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SUMMARY:Fixing the Future: Looking Backward and Forward at the Evolution of Media & Democracy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/nrtXap6h2Dw” align=”center” css=”” title=”Event Video”][vc_column_text css=””][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Richard Gingras\, former global VP of News at Google and globally respected media thinker \nIn conversation with: Angela Pacienza\, Executive Editor\, Globe and Mail \nThe CJF was pleased to host a timely and candid conversation with Richard Gingras\, former VP of Google News and one of the most influential thinkers at the intersection of media\, technology and democracy. With his recent departure from Google\, this moment offered a rare opportunity for an honest\, reflective look at how the digital era has reshaped journalism and public life. \nThe talk explored how the internet disrupted traditional models\, rewired information flows\, enabled broader expression and shifted distribution control from an army of newspaper carriers to a fragmented\, competitive open ecosystem. He will reflect on the broader democratic consequences\, including the erosion of trust\, the acceleration of misinformation and the new vulnerabilities created by platform-dominated distribution. \nDrawing on his insider experience\, Richard spoked candidly about what technology companies\, publishers\, and journalists could have done better: how search engines and social networks might have approached publisher relationships differently\, and how traditional newsrooms could have adapted more strategically. He’ll explore the digital ad markets and their impact on traditional publisher business models and local economies\, and the paradox of managing free expression and information quality at global scale. The discussion will examine how the publisher–platform relationship evolved\, why it became strained and what lessons can be drawn from that period. \nLooking forward\, the talk considered what is required to create a healthier information ecosystem and will explore what we might do to bring communities together to enable effective self-governance\, addressing  the role AI could play in strengthening or weakening journalism\, what sustainable models for local news might emerge and how platforms\, policymakers and publishers can better align around transparency\, accountability and the needs of democratic societies. \nThis conversation shared a clear assessment of where the media landscape stands today and a thoughtful roadmap for where it must go next. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/fixing-the-future/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. West
CATEGORIES:2026
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SUMMARY:The AI Newsroom Revolution: Building Tomorrow's Journalism Today
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Journalism is being rebuilt in real time\,  and AI is the most powerful tool in the construction kit. \nNewsrooms are using AI to analyze millions of documents overnight\, uncover patterns human eyes would miss\, and produce local election results in dozens of languages simultaneously. Small outlets are suddenly competing with legacy media. Investigative teams are cracking stories that would’ve taken years. This is the upside\, and it’s already happening. \nBut every breakthrough brings new battles: Can we trust AI to get facts right? Will it replace the jobs of the next generation of journalists? Who owns the stories when AI helps report them? And as platforms use AI to summarize our work without sending readers our way\, how do we survive? \nThis virtual panel discussion will bring together experts and journalists working with and reporting on AI for a candid conversation about the opportunities and risks of this revolution in the newsroom.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/0H45WCM3-IY?si=udxkU6nb88APAIDH” align=”center” css=”” title=”Event Video”][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text css=””] \nAdditional Resources and Links\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nIn a new episode of The Banking on AI Podcast\, Canadian Journalism Foundation President and Executive Director Natalie Turvey sits down with host Grant McDonald to unpack how AI can support small\, local newsrooms and investigative reporting and why media literacy is now an essential life skill. \nListen to the episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts\, or watch it on the TD website.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text css=””] \nAP Resources for the AI Newsroom\nAP Verify\, a verification dashboard for user-generated content \nAP Intelligence\, turning news into data \nTalking About AI Newsroom Toolkit: guide is for journalists and media professionals who want to incorporate AI literacy into their reporting and other newsroom processes \nAP’s chapter on how to cover AI\, and link for a 30-day free trial of AP Stylebook: apstylebook.com/aitraining[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=””][vc_column_text css=””] \nSpeakers \nSonali Verma – International News Media Association\n\nSonali Verma leads International News Media Association (INMA) Newsroom Innovation Initiative\, surfacing practical use cases of AI at news brands and sharing her expertise with the INMA community through conferences\, newsletters\, webinars and workshops. She is an executive media consultant who also works as an AI coach for five U.S. news publishers and runs AI training sessions for journalists in Europe. \n  \nSonali worked at the Globe and Mail for 15 years\, where she led a mind shift in getting journalists to understand how data and AI could make them more effective in attracting and retaining subscribers. She also collaborated with The Globe’s data science team to build Sophi.io\, a machine-learning platform that is now used by media companies on five continents. \n  \nShe was a visiting fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University\, focusing on the use of AI in journalism. She previously worked as a journalist at Reuters\, CNBC and Bloomberg in Asia\, North America and Europe. \nChristine Boyd – AI Transformation Office\, CBC\nChristine Boyd is the AI Advisor for CBC/Radio-Canada’s Transformation Office\, where she helps the national public broadcaster navigate the intersection of generative AI and media. Drawing on her extensive background as a journalist at the CBC\, The Globe and Mail\, and the Ottawa Citizen\, Christine leads initiatives that empower staff to adapt to a shifting digital landscape. \nHer work combines strategic governance with hands-on application. She leads the CBC’s AI literacy training for leadership\, co-chairs the Generative AI Community of Practice\, and helps drive generative AI pilots designed to support content intelligence\, accessibility\, and news gathering and production. Christine is dedicated to the responsible adoption of tools that enhance creativity and accessibility without replacing the journalist. \nNicholas Hune-Brown – Executive Editor\, The Local\nNicholas Hune-Brown is a writer and the Executive Editor of The Local\, an online non-profit publication that tells in-depth stories from corners of Toronto too often overlooked. In its first six years\, The Local has been recognized as one of the country’s best new journalism outlets\, earning some of the industry’s highest honours. As a magazine writer for publications like The Walrus\, Toronto Life\, and The Guardian\, Nicholas has won a number of awards\, including multiple National Magazine Awards\, the Canadian Association of Journalists award\, and the 2022 Hillman Prize. \nModerator\nNikita Roy – Founder\, Newsroom Robots Lab\n\nNikita Roy is a data scientist\, journalist\, and Harvard-recognized AI futurist. She is the founder of Newsroom Robots Lab\, an AI training and advisory firm for media organizations\, currently incubating at Harvard Innovation Labs. She also hosts Newsroom Robots\, a globally charting podcast on AI and the future of journalism. As a Knight Fellow at the International Center for Journalists\, she led global efforts to accelerate AI adoption in journalism\, including launching the AI Journalism Lab at the City University of New York\, supported by Microsoft. Nikita also serves on the national board of the Canadian Association of Journalists and is co-chair of its 2026 national conference in Ottawa. She was named one of twelve pioneers and power players shaping the future of news in the 2025 Future Today Strategy Group Tech Trends Report[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:We Survived the Night - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEvent Video\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/qKXE0oHRXOc” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]Julian Brave NoiseCat’s childhood was rich with culture and contradictions. When his Secwépemc and St’at’imc father\, an artist haunted by a turbulent past\, abandoned the family\, he and his non-Native mother were embraced by the urban Native community in Oakland\, California\, as well as by family on the Canim Lake Indian Reserve in British Columbia. In his father’s absence\, NoiseCat immersed himself in Native history and culture to understand the man he seldom saw—his past\, his story\, where he came from—and\, by extension\, himself. \n  \nDrawing from five years of on-the-ground reporting\, We Survived the Night paints a profound and unforgettable portrait of contemporary Indigenous life\, alongside an intimate and deeply powerful reckoning between a father and a son. \nThe CJF hosted the Canadian launch of We Survived the Night\, the debut book from writer\, journalist\, Oscar-nominated filmmaker\, champion powwow dancer\, and student of Salish art and history Julian Brave NoiseCat\, published by Penguin Random House Canada. NoiseCat opened his box of treasures\, sharing the stories and memories that shape his work\, then sat down with award-winning journalist\, author\, and filmmaker Tanya Talaga for a rare and powerful conversation—an evening of storytelling\, reflection\, and connection. \nThrough this dialogue\, two of the most influential Indigenous voices in contemporary storytelling explored the intersections of memory\, identity\, and truth-telling — and how these threads shape both personal narrative and community understanding.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEvent Photos\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”View the Photo Album” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fflic.kr%2Fs%2FaHBqjCAEXq”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Massey College\, 4 Devonshire Place\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2025
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SUMMARY:The New Age of Digital Deception: What\'s Changed and How to Fight Back
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Canadian Journalism Foundation in partnership with MediaSmarts presented a free Media Literacy Week J-Talks event. \nRenowned digital media expert Craig Silverman mapped this new landscape of digital deception and revealed practical defence strategies for journalists and citizens. The talk explored how modern verification tools like Indicator fit into today’s newsroom toolkit\, and investigative techniques to separate authentic content from sophisticated fakes. \nThe evening featured an in-depth conversation with Carolyn Jarvis exploring Silverman’s frontline experience tracking misinformation campaigns and his vision for building more resilient information ecosystems.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”25730″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” title=”View video on CPAC” link=”https://www.cpac.ca/public-record/episode/cjf-j-talks—new-age-of-digital-deception-whats-changed-and-how-to-fight-back?id=bd5eff32-0cb2-4353-92db-fc08a1d42797″][vc_btn title=”Watch the event on CPAC” color=”danger” align=”center” css=”” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpac.ca%2Fpublic-record%2Fepisode%2Fcjf-j-talks—new-age-of-digital-deception-whats-changed-and-how-to-fight-back%3Fid%3Dbd5eff32-0cb2-4353-92db-fc08a1d42797″][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Speakers\nCraig Silverman\nCraig Silverman is an award-winning journalist and author\, and one of the world’s leading experts on online disinformation and digital investigations. He is the co-founder of Indicator\, a newsletter and website dedicated to exposing digital deception and equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to help them investigate it. \nCarolyn Jarvis\nNational Anchor with CTV News Channel\, Carolyn Jarvis was raised in Richmond\, B.C.\, and has spent time stationed at five bureaus across Canada as a reporter. She previously served as west coast correspondent and weekend anchor for Global News’ flagship nightly newscast\, before becoming Chief Correspondent and host of the network’s current affairs show\, 16×9. She has received a multitude of awards for large-scale investigative journalism projects\, including the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s top prize for Excellence in Journalism (2025); the Canadian Screen Award for Best National Reporter (2018); multiple RTDNA Awards; New York Festivals awards (2015\, 2016\, 2018)\, and recognition from the Sidney Hillman Foundation (2023 & 2018). In addition to her on-air work\, Jarvis takes pride in mentoring young journalists and working on collaborative projects with universities and newsrooms across the country.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is presented in partnership with the Canadian Commission for Unesco.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEvent Photos\n[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=””]JTNDYSUyMGRhdGEtZmxpY2tyLWVtYmVkJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5mbGlja3IuY29tJTJGcGhvdG9zJTJGY2pmcHJvZ3JhbXMlMkZhbGJ1bXMlMkY3MjE3NzcyMDMzMDAzNTgzMyUyMiUyMHRpdGxlJTNEJTIyVGhlJTIwTmV3JTIwQWdlJTIwb2YlMjBEaWdpdGFsJTIwRGVjZXB0aW9uJTIyJTNFJTNDaW1nJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZsaXZlLnN0YXRpY2ZsaWNrci5jb20lMkY2NTUzNSUyRjU0ODkyMjQ3NDUzXzQxMjA2ZGE0MzZfaC5qcGclMjIlMjB3aWR0aCUzRCUyMjE2MDAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIxMjAwJTIyJTIwYWx0JTNEJTIyVGhlJTIwTmV3JTIwQWdlJTIwb2YlMjBEaWdpdGFsJTIwRGVjZXB0aW9uJTIyJTJGJTNFJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMGFzeW5jJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyJTJGJTJGZW1iZWRyLmZsaWNrci5jb20lMkZhc3NldHMlMkZjbGllbnQtY29kZS5qcyUyMiUyMGNoYXJzZXQlM0QlMjJ1dGYtOCUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRnNjcmlwdCUzRQ==[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. West
