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Canadian journalists can learn a lot from the US media’s Trump coverage, says Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent
By Michael Ott for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The loss of trust between the media and audiences that has characterised the Donald Trump era in the United States also played out when Rob Ford was mayor of Toronto, says… -
Canadian news consumers unaware of financial strain on the industry
By Steph Wechsler for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Although Canadians value journalism and believe it is essential to a well-functioning democracy, they don’t want to pay for it, concludes a new study that examined the state of Canadian news… -
Enabling people with mental illness to make films could challenge media stereotypes, say researchers
By Allison Ridgway for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Three Canadian researchers are giving people who’ve experienced mental illnesses the resources and training to make their own documentary films to see if such videos challenge traditional media stereotypes about people… -
Indigenous stories are mainstream stories, say panellists
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre When Indigenous people share their stories with journalists, it is a part of the reconciliation process and not about assigning blame, the executive director of APTN said during a recent panel… -
Suburban and rural communities underserved by local media, new election research suggests
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The amount of news available about local contests for member of Parliament during the 2015 federal election depended on where in Canada voters were living, a new study by Ryerson University’s … -
Journalism Transformations: Audience behaviour and the future of news
By Ilina Ghosh for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre When Beyoncé released her latest album, Lemonade, exclusively on the music streaming service Tidal, new user sign-ups rose by 1.2 million. But since then, the service’s popularity has once again waned.… -
Pulitzer Prize winners among speakers at Ryerson on May 6 and 7 for editorial cartooning convention
Editorial cartoonists from across North America will meet at the Ryerson School of Journalism this weekend to grapple with issues of censorship, intimidation and other challenges they face in the course of doing their work.… -
Covering aboriginal issues: Tips from TRC commissioner Marie Wilson
TRC commissioner and former journalist Marie Wilson delivers this year’s 2016 Atkinson lecture on covering aboriginal issues at the Ryerson School of Journalism. Photo courtesy Ilina Ghosh. By Ilina Ghosh for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Journalists must embrace their…
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