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People in Canada are bombarded with information 24/7, much of which is consumed online. It is vital that the public is able to critically assess and recognize misinformation and disinformation… Continue reading Information Saves Lives: Verifying Online Information Webinar
The best journalism awards party in the country (or so we've heard)!
Join First Draft for a conversation on how newsrooms and other information providers can help staff stay mentally well and mitigate vicarious trauma from monitoring/reporting on coronavirus. We welcome all editors, reporters and other information providers to come talk through these challenges and share tips with one another.
In the first of our new J-Talks Live webcast series hosted by award-winning broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti, host of the CBC podcast More, Jane Lytvynenko, senior reporter with BuzzFeed News, explores disinformation around the coronavirus… Continue reading J-Talks Live – Recognizing Disinformation Amidst COVID-19
A free CFG Lunch and Learn webinar is planned for members in good standing on Tuesday, April 14th at 12 noon ET. A representative from the New School of Finance will bring us up to date… Continue reading WEBINAR: Income Replacement and Taxes during Covid-19
Last year, Rapid Media’s Paddling Magazine launched two innovative online tools, offering its passionate paddling audience hundreds of products, experiences and services. Rapid Media’s founder Scott MacGregor, and director of marketing Cristin Plaice share the… Continue reading Paddling from a Print Past into the New Digital Future
I’m currently working with Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) on a project to engage and train media practitioners in southern Ontario on tools and techniques to understand and investigating mis/disinformation in the news. The… Continue reading Journalists for Human Rights Mis/Disinformation Training
In this webinar, USC Annenberg digital journalism expert Amara Aguilar will provide a hands-on tour of at least three tools, provide resources for health reporters working remotely, and offer tips for reporting on hard-to-reach communities.
In a global crisis like this, journalists play a critical role: they inform the public and they monitor and report abuses of power by officials. But how can they do this when they’re dealing with psychological stress and threats to their own health and safety?