CATEGORIES:2025
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SUMMARY:Diversity at the Crossroads: Protecting Inclusive Journalism in Canada
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As anti-diversity movements gain momentum in the United States\, Canadian journalism stands at a critical juncture. The Canadian Journalism Foundation\, in partnership with Informed Perspectives\, presented a timely discussion examining whether these concerning trends could undermine the representation of women\, Indigenous\, Black and other racialized journalists in our newsrooms and threaten the accurate portrayal of diverse Canadian experiences in our media. This essential conversation brought together leading voices from across the industry to address pressing questions:  \n\nWhy is it important that Canadian journalism reflect the full diversity of the population it serves?\nWhat difference does the presence of historically under-represented voices in news coverage make to democracy?\nCan our media maintain its commitment to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion despite growing resistance? \nWhat strategies can newsrooms implement to protect the progress we’ve made? \n\nThe conversation explored how preserving diverse perspectives in journalism not only creates more inclusive newsrooms but strengthens the quality\, accuracy\, and democratic function of Canadian media for all citizens.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEvent Photos\n[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=””]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nEvent video\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”25369″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https://www.cpac.ca/public-record/episode/cjf-j-talks-protecting-inclusive-journalism-in-canada?id=574fd7fa-5449-4abc-af88-4a5d2157db2d”][vc_btn title=”Watch the event on Public Record on CPAC” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cpac.ca%2Fpublic-record%2Fepisode%2Fcjf-j-talks-protecting-inclusive-journalism-in-canada%3Fid%3D574fd7fa-5449-4abc-af88-4a5d2157db2d”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Speakers\nNick Davis\nNicholas Davis is an accomplished journalist and writer. He’s currently the Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion at CBC. Previous to that he was Manager of Program Development for CBC\, where he was responsible for the ongoing development of local programming in radio\, television and online. \nNick has worked in radio\, television and print for the past 33 years covering everything from current affairs to the arts. He has won many awards for his journalism\, including a 2006 Gabriel for a story he did on Holly Jones. He’s worked at CBC for the past 23 years as a reporter and producer — most notably as Senior Producer for Metro Morning\, where Nick was part of the team that made the program the number one morning show in Toronto. \nNick has published and edited magazines\, been a crime reporter\, hosted TV and radio programs. He has covered two Olympic Games (Nagano and Sydney) and has taught radio skills to new journalists across the country for CBC. He’s also lectured on journalism at Ryerson University\, Seneca College\, Sheridan College and Centennial College. \nKaryn S. (Pabàmàdiz) Pugliese\nKaryn Pugliese is an award-winning journalist and editor with senior leadership experience at APTN\, CBC\, and Canada’s National Observer. She has led high-impact investigations that shaped public debate and supported legal reform\, while mentoring the next generation of journalists in newsrooms and university classrooms. A frequent speaker at IRE\, NAJA\, the UN\, and CJF J-Talks\, she is known for her clear-eyed leadership and principled approach to journalism. Karyn is a citizen of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation\, of Algonquin and Italian descent\, and currently writes\, podcasts\, and hosts How I Managed\, a Substack on newsroom life and media leadership. \nPriya Ramanujam\nPriya Ramanujam is the Assistant Managing Editor of Newsroom Development and Social Issues at the Toronto Star. She leads the Star’s storied yearlong internship program\, facilitates staff training initiatives and is the point person for hiring in the newsroom. She also oversees the paper’s social issues team including the immigration\, education and health beats. She is a driving force of change in the newsroom\, mentoring emerging talent and helping identify future leaders. Previously at the Star\, Priya was the senior editor of city-life and worked as a team editor and digital producer. Born and raised in Scarborough\, Priya has held a wide range of roles in journalism. Among them\, she worked as a digital editor at Metro News\, instructor at Humber and Centennial colleges\, columnist for The Scarborough Mirror and reporter and production editor for New Canadian Media. While still a student at Humber College\, she co-founded Urbanology Magazine\, a publication covering hip-hop culture in Toronto and beyond\, and co-created and ran Say Word\, a multimedia program designed to introduce Scarborough youth to journalism. After a career that’s spanned just over two decades\, the same thing motivates Priya now as when she first applied to j-school: a desire to increase the diversity in both the stories being told and the people who are telling them.  \nAajah Sauter\nAajah Sauter is an Edmonton-born and Toronto-based multimedia journalist with a keen interest in audio and broadcasting. \nA recent graduate from MacEwan University in Edmonton\, Aajah worked as the opinion and culture editor for MacEwan’s student magazine\, where she developed a passion for arts and culture reporting. Aajah was a 2024 Black Journalism fellowship recipient from the Canadian Journalism Foundation\, spending six months at CBC working as a producer on various shows. \nIn 2024\, Aajah served as an academic intern at The Decibel at The Globe\, and returned to the podcast a year later as a freelance associate producer to cover Canada’s federal election. When she’s not pitching and writing stories\, Aajah enjoys live music\, taking dance classes\, or watching video essays on internet culture analysis. \nFarah Nasser\, Moderator\nOne of Canada’s most recognizable faces in news\, Farah Nasser is a thought leader\, global speaker\, award-winning journalist and news anchor. \nMost recently she served as anchor of Global National\, one of three of Canada’s national newscasts. \nFor nearly 25 years\, Farah has provided Canadian viewers with much needed clarity and has been on the ground during major events such as the Toronto van attack\, the London\, Ontario terror attack and was in Washington for the election of Joe Biden. She was the first journalist to be granted a one-on-one with PM Justin Trudeau after the country reopened in 2021. \nNasser has moderated key political debates\, including the main 2018 Ontario provincial election debate\, and the only broadcast 2019 Toronto mayoral debate. \nShe has received numerous journalism awards and has been praised as a pioneer for her groundbreaking reporting on racial divides and the experiences of marginalized peoples. She has similarly received plaudits for her TEDx talk titled “The Power of Intellectual Humility” and her new History Channel series #CanadaUncovered\, exploring the history not taught in Canadian textbooks. \nNasser spends a large portion of her time volunteering in the community. Passionate about championing the rights of women and girls\, she is the celebrated ambassador for Plan Canada and a member of the International Women’s Forum. Nasser also sits on the board of directors of the Canadian Journalism Foundation\, serves as a mentor for the Canadian Association of Journalists and for CivicAction\, a non-profit that brings together senior and emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is presented in partnership with Informed Perspectives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/dei-and-democracy/
LOCATION:Isabel Bader Theatre\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2025
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SUMMARY:Pivot to Video 2.0: Direct-to-Platform News Creators
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The media landscape is changing—again. Join us for a critical conversation with leading straight-to-platform video storytellers who are redefining how news reaches audiences in the digital age. \nDive into the future of news: Where are video strategies succeeding? Where are they failing? And how do you turn views into revenue when you’re going direct to your audience in 2025? \nDon’t miss this chance to join leaders in direct-to-platform news creation and dissemination Johnny Harris\, Sophia Smith Galer and Stephanie Wilson Chapin to explore how a new generation of creators is reshaping journalism for a screen-first era.  Broadcast Journalist and Media Expert Ginella Massa  will moderate this timely and important conversation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl7vfZzbKkE” css=”” title=”Watch the event”][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Speakers\nJohnny Harris\nJohnny Harris is a filmmaker and Emmy Award-winning independent journalist who has worked with iconic brands like The New York Times and Vox. He currently is based in Washington\, DC where he makes YouTube videos\, reporting on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe. Johnny’s visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. Johnny\, in partnership with his wife Iz Harris\, continues to push the boundaries of digital storytelling and independent journalism\, most recently by creating their own media umbrella entitled Newpress\, where they work with creators Sam Ellis and Christophe Haubursin by aiding them in the production of their own journalistic content. He holds a BA in international relations from Brigham Young University and an MA in international peace and conflict resolution from American University. \nSophia Smith Galer\nSophia Smith Galer is a multi-award-winning journalist\, author and content creator based in London with more than 180 million video views for her storytelling around technology\, language and culture. She has built a following of over 900\,000 people across platforms and in 2022 British Vogue selected her as one of the 25 most influential women in the UK. A former BBC and VICE journalist\, Sophia is a leading voice within journalism innovation in British journalism\, credited for pioneering vertical-video reporting and building the video scripting app Sophiana. \nStephanie Wilson Chapin\nStrategic Partner Manager\, News\, Sports & TV\, YouTube Canada \nStephanie Wilson Chapin is a seasoned leader who has been immersed in the media industry for over two decades with over 10 of those years in news. In her current role at YouTube in Canada\, Stephanie leads partner engagement and revenue and content strategy for news partners\, supporting Canada’s biggest news brands. Much of her work is focused on helping organizations think through their YouTube strategy and develop their digital strategy at large. \nPrior to YouTube\, Stephanie worked at Bell Media where she led a team that transformed Canada’s biggest TV news brand into Canada’s biggest digital news brand. When she left in 2022\, CTV News routinely sat at #1 in for audience in the Canadian market and the digital properties had won numerous awards. \nPrior to Bell Media\, Stephanie managed digital strategy and content for The Globe and Mail newspaper\, Harlequin and  Sympatico / MSN. \nPut together\, Stephanie’s experience means she has a unique view of the digital news space. She understands the perspectives of legacy and digital-first news organizations as well as the opportunities and challenges that new technology brings. \nAbout the Moderator\nGinella Massa is an award-winning Canadian broadcaster\, media consultant and sought after public speaker. Ginella graduated with an Honours BA in Communication Studies at York University and has a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. She has worked in both TV and radio\, behind the scenes and on air\, at many of Canada’s major networks\, including CTV\, CBC\, and CityNews.  Most recently\, she was the primetime host of “Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa”\, on the country’s national public broadcaster\, making history as North America’s first hijab-wearing national TV news anchor. As a Media Consultant and CEO of her own PR Firm\, Massa Media and Communication\, Ginella helps her clients build strong communications plans through both traditional and social media. Ginella is also a popular social media personality with over 150\,000 followers across her platforms. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/pivot-to-video-2-0-direct-to-platform-news-creators/
