documentary
-
Documentary to highlight 2017 Worlds of Journalism study results of Canadian journalists as ‘detached watchdogs’
Jan. 8, 2017 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter Scholarly research that explores how Canadian journalists view their role in society will be highlighted in a new documentary and accompanying website based on the results of the Canadian Worlds of Journalism Study. “SHATTERED” directed by Lindsay Fitzgerald, a graduate of Ryerson’s Bachelor of Journalism and documentary-media MFA programs, will explore the…
Read More » -
Investigative journalism essential to exposing deception, says “All Governments Lie” producer
By JASMINE BALA Staff reporter Journalists shouldn’t worry about being branded activists because they are in fact “activists for truth,” says Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Raymont. The need for hard-hitting investigative journalism is greater now than ever, Raymont said following a March 23 screening of his new documentary on investigative journalism. “It’s the best of times and the worst of…
Read More » -
Journalists in Mexico are risking their lives to do their job
By JASMINE BALA Staff reporter Mexico’s drug cartels are making full use of cyberspace to mount a campaign of intimidation targeting the country’s journalists and society, says exiled Mexican journalist Luis Horacio Nájera. Since he fled Mexico in 2008, the drug cartels’ presence on social media has expanded and they now broadcast torture, decapitations and killings on blogs like Blog…
Read More »