Red Deer, a city of about 100,000, isn’t the only place in the country where the crisis in local journalism is reshaping political coverage in advance of the October 21 federal election
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In a city already lacking local media, failing to represent Brampton’s diverse population could lead to lost opportunities for residents, said participants at a recent town hall on media diversity in Brampton. New Canadian Media…
View More It Costs Us All When Media Fails to Reflect its AudienceCanada’s oldest media union is renewing calls on the federal government to intervene and help the country’s struggling news media outlets, after Postmedia Network Inc. and Torstar Corp. announced today they will collectively shutter more than…
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Q: Could you tell me a little bit about your background in journalism? A: I came to Ryerson in 2007, but before that I worked for 25 years as a political and economics reporter on…
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