CATEGORIES:2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250501T183000
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SUMMARY:Breaking Through the Noise: Reinventing Broadcast News
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”24715\,24717\,24719\,24721\,24723\,24725\,24727\,24729\,24731\,24733\,24735\,24737\,24739\,24741\,24743″ img_size=”medium” css=”” title=”Event photos”][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/18LYRLPIzUM?si=uQGjcm7sjx4CbyUv” align=”center” css=”” title=”View video from the event”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As election coverage transitioned into post-election analysis\, we brought together news leaders from CBC\, CTV\, Global\, and Rogers to explore how broadcast journalism is evolving in our fragmented media landscape. \nIn an era where traditional TV competes with streaming\, podcasts\, and social media\, how are networks maintaining trust while adapting to new audience habits? What lessons from election coverage will shape the future of broadcast news? \nThis timely panel\, bringing together Brodie Fenlon\, editor-in-chief\, CBC News; Richard Gray\, vice-president\, CTV News; Sonia Verma\, editor-in-chief\, Global News and Jonathan Whitten\, news director\, CityNews Toronto\, examined how Canada’s major networks are balancing speed with accuracy\, managing polarization\, and reinventing trusted journalism for today’s digital audience. Award-winning journalist Nam Kiwanuka moderated. \nJoin us for a compelling conversation on the future of broadcast news in Canada—what’s changing\, what’s at stake\, and how newsrooms are evolving to meet the moment.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Panelists\nBrodie Fenlon\nBrodie Fenlon is the General Manager and Editor In Chief of CBC News\, overseeing all news\, current affairs and information programming for the English-language service of Canada’s national public broadcaster\, CBC/Radio-Canada. In his role\, he oversees CBC’s local\, national and international journalism on radio\, TV\, digital and social platforms\, as well as CBC’s local service and bureaus. He is also responsible for CBC’s journalistic standards and practices. \nRichard Gray\nRichard Gray currently serves as Vice-President\, CTV News with Bell Media a position he’s held since August 2022.  Richard’s broadcast career started in high school as a Radio DJ and over the past 35 years he has worked as a TV News Anchor/Reporter; News Director; Director of News and Information Programming; Manager\, Human Resources; Station Manager\, Regional General Manager\, Local Radio/TV and National Head\, CTV2 News.  Richard is broadcast journalism program graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University and has a degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto. \nSonia Verma\nSonia Verma is editor-in-chief of Global News\, where she oversees  Global News’ online platform\, globalnews.ca. \nVerma has received international acclaim for her reporting of the disadvantaged\, displaced and persecuted. Her work investigating\, producing and presenting a documentary in Afghanistan called Growing Up Guantanamo\, about the juvenile prisoners of Guantanamo Bay\, was broadcast on Al Jazeera English as part of its flagship Correspondent series. \nMost recently\, Verma served as a Deputy Humanitarian Representative in the Middle East and North Africa for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). In this role\, she worked to advance the organization’s medical humanitarian response in the region through negotiation\, communication and dialogue. Prior to joining MSF\, Verma worked as a Senior Producer and Director with Al Jazeera English in Doha\, Qatar. \nPreviously in Canada\, Verma worked with The Globe and Mail. From 2009 – 2013\, she worked as a Global Affairs Writer and was deployed around the world to cover major international stories. In 2013\, she made history as the youngest member of the Editorial Board in The Globe and Mail’s 173-year history. Verma has also served as a foreign correspondent for Times of London\, New York Newsday\, The Toronto Star from 1999 to 2009\, and worked as a freelance reporter for Global National\, the network’s flagship national newscast.  Verma majored in Middle East studies at McGill University and grew up in the Greater Toronto Area. \nJon Whitten\nJon Whitten is the news director at CityNews Toronto. Previously he was executive director of news content\, and executive producer of The National at CBC News.  He has worked as a reporter in Fredericton and Saskatoon\, and a producer in Ottawa and Washington.      \nA Gemini and CSA award winner for best network and local newscasts\, he has produced shows and specials on location across Canada and around the world\, and is privileged to have worked with and learned from the very best in the business. \nAbout the Moderator\nNam Kiwanuka is an award winning journalist who has covered sports\, entertainment and was a Much VJ/Videographer. Over the last 8 years\, she has covered current affairs and multiple provincial elections. She has interviewed Africa’s first female President and Nobel Peace Prize winner\, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf\, Salman Rushdie\, Martin Amis\, Margaret Atwood and has written columns on education\, healthcare and housing. She also moderated a provincial leaders debate and is often asked to moderate community events. She came to Canada as a refugee and has volunteered for JHR\, War Child Canada and the Red Cross. She’s also written for the Toronto Star\, the Globe and Mail and was a columnist for the BBC’s Focus on Africa Magazine. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/breaking-through-the-noise/
LOCATION:Isabel Bader Theatre\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2025
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SUMMARY:Game Changers: The Rising Profile of Women in Sports Media
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Recent research from Canadian Women & Sport shows that two-thirds of Canadians are interested in women’s sport\, and that these fans are passionate\, diverse\, educated\, and engaged. Yet over 90% of sports media coverage in Canada focusses solely on men’s sport\, and less than fifteen percent of sports reporters in the US and Canada were women. \nAt the same time\,  recent data from Canadian Women & Sport reveals that two in three Canadians are fans of women’s sport\, dispelling the myth that Canadians aren’t interested. The time has come for sports coverage to make room for women. \nTrailblazing women journalists and media leaders are meeting this need\, rewriting the playbook in sports coverage. Game-Changers: The Rising Profile of Women in Sports Media\, spotlighted the voices changing how audiences see and celebrate sports. This compelling conversation showcased how these innovators are breaking barriers\, challenging stereotypes and shaping a more inclusive and diverse narrative in sports media.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/EdBBynIQd3k?feature=shared” css=”” title=”View the Video”][vc_column_text css=””] \nAbout the Panelists\nShireen Ahmed\nShireen Ahmed is an award-winning\, multi-platform Senior Contributor with CBC Sports\, a TEDx speaker\, a valued mentor\, and an internationally recognized sports activist who focuses on the intersections of racism and misogyny in sports. Her work has been featured globally\, and her academic research and contributions continue to be widely published. She is a global expert on Muslim women in sport\, and is the National Ambassador of Sakeenah Canada and the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Hijabi Ballers. \nShireen is a co-creator and co-host of the “Burn It All Down” feminist sports podcast\, and teaches Journalism and Sports Media at Toronto Metropolitan University\, in Toronto\, Canada. She is happily married\, has four amazing kids and a phenomenal cat. She drinks coffee as a tool of resistance. \nRachel Brady\nBased in Toronto\, Rachel Brady covers sports for The Globe and Mail\, focused especially on features. She began as a multimedia producer at MLive.com in Michigan\, covering college football\, basketball and Detroit’s pro teams. She returned to Canada in 2008 and became a producer with CTV’s Olympic consortium. \nShe began writing for The Globe in 2011 and has covered events from the Olympics to Grey Cups and the NBA Finals\, and has reported on issues including gender equity and athlete abuse. Rachel has profiled many of Canada’s biggest athletes. \nShe won the 2021 National Newspaper Award for sports coverage and received a Michener Award nomination\, partnering with Grant Robertson on an investigation that revealed a troubling number of elite amateur Canadian athletes binge\, purge and starve themselves\, often under pressure from coaches and national sports organizations. \nMeaghen Johnson\nMeaghen Johnson is a writer and producer for TSN.ca and SPORTSCENTRE who predominantly covers women’s soccer\, particularly the Canadian women’s national team\, as well as women’s hockey. \nSara Zeigler\nSara Ziegler is the sports content editor at The New York Times\, with prior stints at FiveThirtyEight\, Law360 and the Omaha World-Herald. She is a native of South Dakota\, an alumna of Iowa State University and a proud fan of the world champion New York Liberty. \nAbout the Moderator\nOne of Canada’s most recognizable faces in news\, Farah Nasser is a thought leader\, global speaker\, award-winning journalist and news anchor. \nMost recently she served as anchor of Global National\, one of three of Canada’s national newscasts. \nFor nearly 25 years\, Farah has provided Canadian viewers with much needed clarity and has been on the ground during major events such as the Toronto van attack\, the London\, Ontario terror attack and was in Washington for the election of Joe Biden. She was the first journalist to be granted a one-on-one with PM Justin Trudeau after the country reopened in 2021. \nNasser has moderated key political debates\, including the main 2018 Ontario provincial election debate\, and the only broadcast 2019 Toronto mayoral debate. \nShe has received numerous journalism awards and has been praised as a pioneer for her groundbreaking reporting on racial divides and the experiences of marginalized peoples. She has similarly received plaudits for her TEDx talk titled “The Power of Intellectual Humility” and her new History Channel series #CanadaUncovered\, exploring the history not taught in Canadian textbooks. \nNasser spends a large portion of her time volunteering in the community. Passionate about championing the rights of women and girls\, she is the celebrated ambassador for Plan Canada and a member of the International Women’s Forum. Nasser also sits on the board of directors of the Canadian Journalism Foundation\, serves as a mentor for the Canadian Association of Journalists and for CivicAction\, a non-profit that brings together senior and emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/game-changers/
CATEGORIES:2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250211T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250211T203000
