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Concern about newsroom AI covered at second Future of Independent Media Summit

Community engagement and funding were also among the issues discussed the meeting organized by Press Forward on Oct. 4 at ...
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Here are the inaugural winners of the Canadian Student Journalism Awards

Earlier this month, J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada announced the recipients of its inaugural 2025 Canadian Student ...
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The emerging political power of social media influencers

Influencers on social media who dabble in politics have not earned a stellar reputation. Last year, the U.S. Department of ...
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Review of Christopher Cheung’s Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and ...

Book review by Shenaz Kermalli Continue Reading Review of Christopher Cheung’s Under the White Gaze: Solving the Problem of ...
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New study launching of how journalists do their jobs

Journalistic Role Performance Project, an international effort, plans to look at 3 sources on 4 platforms to update early pandemic results ...
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Canadian Media Diversity: Calls to Action

CABJ and CJOC on how to improve media representation and inclusion, now Continue Reading Canadian Media Diversity: Calls to Action Canadian newsrooms and media coverage are not truly representative of ...
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Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last 10 years

According to data collected by the Local News Research Project, a majority of closures have been community papers. Continue Reading Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last 10 ...
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With ‘Documenters,’ newsrooms get help from citizens

A collaboration between a Toronto newsroom and a Montreal university is hoping to bridge gaps in local reporting of public meetings Continue Reading With ‘Documenters,’ newsrooms get help from ...
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Shots fired: A local news desert leads to lack of crime reporting

How the lack of police transparency compounds the effects of a shrinking media Continue Reading Shots fired: A local news desert leads to lack of crime reporting Based on a shooting incident in ...
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Here’s how metrics and analytics are changing newsroom practice

There’s an ongoing debate about whether the influence of audience data is good or bad for journalistic practice. But it’s not the audience data that’s an issue – it’s the way they’re used Continue ...
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There are fewer journalists in Canada than 15 years ago — but not as few as you might think

Statistics Canada data shows that between 2001 and 2016 the total number of journalists in the country declined by only 7 percent - and it looks like hiring is starting to inch upwards again. Continue ...
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Journalists across Canada remain unequipped to deal with online harassment

News organizations need to step up their commitments to share aggregated data of online threats against employees and offer flexibility to journalists when dealing with harassment. Continue Reading ...