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RJRC’s new multimedia journal examines the many facets of local news

By ALLISON RIDGWAY Staff reporter July 19, 2018 The relationship between local charities and news, an app that tracks the

By APRIL LINDGREN Founding Director, RJRC This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. April 13,

Feb. 5, 2018 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter A website to help children understand the news, a mobile platform that

Feb. 2, 2018 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter A new online survey is asking Canadian journalists working for newspapers with

January 30, 2018 By RHIANNA JACKSON-KELSO Staff reporter The breakdown of trust between journalists and the public is due in

Jan. 23, 2017 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter A recent graduate from Ryerson’s master of journalism program has received a

This is one of a series of features, news articles and videos on the June 2017 conference “Is no local

By STEPH WECHSLER Special to the RJRC The ongoing discussion about the state of Canadian news media tends to overlook

By STEPH WECHSLER Special to the RJRC Although Canadians value journalism and believe it is essential to a well-functioning democracy,

By JASMINE BALA Staff Reporter The amount of news available about local contests for member of Parliament during the 2015

Local journalism in many jurisdictions is under threat as news outlets scale back operations, consolidate or close altogether, and many

By ILINA GHOSH Staff Reporter Toronto residents who are concerned about how their neighbourhoods are portrayed in the news