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SUMMARY:Changing the Narrative: The Past\, Present\, and Future of Black Voices in Canadian Journalism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This Black History/Black Futures Month the CJF hosted an illuminating panel discussion with Nathan Downer (CTV News Toronto)\, Allya Davidson (CBC’s The Fifth Estate)\, Wendy Ann Clarke (Investigative Journalism Bureau) and Dominique Gené (2024 CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism Fellow). CTV News Toronto Weekend Anchor & Videojournalist Andria Case will moderate the discussion.Our distinguished panelists shared their experiences navigating Canadian media\, explored the evolution of diverse storytelling\, and discussed how the media landscape is transforming to better reflect Black Canadian voices and experiences. They examined the critical role of mentorship in advancing Black voices in journalism and building inclusive newsrooms. \nAbout the Speakers\nWendy-Ann Clarke\nMultimedia journalist Wendy-Ann Clarke is a reporter for the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the Dalla Lanna School of Public Health\, where she brings a passion for exploring the ways in which history\, culture\, sociology\, psychology\, and other disciplines intersect to bring greater understanding to the news stories of today. Clarke’s in-depth investigative reporting on First Nations health care reflects her deep commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices and advancing equity in journalism. A former track-and-field athlete and coach\, prior to joining the IJB\, she worked with CBC Sports covering a wide range of sporting disciplines and reported on athletics during the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. \nAllya Davidson\nAllya Davidson is a multiple Emmy\, RTDNA and Canadian Screen Award-winning investigative journalist. She is the executive producer of CBC News’ flagship investigative documentary program\, The Fifth Estate\, now in its 50th season. Allya has produced documentaries for VICE and CTV’s W5\, and internationally for Channel 4 (UK)\, ZDF (Germany)\, Four Corners (Australia) and PBS Frontline. She is passionate about mentoring BIPOC journalists and advancing equity in the field. Allya gave the inaugural Al Hamilton Lecture at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Spring of 2024; her lecture’s contents are now part of several first-year syllabi at TMU. \nNathan Downer\n\nNathan Downer is the Co-Anchor of Toronto’s most-watched local newscasts: CTV News at Noon and CTV News at Six. Downer was previously an anchor and reporter for CP24 and an anchor of LIVE AT FIVE on CTV Toronto. During his 11 years with CP24\, Downer covered the city’s most significant news stories\, from federal\, provincial\, and municipal elections\, to the Bruce McArthur serial killings investigation\, and the Toronto Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship win. Prior to joining the CP24 team\, Downer’s work as a reporter for Global TV earned him three RTNDA awards in 2005\, including a national prize for a feature story. Downer sees his career in the broadcast industry as a tool he can use to inform\, engage\, and communicate. He enjoys hosting many special community events and is an active member of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists. He’s also involved with charity work\, including Camp Jumoke and Helping Hands Jamaica\, and is on the Advisory Board for the Sickle Cell Awareness Group Ontario. \n\nDominique Gené\nDominique Gené is the 2024 recipient of the CJF-The Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism fellowship. She’s reported on government and bank loan programs for Black entrepreneurs\, diversity reports across company boards in Canada\, the TSX index and more. Dominique spent last summer in Cote d’Ivoire producing a podcast episode on nature-based climate solutions for Farm Radio International. Her work has been published in Broadview Magazine\, THIS\, New Canadian Media and more. Dominique is a 2024 Journalism and Humanities graduate of Carleton University. \nAbout the Moderator\nAndria Case \nAndria Case anchors CTV News Toronto’s weekend newscasts\, and contributes to weekday newscasts with regular reports from across the city. She joined the station in 1997 as a general assignment videojournalist. As CTV News Toronto’s go-to arts and entertainment reporter\, Case regularly covers red carpet events ranging from TIFF to The JUNO Awards. She has interviewed a multitude of international celebrities including Oprah Winfrey\, Brad Pitt\, and Sting. Case was born in England to Jamaican parents\, and spent her early years there before moving to Canada. She studied Journalism and Advertising at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”24365″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” css=”” link=”https://www.cpac.ca/public-record/episode/cjf-j-talks-the-past-present-and-future-of-black-voices-in-canadian-journalism?id=ed76e758-31e3-4d9a-9f5e-10579092e812″ title=”View the J-Talk on CPAC”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/changing-the-narrative/
LOCATION:TD Bank Tower\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250114T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:Post-Election Media: New Rules\, New Realities
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In the wake of the 2024 U.S. election and with a federal election in Canada on the horizon\, leading journalists and experts explore the urgent challenges facing news organizations today. From navigating  unprecedented political polarization to adapting to an era of media fragmentation\, our panel of experts will grapple with the pressing issues shaping the future of journalism and its implications for our democracies. \nJoin us for a candid discussion about how legacy media is adapting and covering elections when traditional outlets are losing influence to podcasts and social platforms\, trust in journalism is eroding\, and antagonism toward the press is growing. Our panel will examine lessons from the U.S. campaigns\, strategies for engaging younger voters through emerging platforms\, and what these shifts in the media landscape mean for Canadian political reporting in 2025. \nPanelists\nJackson Proskow\, Global News Washington Bureau Chief  \nShachi Kurl\, President\, Angus Reid International \nPaul Wells\, The Paul Wells Show \nGuest Moderator\nJayme Poisson\, CBC FRONT BURNER[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3PEj32IIAU&list=PLoRrSOelNbQK5Ha0_qqyoaWKAFIJHaGRN&index=5″ css=”” title=”View video of the event”] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text css=””] \nSpeaker Bios\nJackson Proskow\nJackson Proskow brings his lifelong passion for news and current affairs to Global National as Washington Bureau Chief. \nHis reporting career has taken him across Canada\, the United States and around the world. He has covered several American presidential elections\, countless hurricanes\, mass shootings\, and other major news events. He reported from earthquake-devastated Turkey in 2023\, and from Nepal in 2015\, as well as covering the 2011 Royal Wedding in London. His reporting has been profiled in other media outlets including CNN\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, BBC News and Esquire magazine. \nPrior to joining Global National in 2014\, Jackson was on the front lines of Toronto’s biggest news stories. Covering the City Hall beat\, he asked Mayor Rob Ford the tough question that led to his confession of having used crack cocaine\, sparking an international media frenzy. \nHe has put his love of investigative journalism to work with Global News\, helping to uncover serious structural flaws with Toronto’s elevated Gardiner Expressway\, prompting a city-wide debate about the future of the road. At Global’s current affairs show 16X9\, Jackson worked on a documentary that examined a widely-used pesticide that is suspected of harming honey bees. Use of the pesticide has since been heavily restricted by the Ontario government. \nJackson entered the broadcast industry while still in high school\, reporting for Shaw TV Calgary. In 2004\, he graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies and later earned a diploma in Broadcast Journalism\, with Honours\, from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). \nAfter graduating\, Jackson joined Global Lethbridge as a reporter and weekend anchor. He then made the jump to Ontario in 2005\, moving to CHCH-TV in Hamilton as a reporter and videographer\, later joining the Global Toronto team in 2006. \nJackson’s work has been honoured with several major awards\, including the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow award for outstanding investigative journalism for the series Gardiner Expressway\, Trouble Overhead. The series also earned Jackson and the Global News team the RTDNA Dan McArthur Award and Digital Media Award. \nJackson lives in Washington\, D.C.\, and loves to travel\, run\, and explore Washington’s restaurant scene. \nPaul Wells\nPaul Wells is one of Canada’s leading political journalists. He hosts The Paul Wells Show\, a weekly interview podcast featuring leaders in government\, journalism\, business and the arts. His subscription newsletter is a leading source of Canadian political news and analysis for a fast-growing and influential audience. For 19 years\, he was the lead political writer at Maclean’s magazine. He has also written for the Toronto Star\, the Globe and Mail and The National Post. He has worked extensively overseas\, including in Europe\, the United States and Afghanistan.  \nWells is the author of four books and a frequent commentator on French- and English-language television and radio.  \nShachi Kurl\nShachi Kurl is President of the Angus Reid Institute\, Canada’s non-profit foundation committed to independent research. She works with public opinion data to further public knowledge and enhance the national understanding of issues that matter to Canada and the world. \nKurl is often found offering analysis on CBC’s “Power and Politics”\, in the Wall Street Journal\, the New York Times\, the Globe and Mail\, and on the editorial pages of the Ottawa Citizen\, among other places. In October 2020\, she moderated BC’s only televised provincial election debate\, presented by the British Columbia Broadcast Consortium. \nShe spent the first part of her career as political reporter and holds a degree in Journalism and Political Science from Carleton University. She returned to Carleton University as an Adjunct Research Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication in 2022. \nKurl is a recipient of the prestigious Jack Webster Award for Best TV Reporting. Along with former Australian and UK Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Margaret Thatcher\, she is an Alumnus of the US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program. She is a national co-chair of the Canadian Cancer Society. \nKurl moderated the 2021 English language leaders debate during the 44th federal election. She also won the Industry Marvel Award from Darpan Magazine in October of that year. \nGuest Moderator: Jayme Poisson\nJayme Poisson is the host of daily CBC News podcast FRONT BURNER. Prior to this\, she spent eight years as a reporter for The Toronto Star\, focusing largely on investigative reporting. Poisson has been nominated for three national newspaper awards: she was part of a team that won the Governor General’s Michener award for reporting on former Toronto mayor Rob Ford; and she has won the Sidney Hillman award for public service journalism twice\, for investigations into sexual assault on university campuses and ongoing mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation. Poisson’s mercury poisoning investigation also won an award for achievement in human rights reporting from the organization Journalists for Human Rights.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/newrulesnewrealities/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2025,Category Event
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SUMMARY:Climate Solutions Journalism Workshop
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. \nThe Climate Solutions Journalism webinar guided journalists in shifting the climate narrative from problem-centered reporting to a solutions-oriented approach\, emphasizing how this change can broaden public understanding of climate issues. Focusing on the fundamentals of climate solutions journalism\, we explored how covering effective\, evidence-based responses can add depth and nuance to climate stories. Journalists gained practical techniques for crafting accessible\, impactful narratives that resonate with audiences by incorporating diverse voices\, data\, and visuals.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nFacilitator\nDr. Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson is an Indigenous climate journalist and scholar from Samoa in the South Pacific. She is the Director of Climate Journalism at the Solutions Journalism Network. Prior to this role\, she was the inaugural Global Climate Collaborations Editor for The Associated Press\, where she facilitated the revision of The AP Style Guide chapter on climate change and designed the first global South climate journalism training for The AP. Lagipoiva\, a chieftess from the island of Savai’i\, has reported on climate change for over 20 years in the Pacific islands for various local and global media outlets\, including Samoa Observer\, Newsline Samoa\, AFP\, Al Jazeera English\, ABC Radio Australia\, New Zealand Herald\, CNN\, and others. She is also the Co-Chair of Covering Climate Now\, a founding advisory board member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network and currently serves as a Gender Council Member for the International Federation of Journalists.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nThanks to the generous support of \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/climate-solutions-journalism-workshop/
CATEGORIES:2024
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DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
