Research

The Concordia University-Kahnawà:ke Survival School collaboration Continue Reading Bridging communities through engaged journalism and storytelling

Introducing Facts & Frictions’ special Spring 2026 issue on engaged journalism Continue Reading Care, connection and a nascent understanding of engaged journalism practices and pedagogies in Canada

How post-secondary newsrooms can contribute to local information ecosystems in communities with weakened traditional media presence Continue Reading Academic news partnerships in local journalism: A literature review

How trust is constructed, negotiated, and withheld in an increasingly chaotic digital information landscape Continue Reading Trust in the Age of Algorithms: How Gen Z Canadians navigate news, skepticism and selective exposure

Using AI as a source for reliable information? Tread carefully Continue Reading I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous

What j-schools need to know: Old-school reporting skills are very much in demand, but it helps to experiment with AI tools Continue Reading AI in Canadian newsrooms: what do newsrooms in Canada expect from new hires regarding AI literacy? 

Canadian journalism’s AI adoption reveals a patchwork of policies and gaps Continue Reading AI in Canadian newsrooms: media engaging cautiously

Book review by Shenaz Kermalli Continue Reading Review of Christopher Cheung’s Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism

Journalistic Role Performance Project, an international effort, plans to look at 3 sources on 4 platforms to update early pandemic results Continue Reading New study launching of how journalists do their jobs 

How the lack of police transparency compounds the effects of a shrinking media Continue Reading Shots fired: A local news desert leads to lack of crime reporting

Navigating trans rights, religion, and journalism in Pakistan
Continue Reading Voices of the Khwaja sira

How hyperlocal digital community journalism can offer more relevant and equitable coverage Continue Reading Making it ‘Local’: Community data journalism for health justice