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Since 1990, The Word On The Street has proudly hosted vibrant writing by writers across Canada. Check back soon to explore the authors and artists appearing at our 29th festival on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Depuis 1990, The Word on the Street accueille avec fierté la crème des talents de la littérature canadienne. Consultez ci-dessous…
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO, in partnership with the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence and the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University, is pleased to present an interactive session on Terrorism and the Media with Mr. Jean-Paul Marthoz. The session will give journalism students and practicing journalists a greater…
To mark Right to Know Day, the Canadian Association of Journalists' Ottawa chapter and iPolitics are hosting a Q & A with Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard to discuss the federal access-to-information system. Commissioner Maynard has been in charge of handling ATIA investigations and promoting transparency across federal departments since March. Learn about the state of…
A new model for investigative reporting is emerging in Canada with a unique mandate: replace journalistic competition with collaboration. Amid unprecedented cuts to investigative resources, some Canadian newsrooms are doing their most ambitious work ever in partnerships with other media organizations and journalism schools. It has led to the country's first ever investigative institute focused…
Where some see pitfalls in the media business, others see opportunity. So it is with Village Media, which is expanding its hyper local Ontario online news sites across smaller cities during a general decline in community newspapers. So it is, too, with media startup The Logic, a subscription news site that explores an area that…
Join us for a free mixer for media workers, freelancers and students in Montreal. Enjoy FREE snacks and drinks as you meet and mingle with media workers from across the city. This event is co-hosted by the Montreal Newspaper Guild, whose members at the Montreal Gazette are currently negotiating with Postmedia for a new contract.…
Prize-winning journalist Tanya Talaga (author of Seven Fallen Feathers) explores the legacy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples — in Canada and elsewhere — in her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures, All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. For Tanya Talaga, that cultural genocide has led to a forced disconnection from land and language by Indigenous…
Journalists and media organizations around the world are under siege from misinformation fed by social media and an antagonistic U.S. president. How should journalism and democracy respond to this dual challenge? How can journalists ensure truth overrides false information? How should they respond to public attacks and historic levels of mistrust? At the same time,…
Prize-winning journalist Tanya Talaga (author of Seven Fallen Feathers) explores the legacy of cultural genocide against Indigenous peoples — in Canada and elsewhere — in her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures, All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. For Tanya Talaga, that cultural genocide has led to a forced disconnection from land and language by Indigenous…
Steve Paikin is speaking to the audience about his experiences in the world of journalism with a special emphasis on Ontario Premiers. 6:00 Refreshments/Cash Bar and Marketplace 7:30 A Conversation with Steve Paikin and Q & A