The two-year-old beat, funded by different religious groups, is fostering community engagement and providing new revenue Continue Reading Free Press religion reporter on how the paper is restoring faith in Winnipeg news coverage
This post is part of the COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada, a joint initiative of J-Source, the Local News Research Project at Ryerson University and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Continue Reading COVID-19 Media Impact Map for Canada: Winnipeg Free Press
Free Press religion reporter John Longhurst on the paper’s work ramping up the faith beat Continue Reading Why faith groups in Winnipeg are funding religious journalism at the Free Press
This article was originally published by the Winnipeg Free Press and appears here with the editor’s permission. Thursday, Nov. 7, 1918 — 100 years ago today — was a pleasant fall day in Winnipeg, with the temperature hovering around 0 C. Based on today’s boundaries, Winnipeg was then a city of about 220,000 and had…
The “Food for Thought” project, which covered 24 stories from across Winnipeg, has an average read time of 19 minutes. Continue Reading Winnipeg Free Press’s 24-hour food focus attracts viewers
Micropayment model has become a marketing tool to sell frequent customers on full digital subscriptions. Continue Reading Winnipeg Free Press uses human touch to get digital subscribers
Reporters are trying to balance the cultural shift that challenges traditional justice system narratives against rules of procedure around court cases. Continue Reading Court reporters grapple with meeting the plea for trauma informed reporting
Winnipeg Free Press publisher Bob Cox says there is no place where a truly competitive media market exists in Canada. Continue Reading Government should not be picking winners and losers in the media world
Winnipeg Free Press believed to be the first daily in Canada to hire a reporter to focus on marijuana. Continue Reading Here’s why the Winnipeg Free Press hired a cannabis reporter
Citing the economic downturn, the Free Press is considering cutting reporters, copy editors and photographers, among others.