This is one of a series of articles and videos on the June 2017 conference “Is no local news bad news? Local journalism and its future” hosted by the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre. Watch the full conference panel below. To read more about the conference and local news, visit:  localnews.journalism.ryerson.ca. By MIRIAM VALDES-CARLETTI Staff reporter Newsroom collaborations can give students valuable training and provide a service by filling gaps in local news coverage, says a media labour expert. Errol Salamon, the work and labour editor at J-Source, says that established media publishers and editors have also helped students by giving…