CREATED:20240827T190745Z
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SUMMARY:Tactics for Combatting News Avoidance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Confronting the decline in news consumption represents a global newsroom challenge. Around the world\, despite having more sources of news than ever before\, a significant number of people simply avoid the news: consumption of news is declining\, interest in news is decreasing\, and the amount of selective avoidance of the news is growing. Experts in audience behaviour and engagement outlined practical\, research-backed strategies and tactics for meeting audiences where they are and engaging them in the news they need to know.  \n  \nPanelists\n  \nRuth Palmer\, Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media\, IE University \nRichard Fletcher\, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University \nMiko Nerviol\, International People’s College \nKaryn Pugliese\, Journalist \n  \nModerator\nAngela Pacienza\, Executive Editor\, The Globe and Mail[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1JU40aK0JA” css=””] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text css=””]Dr. Richard Fletcher is Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University. He is primarily interested in global trends in digital news consumption\, comparative media research\, the use of social media by journalists and news organizations\, and more broadly\, the relationship between technology and journalism. \nRichard primarily works on the Digital News Project and is lead researcher and co-author of the Digital News Report – the world’s largest annual survey of global news consumption. Richard also uses this survey data to underpin comparative cross-national research into patterns of news consumption\, audience fragmentation and polarisation\, the effects of search engines and social media on news use\, trust in the news\, and paying for digital news. \nIn 2018\, Richard won the International Communication Association Journalism Studies division’s Wolfgang Donbach Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Award (with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen) for ‘Are News Audiences Increasingly Fragmented?‘. He was also nominated twice for the Bob Franklin Journal Article Award for ‘Paying for Online News‘ (with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen) and ‘The Impact of Trust in the News Media on Online News Consumption and Participation‘ (with Sora Park). \nMiko Nerviol\, a student from the Philippines\, developed an interest in the media industry through his recent experience at the Global Youth News Lab. Alongside his peers from the International People’s College in Elsinore\, Denmark\, he presented an updated version of the Copenhagen News Criteria\, tailored for Gen-Z\, and discussed issues concerning news avoidance at the WAN-IFRA World News Conference 2024. He is currently in the process of applying to pursue higher education in the field of communications and media. \nRuth Palmer is Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media at IE University in Madrid and Segovia\, Spain. Her 2018 book Becoming the News: How Ordinary People Respond to the Media Spotlight (Columbia University Press) investigated how citizens navigate their interactions with journalists and experience being named in news stories. The book was a finalist for the Tankard Book Award given by the US Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Her new book\, co-authored with Benjamin Toff and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen\, Avoiding the News: Reluctant Audiences for Journalism (Columbia University Press\, 2024)\, explores why and how some people detach from news altogether\, and possible ways journalists might regain their interest. Her research exploring how non-journalists think about and relate to the news media has also appeared in the academic journals The International Journal of Communication\, The International Journal of Press/Politics\, Journalism\, and Journalism Studies. \nKaryn Pugliese\, also known as Pabàmàdiz — has worked as an investigative journalist\, media executive\, and press freedom advocate. Her 20-year career includes roles at Canada’s National Observer\, managing editor of CBC’s Investigative Unit\, and five years as a visiting professor at Toronto Metropolitan. But she’s probably best known for her time on Parliament Hill and her seven-year tenure as Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at APTN\, where she oversaw the network’s news division. Beyond that\, she’s left her mark in daily news and investigative work at outlets like ichannel\, VisionTV\, and CTV. She sits on the board of the Canadian Association of Journalists and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.\nKaryn’s work has been celebrated with honours like the Hyman Solomon Award for Public Policy Journalism\, the Canadian Screen Awards\, and the Canadian Association of Journalism Awards. She’s also a Martin Wise Goodman Canadian Nieman Fellow from Harvard University. \nModerator Bio\nAngela Pacienza is the Executive Editor at The Globe and Mail\, where she’s responsible for delivering quality\, audience-first journalism\, as well as driving culture change to create a more nimble\, inclusive and forward-thinking newsroom. Angela has oversight over programming and audience teams across all platforms\, as well as the editing\, podcast and visual departments. She’s passionate about closing the gap between storytelling and audience\, as well as devising new approaches to digital\, print and visual journalism. Angela is a graduate of the Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator program (2018) and a mentor with Digital Women Leaders. She is co-vice chair of the board of directors for the Canadian Journalism Foundation and serves on the board of directors for the Online News Association.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/tactics-for-combating-news-avoidance/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Will Games Save Journalism?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Since the first newspaper crossword appeared in the New York World in 1913\, puzzles have served as a gateway to news consumption for game enthusiasts who might not otherwise read the news. Over a century later\, news organizations continue to attract audiences through games like crosswords\, Wordle\, and Sudoku. The panel explored questions such as “What does a games editor do?” and “What does the pathway from Wordle enthusiast to news reader look like?” Learn how you can incorporate games and gamification in your editorial strategy. \n  \nThis 60-minute panel featured Jonathan Knight\, General Manager of Games for the New York Times\, Amy Parlapiano\, Quiz Writer and Newsletter Editor\, Washington Post and David Clinch\, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Media Growth Partners. Piya Chattopadhyay\, host of CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine\, which features a monthly “That’s Puzzling” challenge\, was our guest moderator. [/vc_column_text] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text css=””] \nGuest Moderator\nPiya Chattopadhyay\nHost of CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine \n  \nPanelist Bios\nDavid Clinch\nCo-founder and Managing Director\, Business Development & MGP Network Partnerships at Media Growth Partners\, David Clinch has over 30 years of experience in executive and entrepreneurial leadership in the media industry\, beginning his career as an international journalist at CNN\, then helping to lead the groundbreaking startup Storyful\, that operates at the intersection of media and technology\, and creating a network of professional relationships at the highest levels of both industries. \n  \nAmy Parlapiano\nAmy Parlapiano is currently an editor of newsletter strategy at The Washington Post\, where she writes the Post’s daily games newsletter\, “Game Break.” She also worked with the product and engineering teams to create the Post’s first in-house game\, “On the Record” a daily news quiz. Before joining The Post in 2022\, she worked as deputy managing editor of NFL coverage at the Athletic. \n  \nJonathan Knight\, head of Games\, The New York Times\nJonathan has been working in the Computer and Video Game industry for over 25 years\, beginning as a Producer at Activision\, and having worked as an Executive Producer or GM/Studio Head at major publishers including EA\, Zynga\, and Warner Bros. Interactive. He has been a production or creative leader on a number of major game franchises\, including The Sims\, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite\, The Simpsons Game\, FarmVille\, Words With Friends\, Wolfenstein\, and DC Comics. At EA\, he was the creative force behind the blockbuster game Dante’s Inferno\, overseeing the game’s story\, development\, and trans-media projects\, including a comic book series\, an animated feature\, and the action figure. Jonathan lives in California\, and is currently the GM of Games for The New York Times\, operating and empowering the team that brings daily joy to puzzle solvers with games like Wordle\, Connections\, Strands\, Spelling Bee\, the mini Crossword and the legendary New York Times Crossword. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Times’s puzzles were played more than 8 billion times in 2023. \n  \nGuest Moderator Bio\nPiya Chattopadhyay\nPiya Chattopadhyay is the host of CBC Radio’s THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE\, a lively and wide-ranging program that helps you make sense of our changing world and reflects upon ideas in the air. Each week\, Piya brings listeners a smart mix of long-form conversations\, documentaries\, music\, and more\, taking time for deep exploration\, but also making space for surprise and delight. \nShe previously hosted CBC Radio One’s OUT IN THE OPEN\, which explored one timely topic each week through revealing personal stories\, passionate opinions\, and challenging perspectives. \nIn her more than two decades as a journalist\, Piya has been a reporter and host\, for both radio and TV\, in Canada and abroad. \nShe worked as a guest host for TVO’s The Agenda and for CBC’s THE CURRENT for several years. Prior to that\, she was Fox News Radio’s Middle East correspondent\, based in Jerusalem\, but travelling throughout the region. \nShe has covered war and natural disasters\, politics\, healthcare and education. \nPiya has reported from many international locations including Sri Lanka\, Afghanistan\, India\, Israel\, Lebanon\, Egypt\, the Palestinian territories\, Kenya\, the United Kingdom and France\, to name but a few. \nShe has received many accolades for her work including: New York Festival awards\, RTDNA awards\, two Gabriel awards and a South Asian Journalists Association award. \nIn her off-air life\, Piya has a daughter and identical twin boys. She is married to fellow CBC journalist and economics correspondent Peter Armstrong. \nPiya was born and raised in Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan to parents who immigrated to the province from India in the late 1960s. She has one sister. \nFollow Piya on Twitter: @Piya[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/SF6hoUU4lrQ” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/will-games-save-journalism/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2024
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241023T140000
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SUMMARY:Media Myths Debunked: What the public doesn’t know and needs to know about journalism and why it matters
