Protests and Pandemics: Transparency and the Policing of Press Freedom
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Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly will talk about how press freedom in Canada is being challenged.
Access to Information in the Time of COVID-19: Obstacles and Opportunities in Canadian Journalism
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Centre for Access to Information and Justice will be holding a webinar about navigating Canada’s federal ATI system in times of COVID-19 with panelists Dr. Elyse Amend and Margaret Thompson.
3 months ago
Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
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News
In the course of investigating complaints, information commissioner Caroline Maynard noticed vulnerabilities to Canada's access regime, some a direct result of the pandemic and others that have simply been worsened by COVID-19
4 months ago
Survey: making social media giants share ad revenue would support local journalism, say newsroom leaders
More than 80% of respondents across print and broadcasting reporting lower ad revenue during COVID-19
5 months ago
Record of long-term care coverage shows failure to challenge power structures
Analysis: The public has been inaccurately informed about the connections between big business and policy making by decades of coverage that didn’t critically examine the role of key lobbying group
EPIB-641 Epidemiology 101 for Journalists
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This short, online course will introduce epidemiologic concepts to health/science journalists.
5 months ago
N.W.T. is the only place in Canada where journalists have priority access to COVID-19 vaccines
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News
As vulnerable communities and the majority of the population in Canada remain underserved by the vaccine rollout, there’s been little discussion about priority designation for essential media workers
5 months ago
Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique
A year after covering a massacre, 13 months of a pandemic and managing the uncertainty around employment in the field has taken a toll, one I didn’t know I had signed up for as a local news reporter
6 months ago
Obits evolve with digital mourning
The professional craft of obituary writing has been disappearing with newspapers' decline. But in the wake of public health crises, large scale commemorative projects are reviving the medium
6 months ago
Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
Canadian authorities have been using the pandemic to further slow access requests since last March. But transparency and essential rights are not something you can put on hold
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