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Canadian Journalism Innovators launches to accelerate digital media growth

TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2019: Canadian Journalism Innovators, a new journalist-driven initiative supporting media innovation, is being announced Jan. 26 at this year’s DemocracyXChange. Canadian Journalism Innovators is a collaboration of media outlets focused on tackling three of the biggest challenges facing the journalism industry: a lack of money, innovation and diversity. At a time when…
Trust in the news is substantially up in Canada, new report finds

Reuters Institute Digital News report finds that Canadians trust their news more compared to other nations. Continue Reading Trust in the news is substantially up in Canada, new report finds
How 80-year-old Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the CBC, is driving innovation from within

By Tracey Lindeman for Nieman Lab Up in the tower of Radio-Canada‘s Montreal headquarters, overlooking the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the old Molson brewery, is the nervous system of the 80-year-old national public broadcaster’s digital shift. This particular meeting is centered on chatbots — namely, the chatbots being built by a small team of engineers at Radio-Canada, the…
Don’t touch that chequebook! A second look at The Shattered Mirror

By Madelaine Drohan Traditional media firms are undoubtedly suffering in the digital age. But does it follow that the public is being harmed? The Public Policy Forum’s recent report on the state of Canadian media conveys a great deal of information about journalistic jobs lost, newspapers shuttered and the giant sucking sound of advertising revenues…
Ten ways to build a new Canadian media ecosystem

By David Beers and Robyn Smith “Ailing,” “beleaguered” and “being murdered” — according to its own headlines, 2016 was a rough year for journalism in Canada. Entering 2017, it shows no signs of recovery. Legacy media are still struggling with the digital transition. Advertising dollars are all but gone, sucked up by American web platforms…
Memo: JP Fozo appointed Assistant Managing Editor, Digital Platforms, at Toronto Star

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Feb. 3, 2017 from Michael Cooke, editor, and Irene Gentle, managing editor. We are delighted to announce JP Fozo in a new role, Assistant Managing Editor, Digital Platforms. JP arrived at the Star in 2014 as senior editor, digital projects. He became known to most of…

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Canadian Journalism Innovators launches to accelerate digital media growth

Trust in the news is substantially up in Canada, new report finds

How 80-year-old Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the CBC, is driving innovation from within

Don’t touch that chequebook! A second look at The Shattered Mirror

Ten ways to build a new Canadian media ecosystem

Memo: JP Fozo appointed Assistant Managing Editor, Digital Platforms, at Toronto Star