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Reading the Symbols of Political Movements: Understanding the Media Challenge of Identity Signatures, Social Telegraphing, and Malicious Branding
Zoom Video WebinarThe goal of this Salon is to better understand the key investigative and editorial challenges surrounding the visual identity of social and activist groups, and the use of their symbols for branding, outreach, and manipulation.
How to Launch a Successful Podcast
OnlineIn a free webinar on Wednesday, December 16 at 2:00 pm (ET), Michelle Kelly, Vice President of Content at Cottage Life, describes how she and her team created an eight-episode series that ran during summer 2020.
Browsing Disinformation
OnlineJoin The Markup for a panel discussion on measuring the spread of deceptive information, and learn about multiple ways to assess tech platform behavior.
Objectivity and the Corporate Media in Canada
Zoom Video WebinarThe 2021 Clissold Lecture will be presented by Desmond Cole, journalist, author and commentator. Cole will draw from his professional experiences to examine the issue of perceived objectivity in Canadian news organizations.
Covering Riots and Civil Unrest
OnlineThis webinar training will focus on risk assessment and situational awareness as well as practical strategies and tactics for preparing to cover civil disturbances. Topics will include protective gear, positioning in a crowd, how to deal with tear gas, rubber bullets and other riot and crowd control tactics.
Covering the news in a hostile environment
OnlineThe NewsGuild-CWA, North America's largest union of journalists, will host a workshop for all journalists (members and non-members) on best practices to assess and mitigate risk while newsgathering in a hostile and dangerous environment.
Anti-Black Racism and Language
Zoom Video WebinarJoin Vershawn in conversation with Awad Ibrahim, Professor Education the University of Ottawa, with special interests in cultural studies, Hip-Hop, youth and Black popular culture, and applied linguistics.
NCM-The Walrus Immigrant Journalist Training Webinar
Zoom Video WebinarInteractive webinars led by seasoned journalists aimed at empowering immigrant and student journalists to learn industry best practices.
Fast Forward: Trust, Tech and the Media
OnlineHow can media connect with those who are typically underserved? How can innovations in today’s technology be applied to reach various audiences?