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Newzapalooza XIV

The Opera House 735 Queen St. E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto's most awesome - and only - Media Battle of the Bands. Our 14th show is Nov. 2, 2018, at The Opera House. All for Children's Aid Foundation of Canada. Newzapalooza burst out of the newsrooms of Toronto in 2004 like a bat out of hell on a very tight deadline. Founded by the late,…

Ronan Farrow: Power, Media and Politics

Bluma Appel Theatre 27 Front St E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Beginning with last year’s explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker investigation on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault, and continuing with his recent reports exposing similar allegations against CBS head Les Moonves, Ronan Farrow has become a leading journalist in exposing how influential figures in media and politics abuse power and hide sexual misconduct.…

$50 – $89

Susanne Craig – How Trump Got Rich: The Real Story

TMX Broadcast Centre The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. West, Canada

With her recent bombshell New York Times front-page story, investigative reporter Susanne Craig helped debunk President Trump’s claim of being a self-made billionaire. For more than a year, Craig and two colleagues followed an unwieldy paper trail, documenting deliberate tax maneuvers that increased the wealth Trump received from his parents, including acts of outright fraud.…

Thirsty Thursdays 2.0: Your Pre-‘Data Driven’ Destination

Are you coming to the Data Driven Conference happening at Google on Friday, November 16? The Toronto Chapters of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) and the Online News Association (ONA) cordially invite you to a pre-conference social gathering. Come meet some of the presenters and talk about data.

Free

News Foundry, Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Inquirer 801 Market St., Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA, United States

News Foundry is a three-day, high-intensity workshop that provides people working in journalism the skills to start building a viable business. Drawing from the Lean Startup movement, the event teaches effective ideation, business model validation through customer interviews, and how to run small experiments that can be done in a weekend.

$49.95

Data Driven 2.0

Google Toronto 111 Richmond Street West, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join some of Canada’s most prolific investigative reporters, developers, coders and data advocates for a one-day data journalism symposium. Delve into the strategies they use to turn terabytes of raw data into exclusive scoops that have already had a demonstrable impact on the politics, social justice, and day-to-day lives of Canadians.

$50

November Media Mixer

Craft Kitchen 410 Adelaide St W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Join us for a free mixer for media workers, freelancers and students in the GTA. Enjoy FREE snacks and drinks as you make connections with your colleagues working in the media. There will also be mentors from several media outlets, including VICE, CBC, and the Canadian Press. This venue is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral…

FREE!

Canadian Journalism Foundation J-Talk: Guardian of News – Alan Rusbridger

Isabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles Street W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Over a 20-year career as editor of the British daily The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger oversaw the publication of ground-breaking journalism: the WikiLeaks story, the phone-hacking scandal, the mass government surveillance as disclosed by U.S National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. As he managed the transition from national print newspaper to news site with a strong…

Opening the Opinion Page

The Catalyst 80 Gould St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The role and relevance of editorials and op-eds Featuring: -Robyn Urback, CBC News columnist and editor of CBC's Opinion page -Andrew Phillips, Editorial Page Editor of the Toronto Star. Moderated by Ann Rauhala, Professor at the Ryerson School of Journalism Join the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre this Friday for an exploration of the role and…

Ryersonian 70th Anniversary Party

The first issue of the Ryersonian was published in Dec. 1948. It began as a monthly and pre-dated the first graduating class of the Ryerson School of Journalism class by five years. Come celebrate 70 years of student reporting at the Ryersonian with us on Dec. 4 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.!