Tag / Local news
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Librarians can help create inventories for community news access in Canada
A not-so-modest proposal for an annual census of local news outlets and a news poverty index -
Rethinking journalism in the age of news fatigue
News avoidance is at an all-time high, and there has been no shortage of negative content. Here’s how journalists and content creators are trying to help audiences fight media burnout -
Staying Alive: Trauma-Informed Broadcasting and Mental Well-being with Tamara Cherry and Mark Henick
With heightened awareness of the realities of difficult storytelling and the demands of work, journalistic practice has been pushed to evolve. Journalist Tamara Cherry and author and advocate Mark Henick discuss newsrooms’ responsibility to workers and sources. -
Staying Alive: Breaking Down Public Policy’s Role in Local Broadcasting with Anja Karadeglija
With major legislative changes surrounding news delivery in Canada, tech and news organizations are mapping their next moves. Parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija discusses the function of the broadcast regulator in the digital age. -
Staying Alive: Understanding News Deserts with Anita Li
Newsroom convergence means Canada has seen a rise in news deserts and ghost newsrooms. Media consultant Anita Li explores the consequences, effects and innovative solutions on geographic and cultural communities across the country. -
Staying Alive: The Reality of Freelancing with Nora Loreto
As freelance journalism increasingly becomes the norm in the broadcasting industry, Canadian Freelance Union President Nora Loreto discusses strategies for entrepreneurs to succeed in a challenging media environment. -
Staying Alive: Post-Pandemic Broadcasting with Adrian Harewood
From FAST streaming news channels to continued remote production, journalism professor Adrian Harewood analyzes the effects of post-pandemic local broadcasting in Canada. -
Introducing Staying Alive: Preserving Local News in Canada
TMU instructor and broadcaster Winston Sih expands conversations with local news experts with Season 2 of journalism research podcast -
We’re losing journalists. And PR jobs are rising
There are fewer journalists per capita in B.C. today than there have been in a generation, reveals recent census data -
Pandemic field notes from small market media
Low pay, high demands, racism and isolation go with reporting jobs in smaller and rural markets. The conditions raise questions about how to keep local news alive and attract the journalists needed to report it
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