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Hot Docs Podcast Festival

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

2019 Vancouver Podcast Festival

Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Vancouver Podcast Festival (#VanPodFest) presented by DOXA highlights the power and potential of podcasting.

$20 – $215

When Language Matters: Should Canada’s journalists report climate change as an “emergency”?

Upper Library, University of Toronto 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada

What happens when media organizations like the Guardian use ‘climate emergency” instead of “climate change”? Does this open journalists to accusations of bias and activism? Indigenous people have been sounding the alarm on climate change for decades — is it time we listen? Are there climate events and communities that have been overlooked by Canadian…

Free

Data Driven 2019

Google 111 Richmond Street West #12, Toronto, ON, Canada

This one-day symposium features some of Canada’s most prolific investigative reporters, news developers and data advocates providing an in-depth look into the strategies they use to turn raw data into tomorrow’s headlines.

The Talking Back Feminist Media Conference

Toronto Media Arts Centre 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

In celebration of our 15th year of independent feminist publishing for teens, Shameless will host the first ever Talking Back Feminist Media Conference on November 16th and 17th, 2019. This conference is funded by the Toronto Arts Council. The conference theme is the future(s) of feminist media. This will be a space to collaborate, to…

$10 – $25

Journalism x Activism: In Conversation with Desmond Cole

Rogers Communication Centre 80 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Is objectivity a sham? Join us in conversation with activist and journalist Desmond Cole as we break down the concept of the crossroad between those two roles in the industry.

$5 – $15

UBC Journalism – Tainted Water Investigation Launch

Sing Tao Building, UBC 6388 Crescent Rd, Vancouver, Ontario, Canada

There is no safe level of lead in drinking water, but due to faults and inconsistencies in the measurement of this health hazard, the danger is more widespread in many communities than the official numbers would suggest. A nationwide investigation has found elevated lead levels in 39 percent of Canadian homes, with some in BC…

Free

Night for Rights 2019 | After Party

Hilton Hotel 145 Richmond St. W, Toronto, ON., Canada

Don’t miss one of Toronto’s most vibrant party. Join us for an inspiring evening in celebration of human rights journalism around the world. Mingle with well-known journalists and dance to riveting music. Delicious snacks and premium drinks will be served. The Night for Rights 2019 After Party will take place at the Hilton Hotel on…

$50

3rd Annual Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture with Adrienne Arsenault

Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Presented by Carleton University's School of Journalism & Communication in collaboration with the Canadian War Museum The third annual Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture will be delivered by the CBC's Adrienne Arsenault, award-winning senior correspondent and a host of The National. Her lecture – "The New Frontline" – will draw on her extensive experience covering…

$10 – $20