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Distrust of media\, often rooted in misunderstanding of  journalism’s purpose and how journalists do their jobs\, is nothing new. \nPublic editors\, news ombudsmen and standard editors are on the frontlines of understanding and responding to public misinformation about the media. For Media Literacy Week\, a week to promote public understanding of  journalism and media\, a  panel of frontline journalists working in these unique public roles in  Canada and the UK explored the most ubiquitous misconceptions about journalists\, journalism and the media.  \n  \nThis virtual event took place on Wednesday\, October 23\, 2024 at 1 p.m. EST.  \nSpeakers\nSandra Martin\, Standards Editor\, The Globe and Mail \nJack Nagler\, Ombudsman\, CBC \nElisabeth Ribbans\, Global Readers’ Editor The Guardian  and Observer  \nDonovan Vincent\, Public Editor\, the Toronto Star \nModerator\nKathy English\, CJF Board Chair\, former Public Editor\, the Toronto Star[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/mUyfaZv-F9M” css=””][/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \nSandra E. Martin\nSandra E. Martin is The Globe and Mail’s Standards Editor\, a role that seeks to ensure The Globe’s journalism is of the highest quality and that the organization is accountable to readers. \nTrust in media is under constant scrutiny\, so the Standards Editor plays an important part in explaining The Globe’s policies and protocols to customers. \nSandra addresses complaints regarding accuracy or bias\, as well as any questions arising from The Globe’s use of artificial intelligence\, supporting The Globe’s commitment to transparency about how we see the benefits and risks. \nPreviously\, she served as The Globe’s Head of Newsroom Development\, as well as Editor-in-Chief of MoneySense. She has also been an instructor at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Journalism. \n  \nA former Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Living\, Sandra also is a two-time National Magazine Awards finalist\, a repeat NMA judge\, and a two-time NMA host. She sits on the board of directors of Canada’s National History Society and SABEW Canada. \nJack Nagler\nJack Nagler has been the CBC Ombudsman since 2019. Before that\, he spent three decades working in newsrooms\, control rooms and boardrooms. Along the way he spent six years as a journalist on Parliament Hill\, and several years as senior producer of programs such as The World at Six and The National. In 2018 he led the most recent revision of CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.  \nAs Ombudsman\, Jack reviews complaints from members of the public who are unhappy with the public broadcaster’s coverage. He determines whether CBC has lived up to the appropriate ethical standards. The subjects of that work have included pretty much all the thorniest topics of our era\, such as the Middle East\, the COVID-19 pandemic\, Donald Trump\, human rights and climate change.  \nSince 2021\, Jack has also served as the Vice-President of ONO\, The Organization of News Ombuds and Standards Editors (ONO). Among other contributions to the journalistic community\, he spent five years on the CAJ’s Ethics Committee\, and co-authored the current version of RTDNA Canada’s Code of Journalistic Ethics. For four years\, he was actively involved in the CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowship program\, and he sits on the board of directors of the Gordon Sinclair Foundation. \nA native of Calgary\, Jack is now based in Toronto. He is married to a very patient woman\, and they are parents to two incredible sons who tolerate his dad jokes – at least to a point. Earlier this year he surprised both himself and them by winning The New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest.  \nElisabeth Ribbans\nElisabeth Ribbans has been the global readers’ editor for Guardian News and Media since January 2020. She is a former Guardian managing editor\, and has previously held a number of regulatory roles in the press and other sectors. She also worked as a freelance journalist for several years. Elisabeth is a member of the board of the international Organization of News Ombuds. \nDonovan Vincent\nDonovan Vincent is the Star’s Public Editor. Formerly a reporter on the housing beat\, Donovan has extensive experience covering municipal politics\, having worked for several years out of the Toronto Star’s city hall bureau during then-mayor David Miller’s time in office. Donovan has also covered crime and justice issues for the paper as well as health and education and has written numerous long form features on a variety of topics. He studied journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University\, earning a degree in the school’s graduate journalism program. \nThe public editor’s office handles readers’ queries about accuracy and the Star’s journalistic standards as set out in the Torstar Journalistic Standards Guide\, and looks into claims of error in all content on all platforms on which the Star publishes.  \nAbout Our Moderator\nKathy English\nKathy English is the current Chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. She is a former VP\, Content Integrity & Editorial Standards for Dotdash Meredith\, America’s largest digital and print publisher.\n A veteran Canadian journalist\, previously\, she served for 13 years as public editor of the Toronto Star\, responsible for adjudicating reader complaints and upholding transparency and accountability standards across Torstar Corp’s then 80-plus Canadian daily and community news organizations. \nIn 2020/21 she was a Journalism Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford\,  completing a project on the potential of the public editor role to hold news organizations to account for trustworthy content that reflects diversity\, equity\, and inclusion imperatives. \nPrior to this\, Kathy reported and edited for six Canadian newspapers and launched websites for two Canadian media companies. She also led the Canadian launch of the San Francisco-based BabyCentre.ca. Kathy was a tenured faculty member at the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Journalism from 1989-1999. In 2018\, she received Western University’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies\, Asper Teaching Fellowship where she devised a graduate course on digital media literacy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/media-myths-debunked-what-the-public-doesnt-know-and-needs-to-know-about-journalism-and-why-it-matters/
CATEGORIES:2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240918T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240918T140000
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SUMMARY:Covering History's Most Important Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In a time of deepening political polarization\, with audiences increasingly gravitating toward  their preferred news outlets\, how can journalists effectively cover what may be one of the most crucial elections in history? What strategies have worked in the past\, and what new approaches can journalists and their newsrooms adopt? This panel examined the unique challenges faced by journalists covering the 2024 U.S. presidential election\, the tough conversations occurring within the media industry\, and the opportunities for reporters and news organizations to evolve their political coverage\, fulfill their responsibilities within democracy and restore public trust. \nOn Wednesday\, September 18\, Ali Velshi\, Chief Correspondent at MSNBC and host of Velshi\, Kadia Goba\, Politics reporter\, Semafor and Jackson Proskow\, Washington Bureau Chief\, Global News\, joined in conversation with moderator Angela Murphy\, Foreign Editor\, The Globe and Mail\, for a 60-minute online conversation about this unprecedented election and its coverage.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/XH_V_bbvOdU?feature=shared” css=””] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text css=””] \nKadia Goba\nKadia Goba covers Congress\, Kamala Harris and the 2024 presidential race at Semafor. She previously worked for BuzzFeed News covering national politics with a focus on the Republican Party. Before that she covered congressional Democrats for Axios. Goba hails from Brooklyn\, New York where she covered local politics before moving to Washington D.C. \nJackson Proskow\nJackson Proskow brings his lifelong passion for news and current affairs to Global National as Washington Bureau Chief. \nHis reporting career has taken him across Canada\, the United States and around the world. He has covered several American presidential elections\, countless hurricanes\, mass shootings\, and other major news events. He reported from earthquake-devastated Turkey in 2023\, and from Nepal in 2015\, as well as covering the 2011 Royal Wedding in London. His reporting has been profiled in other media outlets including CNN\, The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, BBC News and Esquire magazine. \nPrior to joining Global National in 2014\, Jackson was on the front lines of Toronto’s biggest news stories. Covering the City Hall beat\, he asked Mayor Rob Ford the tough question that led to his confession of having used crack cocaine\, sparking an international media frenzy. \nJackson entered the broadcast industry while still in high school\, reporting for Shaw TV Calgary. In 2004\, he graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies and later earned a diploma in Broadcast Journalism\, with Honours\, from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). \nAfter graduating\, Jackson joined Global Lethbridge as a reporter and weekend anchor. He then made the jump to Ontario in 2005\, moving to CHCH-TV in Hamilton as a reporter and videographer\, later joining the Global Toronto team in 2006. \nJackson’s work has been honoured with several major awards\, including the RTDNA Edward R. Murrow award for outstanding investigative journalism for the series Gardiner Expressway\, Trouble Overhead. The series also earned Jackson and the Global News team the RTDNA Dan McArthur Award and Digital Media Award. \nJackson lives in Washington\, D.C.\, and loves to travel\, run\, and explore Washington’s restaurant scene. \nAli Velshi\nAli Velshi is an award winning journalist\, host of “Velshi” and Chief Correspondent for MSNBC\, and a weekly economics contributor to NPR’s “Here And Now.” He has covered multiple U.S. Midterm and Presidential elections and significant news stories around the globe\, including extensive reporting from Israel during the war with Israel and Hamas\, Ukraine and across Central and Eastern Europe during the Russian invasion\, the Syrian refugee crisis from Turkey and Jordan\, and the Iran Nuclear Deal in Tehran. He hosts the “Velshi Banned Book Club” on MSNBC\, and the “Velshi Banned Book Club” podcast. Velshi is known for his immersive on-the-ground reporting and his interactive discussions with small groups\, which form part of his ongoing series\, Velshi Across America. He previously worked as an anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera America and CNN. He has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards\, and is the recipient of two National Headliner Awards and a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award.  \nAbout Our Moderator\nAngela Murphy\nAngela Murphy\, the Globe’s Foreign Editor\, took on this role about six months after Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States. Before that she was Toronto editor during the tumultuous years of Rob Ford’s mayoralty and led the Globe’s long-term project on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. She heads a Foreign Desk team of eight reporters\, working out of Canada and five hubs: London\, Rome\, Johannesburg\, Hong Kong and Washington. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/election2024/
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Racing to Go Viral | Ben Smith & Elamin Abdelmahmoud
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]What’s at stake when news becomes click-bait? In a data-driven world where success is often measured by likes and shares\, news outlets are fighting for eyeballs. In the race against fleeting attention spans\, what’s the risk when the news that gets noticed isn’t the most important? \nJournalist Ben Smith discusses his acclaimed book Traffic: Genius\, Rivalry\, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral with writer/CBC host Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Smith provides an insider’s look at two of the most influential news organizations in the world\, The New York Times and BuzzFeed in this partnered event with the Toronto Public Library. With his unique vantage point\, Smith offers an unvarnished account of the struggle to balance journalistic integrity with commercial success in an age of social media and viral content. \nWhat happens when traffic is a determining factor in deciding editorial content? What stories aren’t getting their rightful attention? And how can we ensure that journalistic integrity outweighs popularity? \nJoin the conversation. \nThis event is part of our new series exploring what’s at stake when intellectual freedom is threatened. \nQ&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase. \nTicket registration for this event is required.[/vc_column_text] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout Our Guests\nBen Smith\nBen Smith is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Semafor. He was media columnist of the New York Times\, and previously the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News. Ben has covered American politics for more than a decade at Politico and the New York Daily News among other outlets\, and launched a number of political blogs. \nElamin Abdelmahmoud\nElamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC Radio’s daily arts\, pop culture and entertainment show COMMOTION\, and a former writer for BuzzFeed News. His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail\, Maclean’s\, Rolling Stone and others. Elamin is the author of Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces\, a number one national bestseller\, a Globe 100 book\, and a New York Times notable book. \nView video of the event on CPAC. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/racing-to-go-viral-ben-smith-elamin-abdelmahmoud/
