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Setting the Standard for Cannabis Journalism

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

The cannabis industry’s influence is far-reaching, affecting public health and safety, policy-making, the economy and talk of a ‘pot-com’ bubble. As various issues get worked out post-legalization, what challenges do journalists face in informing the public in a responsible manner? Join our speakers focussed on cannabis coverage: Megan Henderson, executive producer ofTheGrowthOp.com, Manisha Krishnan, senior writer and…

The Truth and 2019: How fudging, fibbing, fake news and outright lies will shape Canada’s next federal election

Massey College, University of Toronto 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A panel discussion featuring Daniel Dale - Washington Bureau Chief, the Toronto Star Laura Stone - Queen's Park Reporter, the Globe and Mail Supriya Dwivedi - Co-Host, The Morning Show, AM 640 Toronto Moderated by Richard Warnica - Webster McConnell Fellow at Massey College and a feature writer at the National Post

CBC reporter Connie Walker (Missing and Murdered) talks about the power and popularity of podcasts with Ryan McMahon (Thunder Bay)

SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue (Asia-Pacific Hall) Room 100, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for the Emerging Leaders in Publishing Summit and our signature evening event featuring Connie Walker and Ryan McMahon. Connie Walker is an award-winning investigative reporter and host of the CBC News podcast, MISSING & MURDERED. In 2017, Missing & Murdered: Who killed Alberta Williams? won the RTDNA’s Adrienne Clarkson Award and was nominated…

Wine & Words: Tanya Talaga

The Hare Wine Co. 769 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Tanya Talaga focuses on Indigenous issues and investigative reporting. She has been part of two teams that won project of the year National Newspaper Awards. Nominated four times at the Michener Awards for public service journalism, she was named the Atkinson Fellow for public policy in 2017. She will be talking about her books, Seven Fallen…

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Curious Minds Weekend // Beyond the Story with The Globe and Mail’s Mark MacKinnon

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

On the ground around the world, The Globe and Mail’s foreign correspondents give voices to citizens facing injustice and tell the stories that need to be told in a fearless pursuit of the truth. Mark MacKinnon’s international coverage for The Globe has brought him from Moscow to the Middle East to Beijing. Join the seven-time National Newspaper Award…

Cover of Chop Suey Nation by Anna Hui

Chop Suey Nation Book Launch

Chinatown House 188 East Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

How is it that chop suey can be found in virtually every small town in Canada? Is chop suey "authentic?" What does it mean to tie one's livelihood to ancestral food, which forms the heart and soul of life in so many immigrant households? Join Toronto author and Globe and Mail journalist Ann Hui in…

20th Annual Kesterton Lecture featuring Tanya Talaga

Richcraft Hall 9376 University Dr, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Join award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga as she explores the chasm between seeing and saying through the lens of her research into the deaths of seven Indigenous students in Thunder Bay. Where are we now? How do we move forward? What role should journalism play? The event will be moderated by APTN journalist Francine…

Magazines West Conference

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Room C-400, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Magazines West Conference, or MagsWest, is British Columbia’s only conference for magazine professionals. MagsWest is organized by the Magazine Association of BC in consultation with its members and the local publishing industry. This year, MagsWest runs from Thursday night, February 28 to all-day Saturday, March 2. Programming for 2018-2019 includes: 2 keynotes 9 seminars…

Fending off Threats Ahead of the Federal Election

Radio Canada, Jean-Despréz Room 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

If the U.S. and French elections—and those of other countries—are anything to go by, we’re just as vulnerable to manipulation by external forces ahead of our own federal election. Are we prepared for what could lie ahead, including politically driven misinformation and propaganda? More importantly, what can voters do to combat these forces and what…

Media, Arts, News & Journalism launch

Parkdale Centre for Innovation 1464 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada

You're invited to a Media, Arts, News & Journalism launch event at Parkdale Centre. This is an opportunity to learn more about program details, application process and how you can get involved. Take time one-on-one to learn about pathways to industry experts and hear about how we're collaborating with a community of Artists, Creators, Journalists,…