8 months ago
How tracking can improve gender representation in sourcing from j-school to the newsroom
So far, focused, sustained attention on diversity in sourcing leads to results.
2 years ago
Tracking the gender gap in Canadian media
Maite Taboada, Simon Fraser University and Fatemeh Torabi Asr, Simon Fraser University
“I believe that all voices are equal and deserving of equal respect.” That’s what Siri responds when asked if she is a feminist.
We share Siri’s…
3 years ago
Take the J-Source survey on gender diversity in Canadian news media
The results of this survey will provide crucial information about representation in newsrooms.
4 years ago
New database seeks to amplify women’s voices in the news media
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign
By Michael Ott
“We couldn’t find any expert women,” cannot be an excuse.
That’s the mantra of a new website dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in Canadian news media. Expertwomen.ca seeks…
4 years ago
Live Blog: Harassment of Women in Media
It is not just Internet trolls. These days, it is often not safe for women to speak up anywhere – online, on air and in print.
4 years ago
“Bhumika Can Speak For Herself” using AI technology
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign
By Tamsyn Burgmann
Bhumika Shrestha gazes ahead with attentive eyes, shifts in her seat and awaits the first question: “Did you always know you are transgender?”
She takes in the question…
4 years ago
Blessing or curse?
By Sydney Jones for The Signal
On the morning of Halloween, 2014, adults disguised as ghouls and witches carried briefcases and purses as they walked to work, crunching across the leaves in front of Stephanie Domet’s house.
Normally by this…
5 years ago
Updated rules for language, terms for marginalized communities being discussed for new edition of Canadian Press Stylebook
By Allison Ridgway and Ania Bessonov
The Canadian Press (CP) is discussing how to update its stylebook to reflect changing language surrounding LGBTQ, Indigenous and disabled communities, CP’s editor-in-chief said during a Ryerson Journalism Research Centre panel earlier this month.…
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