LOCATION:Toronto Public Library\, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Power and the Press: Marty Baron on Trump\, Bezos and the Future of Journalism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a compelling conversation with Elizabeth Renzetti\, William Southam Journalism Fellow (2015-16)\, former Globe and Mail columnist and author\, Marty Baron\, former executive editor of The Washington Post\, delved into themes from his book “Collision of Power: Trump\, Bezos and THE WASHINGTON POST.” Baron and Renzetti explored the intersection of media\, politics and society\, highlighted by his experiences during the turbulent Trump presidency and the Post’s acquisition by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. As the 2024 US Presidential election approaches\, gain insights into the crucial role of journalism in democracy from one of the industry’s most respected news leaders. \nThis conversation was an insightful discussion on the nature of power and the future of media in the 21st century.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nTickets\nGeneral admission: $65 \nStudent admission: $15[/vc_column_text] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout Our Guests\nMartin Baron\nMartin Baron is a longtime journalist and newspaper editor. He ran the newsrooms of The Miami Herald and The Boston Globe before being named executive editor of The Washington Post in 2013. His role in launching an investigation of the Catholic Church’s cover-up of sexual abuse by clergy was portrayed in the Academy Award-winning movie “Spotlight.” Baron retired from daily journalism in early 2021 and now splits his time between Western Massachusetts and New York City. Collision of Power is his first book. \nElizabeth Renzetti\nElizabeth Renzetti is a bestselling Canadian-British author and journalist. She most recently released Bury the Lead\, a mystery novel co-written with Kate Hilton\, and later this year will release a work of non-fiction about gender equality\, What She Said: Conversations About Equality. Until recently Elizabeth worked for the Globe and Mail\, where she wrote a popular opinion column and feature stories. She has lived in London\, Los Angeles\, and Berlin\, where she worked as a journalist for the Globe and Mail. In 2020 and 2023 she won the Landsberg Award for reporting on gender issues. \nElizabeth is the author of Shrewed: A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls\, which was a national bestseller. Her first novel\, Based on a True Story\, was shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Award. She also collaborates with authors on book projects. \nElizabeth is a teacher\, advocate\, and public speaker. She currently lives in Toronto with her husband\, two children\, and two very badly behaved cats. \nView video of the event on CPAC. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/powerandthepress/
LOCATION:Massey College\, 4 Devonshire Place\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Inside WIRED and the Future of Digital News with Katie Drummond & Anita Li
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]What’s at stake when technology changes journalism? As we move deeper into a digital age\, the way we engage with media – and the way it’s produced – is changing. What are the benefits\, and the drawbacks\, when technology intersects with journalism? \nKatie Drummond\, Global Editorial Director of WIRED\, joins Anita Li\, CEO/Editor-in-Chief of The Green Line\, to share insights into the evolving world of journalism. WIRED stands at the forefront of exploring how technology transforms our lives\, and Drummond has been instrumental in guiding the magazine through its digital journey. This collaborative event with the Toronto Public Library explores the innovative tools reshaping storytelling while broadening audience engagement and considers the intersections of technology\, culture\, business\, and design. \nHow do these changes in journalism impact what we consume – and how we consume it? And how will technology continue to influence our access to information? \nJoin the conversation. \nQ&A to follow. \nTicket registration for this event is required: Free tickets for this event will be available to book via Eventbrite beginning on March 21 at 9:00 am ET.[/vc_column_text] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout Our Guests\nKatie Drummond\nKatie Drummond is the global editorial director of WIRED\, leading content strategy for the brand across all platforms and markets. Prior to joining WIRED\, Drummond was the senior vice president of global news and entertainment at Vice\, where she led the global expansion of Vice News across Latin America\, Europe\, and Asia and oversaw all Vice digital brands\, including Noisey\, Munchies\, Rec Room\, Motherboard\, and Waypoint. Previously\, Drummond held key leadership positions at several high-profile media outlets\, including as deputy editor of Bloomberg.com and editor in chief of Gizmodo. \nDrummond graduated from Queen’s University in Canada with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy. She resides in Brooklyn. \nAnita Li\nAnita Li is a longtime journalist\, news entrepreneur\, media consultant and educator. Currently\, she is the founder\, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Green Line\, a local Toronto-based news outlet. \nAnita teaches journalism innovation to graduate students at Toronto Metropolitan University and community-driven journalism to undergraduate students at Centennial College in Toronto. In addition\, she coaches media executives and news entrepreneurs at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of journalism. \nAn expert in community-driven journalism\, audience engagement\, news entrepreneurship\, consumer revenue business models\, newsroom diversity\, media ethics and journalism innovation\, Anita has spoken on these topics in press interviews and at conferences worldwide. Anita has also consulted a wide range of journalism outlets and institutions\, including CBC Manitoba\, American Press Institute\, Journalists for Human Rights\, Toronto Public Library\, Pink Triangle Press\, Carleton University\, Indiegraf\, Liisbeth\, Facebook Journalism Project’s Sustainability Accelerator\, Google’s Project Oasis via Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers\, Radio Cité 97.9 and Informed Opinions. \nAnita is a member of the 2020-21 Online News Association board of directors\, as well as an alum of the inaugural 2016 Poynter-NABJ Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media. She also co-founded Canadian Journalists of Colour\, a rapidly growing network of racialized media-makers in Canada\, in 2018. To keep up with Anita\, subscribe to The Other Wave\, her newsletter about challenging the status quo in journalism.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/insidewired/
LOCATION:Toronto Public Library\, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Navigating the New Normal: Media and Democracy in Challenging Times
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 8\, the Canadian Journalism Foundation in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in New York hosted Navigating the New Normal: Media and Democracy in Challenging Times\, at the Consulate General of Canada in New York. \nIn a year when more than four billion people in more than 70 countries around the globe will have the opportunity to vote\, the media’s role in enabling informed decision making cannot be overstated. With the Consulate General’s office\, we brought together news leaders and experts from Canada and the US to discuss how news organizations are stepping up to protect democracy amid the risks posed by AI\, polarization\, misinformation and changing business models. \nThe event opened with a fireside chat between A.G. Sulzberger\, Chairman and Publisher\, The New York Times\, and Emily Bell\, Founding Director\, Tow Center for Digital Journalism. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nProgramme for the Day\nConsul General of Canada in New York\, Tom Clark delivered opening remarks. \nCJF President and Executive Director Natalie Turvey and CJF Chair Kathy English delivered remarks from the CJF. \nFireside Chat: Democracy and Journalism: Navigating the Changing Landscape: A.G. Sulzberger\, Chairman and Publisher\, The New York Times and Emily Bell\, Founding Director\, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. \nPanel: Don’t Believe Your Eyes: AI\, Misinformation\, and the Search for Truth \nDoes truth stand a chance? While traditional news organizations continue to seek it out\, bad actors are using generative AI to flood digital channels with misinformation at a speed and scale never seen before. This panel will draw upon recent and real-world examples of misinformation campaigns\, the erosion of public trust in mainstream media\, and possible steps news organizations can take to fight for the truth and to rebuild the public’s trust. \nModerator: Katerina Eva Matsa\, Director\, News and Information Research\, Pew Research Center \nPanelists: Brian Stelter\, Special Correspondent\, Vanity Fair; Aimee Rinehart\, Senior Product Manager AI Strategy\, The Associated Press; Joseph T. Yun\, Ph.D.\, AI and Innovation Architect\, The University of Pittsburgh \nPanel: Reinventing Political Reporting when Everything Seems Broken \nHow should reporters cover politics when polarization is deepening and public trust in the media is at an all-time low? While the relationship between reporters and the press has always had its share of antagonism\, many expect hostilities during the 2024 Presidential campaign to be higher than ever; many even fear political violence. This panel will explore the difficult conversations and changes that news organizations can make to the way they cover politics to deliver on their mandate and restore the public’s trust. \nModerator: Ali Velshi\, Host\, “Velshi”; Chief Correspondent\, MSNBC \nPanelists: Katie Simpson\, Senior Foreign Correspondent for the CBC in Washington; Susanne Craig\, Investigative Reporter\, The New York Times. \nPanel: Can we build back better? \nThe flight of the advertising dollars that have sustained news for so long has the traditional business model in tatters. Local papers have folded\, newsrooms have shrunk\, and budgets are a fraction of what they were. Legislative attempts to force social media platforms to compensate media for lost revenue have met with mixed results. This chat will discuss the business realities of this new operating environment and explore alternate models that could allow media companies to return to economic sustainability while delivering on their important mandate. \nModerator: Evan Solomon\, Publisher GZERO Media \nPanelists: Gina Chua\, Executive Editor\, Semafor; Nicholas Johnston\, Publisher\, Axios; S. Mitra Kalita\, Co-founder and CEO\, URL Media[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/navigating-the-new-normal-media-and-democracy-in-challenging-times/
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Reporting with Care: Ethical Journalism in the Shadow of Intimate Partner Violence
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the lead up to International Women’s Day\, the Canadian Journalism Foundation\, in partnership with the Canadian Women’s Foundation\, hosted a panel discussion on reporting intimate partner violence (IPV). With over 40% of Canadian women experiencing gendered violence from an intimate partner\, this “shadow pandemic” demands sensitive and ethical journalism. \nOur panel comprised seasoned journalists who shared their experiences and insights on the challenges and responsibilities of covering IPV. This event sparked a collaborative dialogue on establishing best practices for reporting IPV\, ensuring victim support\, and shaping public discourse for better policy responses and outcomes for survivors.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nWatch the video\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/l1IKRm9S9GA”][vc_column_text] \nListen to the Podcast\n[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nMolly Hayes\nMolly Hayes is a national reporter for The Globe and Mail\, which she joined in 2017 as the inaugural recipient of an investigative reporting fellowship through the Canadian Journalism Foundation. She reports on issues relating to crime and social justice–taking a particular focus in recent years on intimate partner violence and gender-based violence in Canada. Her 2022 series with colleagues on IPV and femicide received the Landsberg Award\, for coverage of women’s equality issues. Molly was also a previous finalist for the Landsberg Award in both 2020 and 2021. \nJana Pruden\nLandsberg-Award nominee Jana G. Pruden is an award-winning feature writer at The Globe and Mail\, and the host and co-creator of the hit narrative podcast series\, In Her Defence. \nThe former crime bureau chief of the Edmonton Journal\, Jana previously worked at the Regina Leader-Post\, the Medicine Hat News\, the Prairie Post and the Interlake Spectator. She is also a sessional journalism instructor at MacEwan University and a presenter at Pandemic University Pop-Up School of Writing. \nIn 2020\, Jana was chosen as the Minifie Lecturer at the University of Regina’s School of Journalism. Her lecture\, entitled Give Me Rewrite: Drafting a New Future for Journalism\, can be watched on video here\, or read here. \nHer writing has also appeared on Longform\, Longreads and Byliner\, and in magazines such as The Walrus\, Reader’s Digest and Sharp. \nHannah Sung\nHannah Sung is a co-founder of the award-winning Media Girlfriends\, a production company led by journalists of colour who prioritize inclusion in media. She is a 20+ year veteran of Canadian media\, previously working at the Globe and Mail\, CBC and TVO. Hannah began her career in music television at MuchMusic\, where she was the host of shows including MuchNews and The NewMusic. In 2020\, she was the Asper Fellow at the University of Western Ontario. She created At The End Of the Day newsletter and podcast featuring conversations on how to care for ourselves and others in a pandemic world. \nMichael Friscolanti\n\n\nMichael Friscolanti is Editor-In-Chief of Village Media\, which owns and operates 23 local news websites across Ontario\, as well as The Trillium based at Queen’s Park. An award-winning journalist and author\, he was a reporter at The Toronto Star and National Post before joining Maclean’s as a Senior Writer. His in-depth coverage has earned four National Magazine Awards and three CAJ Awards for investigative journalism. \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nAnna Maria Tremonti is a long-time journalist who has traveled Canada and the world covering societal change\, political upheaval\, and armed conflict.  