RJRC’s new academic director plans to build bridges between academics, journalists, public
By ALLISON RIDGWAY Staff reporter July 20, 2018 Joyce Smith, a researcher and associate professor at the Ryerson School of
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How Ottawa should spend its $50 million to support local news
By APRIL LINDGREN Founding Director, RJRC This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. April 13,
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Innovative ideas to solve media challenges discussed at launch of Digital News Innovation Challenge
Feb. 5, 2018 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter A website to help children understand the news, a mobile platform that
New survey investigates state of smaller-market newspapers in Canada
Feb. 2, 2018 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter A new online survey is asking Canadian journalists working for newspapers with
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NYT Canadian photo archive a rich resource for journalism researchers
By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter The 25,000 New York Times news photographs of Canada now archived in the Ryerson Image
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Putting Canadian politics on the map with ethnic media
This is one of a series of features, news articles and videos on the June 2017 conference “Is no local
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Toronto conference will explore local news woes and solutions
By JASMINE BALA Staff reporter Scholars, journalists and educators from around the world will gather in Toronto this spring to
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Canadian news consumers unaware of financial strain on the industry
By STEPH WECHSLER Special to the RJRC Although Canadians value journalism and believe it is essential to a well-functioning democracy,
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Join us to hear about research into local news poverty
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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
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Brampton’s ethnic media strategy an experiment in reaching out to newcomers
By ISABELLE DOCTO Special to the RJRC Efforts by the City of Brampton to reach newcomers through ethnic media will be
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New research project examines local news poverty
The impact of newsroom cutbacks, consolidations and closures will be the focus of a new study examining local news poverty
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News maps allow users to explore coverage of Toronto neighbourhoods
By ILINA GHOSH Staff Reporter Toronto residents who are concerned about how their neighbourhoods are portrayed in the news
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