Call for papers: Conference on local news and its future
Local journalism in many jurisdictions is under threat as news outlets scale back operations, consolidate or close altogether, and many online local […]
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Duncan McCue works with Ryerson J-School on curriculum for covering indigenous issues
BY JASMINE BALA Staff Reporter Reporters working in Canadian newsrooms should receive diversity training just like police officers and health workers do […]
Film exposes role of Ugandan newspapers in persecution of LGBTQ community
BY JESSICA ROSS Special to the RJRC Queer Ugandan filmmaker Kamoga Hassan lives in fear for his life, but says he is determined to […]
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is part of a journalist’s job, say panelists
BY MADDIE BINNING Staff Reporter Young journalists – and even industry veterans – can feel uncomfortable reporting controversial stories on topics like […]
Positive mental health stories more often shared online than negative stories, study finds
BY JASMINE BALA Staff Reporter News stories that deal with mental health-related recovery and treatment are shared much more frequently than stories […]