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  • The Power of Place: When ‘Local’ is More than a Catchphrase

    While big-city newsrooms discuss the future of local news, the voice of rural Canada wanes. Continue Reading The Power of Place: When ‘Local’ is More than a Catchphrase

  • New TVO Ontario Hubs might be a model for supporting local journalism

    John Ferri, VP of Current Affairs and Documentaries at TVO, explains how the Ontario Hub model will work. Continue Reading New TVO Ontario Hubs might be a model for supporting local journalism

  • Sarah Stonbely, Gretchen King, Patricia Elliott and moderator Andrea Hunter (associate professor of journalism at Concordia University) discuss crowdfunding the news June 3. Photo courtesy of Gregory Furgala.

    Community media only needs a little to do a lot but even limited funding is disappearing, experts say

    By Gregory Furgala for the Local News Conference Small-scale community news outlets can have a meaningful impact and thrive “on a shoestring,” but decreases in funding have left the sector reeling, say community news researchers. Non-profit community media in Canada, which has traditionally relied on a combination of government assistance and private investment, have seen those funds…
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    Research shows that local news reporters are working harder than ever – and they’re loving it

    By Gregory Furgala for the Local News Conference Across the United States, reporters and editors at local newspapers are working longer hours, in smaller newsrooms and with fewer opportunities for advancement. They’re also optimistic about the future of local news, and their futures in it, a recent study in the Columbia Journalism Review has found.…

  • Steven Zhou, Chelby Marie Daigle, Ishmael Daro and Naheed Mustafa speak on June 4 panel moderated by Amira Elghawaby. Photo courtesy of Angela Long.

    Muslim communities are telling new stories to break old stereotypes, say panelists

    By Angela Long for the Local News Conference If you want to learn about the Muslim community, don’t read the news, says the associate editor of The Islamic Monthly.   Steven Zhou, who converted to Islam six years ago, said writing about a community takes time and resources. As a result, too many publications produce “surface-level” stories fulfilling…

  • Asmaa Malik, Catherine Wallace, Tyler Nagel and Gavin Adamson discuss source diversity at June conference. Photo courtesy of Abby Plener.

    Researchers urge journalists to examine who gets quoted in news stories

    By Abby Plener for the Local News Conference While the value of different sources can be subjective, newsrooms have a responsibility to interrogate their choices surrounding which voices get the most coverage, researchers agreed at a recent conference on local news. Asmaa Malik, assistant professor at the Ryerson School of Journalism, emphasized that in a fast-paced newsroom,…
  • Lenny Carpenter, Wawmeesh Hamilton, Maureen Googoo and Michael Dick at the Ryerson School of Journalism June 4. Photo courtesy of Abby Plener.

    Listening to community members essential, say Indigenous journalists sharing industry experiences at local news conference

    By Abby Plener for the Local News Conference While working in community news, Wawmeesh Hamilton heard a story from a reporter at a rival paper that he found concerning. The journalist told him that their publisher said that First Nations stories did not warrant enough interest to earn a spot on the front page. Hamilton recalls being…

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    Here’s all our coverage from the Local News conference

    Here are all of our live blogs from the Local News conference at Ryerson University in Toronto on June 3-4, 2017. Understanding Local Journalism: An Overview April Lindgren, Colette Brin, Damian Radcliffe and Michelle Ferrier give overviews into their research around local news. Does Local News Matter? Tales From the Trenches James Gordon, Brian Lambie and…
  • Robert Washburn, professor of journalism at Loyalist College, and Gretchen King, PhD candidate and community media advocate, discuss their research at the Journalism in Crisis book launch panel at the Ryerson School of Journalism Feb. 9. Photo courtesy of Steph Wechsler.

    News needs of smaller communities require special attention, researcher says

    By Steph Wechsler for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The ongoing discussion about the state of Canadian news media tends to overlook what’s happening in smaller communities, local news advocate Robert Washburn said during a recent presentation at the Ryerson School of Journalism. Community-based newsrooms, including local television and community-run radio stations, are deeply rooted…

  • Scholars, journalists and educators from around the world will gather in Toronto this spring to discuss the state of local journalism.

    Toronto conference will explore local news woes and solutions

    By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Scholars, journalists and educators from around the world will gather in Toronto this spring to discuss the state of local journalism, develop new research initiatives and explore solutions for communities that are underserved in terms of access to local news. “Is no local news bad news?…
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