newspaper he runs. The CEO…
Reporting from Ebola’s ground zero

By Lana Hall In 2014, CBC correspondent Adrienne Arsenault cut her vacation short to accept a gig covering the worst outbreak of Ebola in history. She barely hesitated. “I can’t imagine saying…
New research project wants to find out what happens when journalists leave journalism

By Nicole Cohen Over the past few weeks, journalists and commentators have been debating how to make sense of the recent round of layoffs in Canadian journalism. Two Canadian researchers are interested…
Advice for writing about trans people and stories

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor After Caitlyn Jenner came out, many news articles continued to refer to her by her previous name. “Referring to Caitlyn Jenner as her previous name is incredibly…
Striking Chronicle Herald journalists start their own news website

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Chronicle Herald staff are once again reporting, even though they are still on strike. Local Xpress, a news website entirely run by the journalists, officially went online…
Right to information request reveals important ‘daycare deficiencies’

By Madison Farkas for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression This story was written for Professor Sean Holman at Mount Royal University. It is the latest installment in CJFE’s #ATIreform series, where journalists, public interest researchers and other…
Submissions for the William Southam Journalism Fellowships now open

Fellows are outstanding Canadian and international journalists in mid-career who are selected to spend a year at Massey College at University of Toronto.
The allure of the North

Why journalists are inspired to work in the coldest communities in Canada.
Winners of annual JHM awards announced

Awards honour excellence in student journalism at campus newspapers across Canada.