To improve newsroom diversity, La Presse recruited outside of francophone journalism schools. An office’s group shot usually exudes pride, but this one caused embarrassment. In…
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New TVO Ontario Hubs might be Model for Supporting Local Journalism
The crisis in local journalism is well documented, most extensively in a report last January by the Public Policy Forum, and by others who have painted in…
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News outlets in Canadian communities are falling like bowling pins. At least 171 media organizations in 138 communities closed between 2008 and this January, according to…
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The Canada Periodical Fund may broaden its horizons in the years to come. Luc Marchand, the director of the Canada Periodical Fund, told attendees at…
View More Canada Periodical Fund Changing With the Times‘I’ve Never Encountered a Non-white Journalism Professor’
Journalism and the media play a major role in forming a national identity and informing the public about what’s important. That is why Rohit Joseph,…
View More ‘I’ve Never Encountered a Non-white Journalism Professor’What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and Journalists
When Rogers Media announced it was cutting 110 positions in May, Canadians — journalists, community leaders and critics — focused on OMNI. Not just because…
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Some Advice for Parents of a J-school Student
There’s a frequent question we hear from parents and their offspring considering enrolling in our program that likely reflects a broader perception in society: “Isn’t…
View More Some Advice for Parents of a J-school StudentHow Stats and Hiring Strategies Can Help Address Newsroom Diversity
In the early ’90s, Ryerson University professor emeritus John Miller conducted a study on the visual representation of minority groups in Canadian newspapers. He looked…
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