Policy

Forcing kids to eat bugs. Blowdryers to cure COVID-19. Nuremberg trials for public health. Jan. 6 confabulations and chemtrails. These are just some of the many conspiracies that marked the latest political news cycle in the province Continue Reading How PressProgress used online spaces to cover B.C.’s most extreme election

‘CBC/Radio-Canada must have access to stable, and long-term funding to continue this valuable work’ Continue Reading Majority of Canadians want to preserve CBC and continue funding it: survey

The restrictions placed on communication with the outside world mean that access-to-information is one of the only ways the few journalists covering prisons can unearth the realities of people incarcerated in provincial and federal institutions. Experts explain what that costs us and how to break through the bureaucracy Continue Reading Why we know so little about Canadian prisons

We can learn from Taiwan’s use of digital democracy platforms that unite citizens, policy experts and politicians to counteract fraudulence Continue Reading The battle against AI-driven disinformation

Google signed a deal with a collective to distribute $100 million to Canadian news companies in early June. However, some small players believe they have not been sufficiently heard and are worried about the future Continue Reading ‘This law was created by and for big media:’ Google’s news deal with Canada raises hopes and concerns

For the CBC to keep producing distinctly Canadian programs, it must have sufficient funding and be less controlled by government. Here’s how to do it Continue Reading How to safeguard the CBC/Radio-Canada

This year’s jump is making up for a drop in 2023, bringing Canada back up to where it was a couple of years ago Continue Reading More people in Canada are paying for news this year, but it’s still too early to celebrate

An examination of the government-funded Local Journalism Initiative Continue Reading Missed opportunities for community engagement

Experts are concerned about the risks of disinformation, amplified by AI, as well as political propaganda disguised as facts  Continue Reading Going into an election year under Meta’s news ban will be a challenge for Canada’s democracy 

The Varsity’s managing online editor on the challenges that Meta and Google’s news blocks have presented to campus media and how to take digital distribution back into into their own hands Continue Reading Student media learning how to bridge gaps created by Bill C-18

With tech platforms in flux, j-school students are learning both the tools and the policy and risks that will drive their online work Continue Reading Journalism educators are balancing how they teach social media production with lessons on planning for constant uncertainty  

A report from the trenches on the Online News Act and what a backlash ban on news in Canada could mean
Continue Reading Staring down Meta and Google: Newsrooms weigh the threats