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FOI Friday with Kirsten Smith (Ottawa and livestream)

National Press Building 350-N, Centre Block, Ottawa, Canada

FOI Friday is back! Join the Canadian Association of Journalists' Ottawa chapter to learn how to improve your use of the federal Access to Information Act. This session will focus on negotiating with ATIP officers and complaint investigators. Kirsten Smith is one of Ottawa's most knowledgeable ATIP sleuths, digging up information for journalists, lawyers and…

Free

#MediaToo: The #MeToo movement has hit Canada. What’s next?

International Living and Learning Centre in the International Room 240 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON, Canada

Reporting on sexual misconduct can be as difficult as navigating a minefield. How do you maintain transparency? Is it your job to report on the accusation without bias or to stand by the accuser? How do you work with the victims? Join the Ryerson Review of Journalism at its two-day series of workshops tackling these…

#MediaToo: The #MeToo movement has hit Canada. What’s next?

Tecumseh Auditorium Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould St), Toronto, Canada

Reporting on sexual misconduct can be as difficult as navigating a minefield. How do you maintain transparency? Is it your job to report on the accusation without bias or to stand by the accuser? How do you work with the victims? Join the Ryerson Review of Journalism in the second of its two-day workshops dedicated…

Launch Party: RRJ 2018 Issue

Stirling Room 16 Trinity Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Join the Ryerson Review of Journalism at 7 p.m. on April 12th at the Stirling Room as we celebrate the release of our Spring 2018 issue. Registration costs $5. For $10, attendees will also get a copy of the RRJ's 2018 issue. Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-party-rrj-2018-issue-tickets-43947401862 Tickets can also be purchased at the door on…

$5

Getting Started: Conversations About How to Freelance

80 Gould Street 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us at the Ryerson School of Journalism on Tuesday, April 17 as leading editors and freelancers share their candid insights on what it takes to succeed as a freelance journalist in today's competitive media landscape. This half-day workshop, which will be held at the Rogers Communication Centre, features three panels aimed at journalism students…

Free

Vancouver Media Mixer (FREE!)

Shebeen 212 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join CWA Canada for a free networking event for media workers, freelancers and journalism students in Vancouver. Enjoy FREE snacks and drinks as you make connections, test pitches, and share advice with people working (and studying) in the media across the city. This venue is wheelchair accessible.

Free

SABEW Canada’s Best in Business Awards

Baro Toronto 485 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Celebrate the best in Canadian business journalism at SABEW Canada's 4th annual Best in Business Awards. Tickets are cheap and the drinks are free!

Mind the Gap: How can ‘ethnic’ and ‘mainstream’ media collaborate in 2018?

Story Arts Centre 951 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This panel discussion, sponsored by the Toronto chapter of the CAJ and Centennial College, will discuss how 'mainstream' and multicultural media organizations can better collaborate in order to tell the stories relevant to an ever-changing Canada. The panel will be composed of five journalists from multicultural media outlets. In addition to discussing collaboration, they will…

Free

The Murder Beat: Challenges, Questions and Storytelling Techniques

Humber College, North Campus, 205 Humber College Blvd 205 Humber College Blvd, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Murder Beat: Challenges, Questions and Storytelling Techniques Engage with a panel of crime reporters and moderator Dwight Drummond discussing cases such as the Bruce McArthur investigation. Speakers: Wendy Gillis, Toronto Star Ginella Massa, City News Catherine McDonald, Global News Moderated by: Dwight Drummond, CBC The Canada Central Regional Meeting is an annual event that…

$40 – $110

MagNet 2018

Courtyard Toronto Downtown 475 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

MagNet is Canada’s premiere public policy, professional development and networking conference for magazine media professionals. MagNet returns April 25–26, 2018 at the Courtyard Toronto Downtown. Visit magnet.magazinescanada.ca for program information and to register. Developed to meet the industry’s growing needs for targeted, thought-provoking information and insightful, accessible and affordable learning, MagNet is a collaborative effort…