Tag / COVID-19
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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 Continue Reading Journalism, vicarious trauma and the view from Portapique
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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 Continue Reading Obits evolve with digital mourning
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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 Continue Reading Suspending freedom of information cannot be made permanent
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What COVID-19 teaches us about the divide between mainstream and multilingual media
A five-part research series by New Canadian Media unpacks the impacts of ethnic media’s pandemic coverage for multilingual communities. Here’s how we did it Continue Reading What COVID-19 teaches us about the divide between mainstream and multilingual media
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COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Estevan Mercury
This post is part of the COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada, a joint initiative of J-Source, the Local News Research Project at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Continue Reading COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Estevan Mercury
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Survey: recent journalism grads working at weekly newspapers hit hardest by pandemic
New journalists find communities engaged with COVID-19 news, but important stories unrelated to pandemic going uncovered Continue Reading Survey: recent journalism grads working at weekly newspapers hit hardest by pandemic
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Photographing beyond ‘needle-in-puddle’
With so many crises making news these days, we see a rise in harmful imagery. A journalist considers the result Continue Reading Photographing beyond ‘needle-in-puddle’
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Follow the Money: Into the Nursing Home Complex
Zaid Noorsumar investigates how long-term care coverage missed the warning signs of a system in crisis Continue Reading Follow the Money: Into the Nursing Home Complex
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What’s plaguing Toronto’s ethnic press?
In a city of immigrants, non-English language newspapers play a critical role in the fight against COVID-19. Can they survive the pandemic? Continue Reading What’s plaguing Toronto’s ethnic press?
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Black Press Media employees question keeping workers in offices as second wave hits B.C.
As COVID-19 cases hit record highs, workers at the paper chain say they’re concerned their employer isn’t allowing WFH option, per public health advice Continue Reading Black Press Media employees question keeping workers in offices as second wave hits B.C.
