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Exposing Abuse Within Canada’s International Student Boom

Walrus journalist Nicholas Hune-Brown retraces the steps that led to his ground-breaking investigation—probing exploitative ...
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Reconciliation in the age of AI and social media

To help achieve reconciliation, we need a free, strong media where people in Canada can get accurate information, hear ...
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Comment un journaliste a révélé les dérives du recrutement international au Canada

Le journaliste du Walrus, Nicholas Hune-Brown, revient sur l’enquête qui lui a permis de dévoiler les dérives du recrutement ...
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Comment un journaliste a mis au jour des inconduites sexuelles au sein du SCRS

Le journaliste de La Presse Canadienne, Darryl Greer, raconte comment il a percé la culture du secret d’une agence d’espionnage pour révéler un climat d’abus longtemps gardé hors du regard du public.
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There are fewer journalists in Canada than 15 years ago — but not as few as you might think

There are fewer journalists in Canada today than 15 years ago — but not as few as you might think, according to data from the 2016 census, the most recent and comprehensive data available. Indeed, ...
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Crime, coverage and stereotypes: Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood

Is the media's coverage of Jane and Finch disproportionally negative? Eric Mark Do, J-Source's new Students' Lounge editor and Ryerson Journalism student, looks at the media's coverage of crime in the ...
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Over 250 Canadian news media outlets have closed in the last 10 years

Over the last 10 years, the number of media outlets in Canada has dwindled — and not enough new media outlets have sprung up to replace them. According to data collected by the Local News Research ...
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First batch of Google’s $100 million is paid. Here’s who won big and who didn’t

Every two weeks starting April 30, newsrooms across Canada are receiving cheques in the mail with their share of the $100 million paid by Google as a result of the Online News Act. The group in charge ...
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Long journey of reconciliation ahead at Canada’s journalism schools

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. University journalism programs across Canada say they need more money, staff and time to properly educate students about Indigenous history and ...
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Making it ‘Local’: Community data journalism for health justice

How hyperlocal digital community journalism can offer more relevant and equitable coverage Continue Reading Making it ‘Local’: Community data journalism for health justice This paper reports on a ...
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Journalists across Canada remain unequipped to deal with online harassment

On Aug. 11, 2022, a group of journalists broke journalism’s well-accepted (though criticizable) golden rule: do not publicly do activism. The cause was important, though. After a few weeks of ...
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What the decision in a dispute between CBC and Ahmar Khan proves about how Canadian news organizations fail racialized journalists

In a decision released Wednesday, an arbitrator ruled that the public broadcaster “acted improperly” in firing CBC Manitoba journalist Ahmar Khan after he set off “a chain of events” with his tweet ...