Education

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Building bridges between Indigenous high school students and journalism

CBC journalist Kristy Snell on the collaboration between her Concordia journalism students and Kahnawake Survival School and how partnerships can inspire Indigenous youth to tell their own stories Continue Reading Building bridges between Indigenous high school students and journalism

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Journalism educators are balancing how they teach social media production with lessons on planning for constant uncertainty

With tech platforms in flux, j-school students are learning both the tools and the policy and risks that will drive their online work Continue Reading Journalism educators are balancing how they teach social media production with lessons on planning for constant uncertainty

Kendra Seguin, a fourth-year journalism student at Toronto Metropolitan University, teamed up with Carolina Pucciarelli and Sael Forster on We Met U When podcast episode

Class podcast We Met U When reveals important lessons about power, informed consent and the right to be forgotten

How revisiting old stories can teach us about our responsibility to sources and the lasting cost of losing trust Continue Reading Class podcast We Met U When reveals important lessons about power, informed consent and the right to be forgotten

Considerations of place and respecting Indigenous intellectual property in podcasts

Land acknowledgements and knowledge rematriation

Considerations of place and respecting Indigenous intellectual property in podcasts Continue Reading Land acknowledgements and knowledge rematriation

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Roles, values and qualifications in transition

An initial data snapshot of post-secondary journalism educators in Canada and their perspectives on where journalism is going Continue Reading Roles, values and qualifications in transition

Staying Alive Preserving Local News in Canada Episode 6 Expanding Indigenous Journalism in Broadcasting Winston Sih with Melissa Ridgen Supported by the Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University and J-Source

Staying Alive: Expanding Indigenous Journalism in Broadcasting with Melissa Ridgen

Improving reporting on Indigenous issues isn’t just about increasing coverage. Journalist and producer Melissa Ridgen discusses changing structures in television news and bringing best practices to enterprise reporting.
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Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting in Indigenous Communities Duncan McCue Oxford

How reciprocity, solutions and rethinking objectivity can help decolonize journalism

First textbook in Canada on covering Indigenous communities offers a roadmap for building relationships and better reporting Continue Reading How reciprocity, solutions and rethinking objectivity can help decolonize journalism

Journalism education podcast seeking student input

Facts and Frictions multimedia issue accepting submissions until May 22 Continue Reading Journalism education podcast seeking student input

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From the classroom to the newsroom

A critical route to introduce AI in journalism education Continue Reading From the classroom to the newsroom

Depuis quelques années, la neutralité journalistique est de plus en plus remise en question dans le milieu. Cela a été mis en évidence lors du dernier congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) le 5 novembre 2022 lors d’un panel mouvementé composé de Lela Savić de La Converse, de François Cardinal de La Presse et d’Alexis Ross de Pivot. Depuis, plusieurs personnalités médiatiques québécoises ont abordé le sujet des biais journalistiques. M. Cardinal et M. Ross ont également tous les deux écrit des articles pour revenir sur leur expérience.

Welcome to Facts & Frictions Fall 2022

Journalists’ roles and values, newsroom mergers, AI in journalism education and COVID coverage are featured in the latest issue of Facts & Frictions Continue Reading Welcome to Facts & Frictions Fall 2022

Students at work in a journalism classroom. Photo by Gary Gould, X University

Technology and Journalism: The Experience of Recent Graduates from Two Canadian Journalism Schools

How should tech fit into journalism education? Are j-schools finding the right balance? Aneurin Bosley and Fred Vallance-Jones asked recent grads, in the latest issue of Facts and Frictions Continue Reading Technology and Journalism: The Experience of Recent Graduates from Two Canadian Journalism Schools

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Facts & Frictions Spring 2022

Technology and journalism education, climate disinformation, innovations in audio storytelling and more explored in new journal issue Continue Reading Facts & Frictions Spring 2022