World News Day 2019
Queen Elizabeth Theatre 190 Princes’ Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWhy does independent, fact-based journalism matter?
Find out why #NewsMatters on World News Day, May 2, 2019.
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Why does independent, fact-based journalism matter?
Find out why #NewsMatters on World News Day, May 2, 2019.
Join the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) in Winnipeg from May 3rd to 5th at the Radisson Hotel for their national conference. CAJ19 will explore how community and journalism are wholly intertwined. From an opening plenary right through to the conference’s closing awards gala, CAJ19 will feature panel discussions and hands-on workshops from industry pros…
Confirmed speakers and panelists for the conference include: Susanne Craig (New York Times) Will Fitzgibbon (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) Tanya Talaga (Toronto Star) Harvey Cashore (CBC fifth estate) Susanne Reber, (Scripps News) Masashi Nishihata (Citizen Lab) Peter Klein (60 Minutes, University of British Columbia School of Journalism) Lynn McAuley (Toronto Star) Patti Sonntag (Institute for Investigative Reporting, Concordia University) Denise Malan (Investigative Reporters and Editors) To…
With a federal election approaching, editors of five Canadian news organizations discuss their strategies for covering Western Canada. What are the challenges of reporting on key issues and of overcoming perceptions of unbalanced coverage? And does their coverage play a role in the growing sense of political alienation among some Westerners? Join this special dinner…
Can freedom of the press survive government funding of journalism? Without public funding, can the precipitous decline in the quantity and quality of journalism available to Canadians be halted, much less reversed? Join a panel of experts who will explore the state of Canadian journalism and discuss the options to preserve this vital resource to democratic…
This two-day conference will address the rights and responsibilities that Parliament should (or should not) set out in law. Following six sessions in which expert panelists discuss and debate matters ranging from sovereignty to governance, conference participants will be invited to identify policy objectives that Parliament must prioritize - and protect. Special rates are available…
The Radio Television and Digital News Association of Canada’s annual conference will be held on May 10-11, 2019 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in downtown Toronto. This year we boldly look toward the future and what that holds for the journalism profession. The conference is a unique opportunity for news leaders, journalists, students and content…
Safe Space is a smart and hilarious podcast that looks at the news and does a double take. Each week, it breaks down the big stories, studies the major issues and has fun in the most delightfully trivial way. After wowing audiences at last year's Hot Docs Podcast Festival, Safe Space closes its latest season…
Margaret Sullivan became The Washington Post’s media columnist in 2016 – the same year Donald Trump was elected president. Since then, she’s cast her critic’s eye across the journalism landscape: from the troubling “conjoined twins” relationship between Trump and Fox News, to the coverage of potential U.S. presidential candidates, to the press-freedom issues surrounding WikiLeaks…
The Koffler Centre of the Arts is thrilled to present American journalist, film critic and podcast host Wesley Morris, in conversation with Canadian broadcaster and writer Amanda Parris. Wesley Morris is critic-at-large at The New York Times and a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, where he writes about film, television, theatre and…