As a reporter for CBC Radio and Television\, she worked across Canada before being posted in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. \nShe was a host of CBC TV’s the fifth estate\, and the founding host of CBC Radio’s flagship current affairs program The Current for 17 years before shifting into podcast production. The limited interview series “More” was released in early 2020.  “Welcome to Paradise”\, released in 2022 explores her own story of intimate partner violence and the long-term consequences of such abuse.  She was also a UBC Journalism Fellow in the 2022/23 academic year.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/reporting-with-care/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Emerging Business Models for News
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In today’s shifting journalism landscape\, where traditional revenue streams falter amidst fragmented digital platforms and declining ad revenues\, news outlets – particularly new and entrepreneurial ones – are seeking innovative models that prioritise access to news and informed communities. \nOur panel features industry upstarts who are creatively rethinking how to deliver value to audiences and build healthy\, diversified mission-driven businesses.  Join us to explore how these trailblazers are building active communities and reshaping the future of news through novel revenue models. \nThe virtual discussion took place on February 27 and featured Anita Li\, founder and editor in chief of The Green Line\, Graham Watson-Ringo\, Vice President of Success and Growth  at News Revenue Hub\, which plays a crucial role in funding quality journalism\, and Dru Oja Jay\, Publisher of The Breach. Brett Chang\, founder and CEO of The Peak moderated.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nWatch the Video\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/QdPE4Sv1d5M”][vc_column_text] \nListen to the Podcast\n[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nAnita Li\nAnita Li is a longtime journalist\, news entrepreneur\, media consultant and educator. Currently\, she is the founder\, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Green Line\, a local Toronto-based news outlet. \nAnita teaches journalism innovation to graduate students at Toronto Metropolitan University and community-driven journalism to undergraduate students at Centennial College in Toronto. In addition\, she coaches media executives and news entrepreneurs at the City University of New York’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of journalism. \nAnita has over a decade of full-time experience as a multi-platform journalist in three markets: Toronto\, New York City and Ottawa. She started her career as a reporter and editor at Canadian legacy publications\, including The Toronto Star\, The Globe and Mail and CBC. After that\, she worked in strategic\, management-level roles at American digital media outlets\, such as Complex\, Fusion and Mashable. Most recently\, Anita was director of communities at The Discourse\, a disruptive new player in the Canadian media scene that fills in gaps in news coverage for underserved communities. As a writer and reporter\, she has been published in New York Magazine\, Poynter\, Policy Options and other publications across North America. \nAnita is an expert in community-driven journalism\, audience engagement\, news entrepreneurship\, consumer revenue business models\, newsroom diversity\, media ethics and journalism innovation; she’s spoken on these topics in press interviews and at conferences worldwide. Anita has also consulted a wide range of journalism outlets and institutions\, including CBC Manitoba\, American Press Institute\, Journalists for Human Rights\, Toronto Public Library\, Pink Triangle Press\, Carleton University\, Indiegraf\, Liisbeth\, Facebook Journalism Project’s Sustainability Accelerator\, Google’s Project Oasis via Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers\, Radio Cité 97.9 and Informed Opinions. \nAnita is a member of the 2020-21 Online News Association board of directors\, as well as an alum of the inaugural 2016 Poynter-NABJ Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media. She also co-founded Canadian Journalists of Colour\, a rapidly growing network of racialized media-makers in Canada\, in 2018. To keep up with Anita\, subscribe to The Other Wave\, her newsletter about challenging the status quo in journalism \nGraham Watson-Ringo\nGraham Watson-Ringo is Vice President of Success and Growth with the News Revenue Hub where she helps local news outlets create strategies to become profitable and sustainable. Graham\, a 20-year journalism veteran\, spent the bulk of her career working in sports journalism with major metros such as the Dallas Morning News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch before moving into digital journalism with ESPN and Yahoo. She left sports to pursue holistic digital strategy at the San Antonio Express-News before eventually fostering a love of nonprofit journalism at the San Antonio Report\, where she served three years as managing editor. Graham is a lover of the full-funnel approach\, well-crafted CTAs\, killer UX\, and insider journalism speak. \nGraham is a graduate of the journalism school at the University of Missouri – Columbia and played goalkeeper for three seasons on the Tigers’ women’s soccer team. Graham is also graduated from the inaugural year of the Executive Leadership Program at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY. She currently serves on the board of the APSE Foundation\, which helps to foster diversity in sports journalism at the managerial level. Graham resides in San Antonio\, Texas with her husband and three children. \nDru Oja Jay\nDru Oja Jay is a writer\, organizer and web developer based in Val David\, Quebec. Currently serving as Executive Director of CUTV and Publisher of The Breach\, he is a co-founder of the Media Co-op\, Journal Ensemble\, Friends of Public Services and Courage. He is co-author\, with Nikolas Barry-Shaw\, of Paved with Good Intentions: Canada’s development NGOs from idealism to imperialism.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nBrett Chang\nBrett is Co-Founder and CEO of The Peak – a daily newsletter\, podcast and content studio helping Canada’s modern business leaders get smarter and stay informed with news and content that’s fast\, entertaining\, and digestible. Since starting in 2020\, The Peak now reaches an audience of over 100\,000 across newsletters\, podcasts\, events\, and social media\, including hosting The Peak Daily – Canada’s no. 1 most listened to business podcast. In June 2023\, Brett announced the acquisition of The Peak by Moses Znaimer’s ZoomerMedia for $5m. Brett is a serial entrepreneur and prior to The Peak started companies in digital communications and the cannabis industry. In addition\, Brett was one of first few employees at Uber Canada where he helped drive and develop public policy for major cities across the country.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/membership2-0/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2024
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SUMMARY:Misinformation in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As generative AI becomes increasingly prevalent in online news and information\, it amplifies concerns about misinformation\, disinformation\, and potential fraud. A recent study by The CJF and Maru Public Opinion reveals a troubling statistic: half of Canadians express a lack of confidence in their ability to discern AI-generated misinformation from factual information. This widespread uncertainty presents a formidable obstacle for the integrity of fact-based journalism. In this evolving landscape\, the pressing question arises: How can journalists and news organizations effectively build and maintain trust and confidence in the media amidst these challenges? \nCJF presented our media literacy campaign and our research at the top of the event. Our panel brought together news leaders\, policy experts and academics to discuss how to build trust with audiences in the age of AI.  \nThe virtual discussion took place on January 23 and featured journalist Dalia Hashim\, a Program and Research Lead for AI and Media Integrity at the Partnership on AI; Patrick Dell\, Senior Visuals Editor at The Globe and Mail; and Professor Charlie Beckett\, Professor of Practice\, Director of Polis and the Polis/LSE Journalism and AI project. Dr. Alfred Hermida of the School of Journalism\, Writing\, and Media at the University of British Columbia moderated.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nDalia Hashim\nProgram and Research Lead for AI and Media Integrity\, Partnership on AI \nDalia is the Program and Research Lead for AI and Media Integrity. Dalia is focusing on leading the AI and local news stream of work and supporting the ongoing AI and synthetic media program. Working with social media\, tech and news companies\, think tanks and NGOs to understand how AI policies and interventions can help minimize the harmful impact of AI in their industries and address critical challenges to the quality of public discourse. She hopes to merge her experience in policy\, research and community development in her work at PAI. \nPreviously\, Dalia was a founding member of the AI policy team at the Ontario Government where she wrote and put into effect AI principles of ethical use for government-wide use. She also helped write and pass Canada’s first digital law: the Simpler\, Faster\, Better Services Act\, 2019. Most recently\, Dalia served as a Senior Policy Advisor to Ontario’s Chief Digital and Data Officer providing key advice on ongoing digital and data policy files including Ontario’s Digital and Data Strategy and first Data Authority. \nDalia holds a Master’s of Public Policy from the University of Toronto’s Munk School of International Relations and Public Policy and a BA in International Relations and Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto. \nPatrick Dell\nPatrick Dell is an award-winning visual journalist who has worked in news for more than 25 years. He was an editor and producer in Australian television before moving to Canada in 2006 and now works in the Visual Journalism team at The Globe and Mail. He directed the documentary “Shooting War” about conflict photojournalists which debuted at HotDocs in 2022. Patrick has long been fascinated by the intersection of journalism and technology\, which now includes generative AI. \nProfessor Charlie Beckett\nProfessor of Practice\, Director of Polis and the Polis/LSE Journalism AI project Department of Media and Communications \nProfessor Charlie Beckett is the founding director of Polis\, the think-tank for research and debate around international journalism and society in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Polis runs events for journalists and the public as well as a programme of fellowships and research. It has a Summer School\, holds conferences and publishes reports. Charlie is leading the Polis JournalismAI project and was Lead Commissioner for the LSE Truth\, Trust & Technology Commission (T3). As well as being spokesperson for Polis\, Media Policy Project and T3\, and a regular blogger\, Charlie Beckett is a regular commentator on journalism and politics for the UK and International media. \nCharlie is the author of SuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save The World (Blackwell\, 2008) and WikiLeaks: News In The Networked Era (Polity\, 2012). He also published research on journalism and emotions\, journalism and Artificial Intelligence\, and reporting on terrorism. \nPrior to joining LSE\, Charlie was a programme editor at ITN’s Channel 4 News. Before that he was a senior producer and programme editor at BBC News and Current affairs for ten years. He started his career on local newspapers in his native South London before starting in TV at LWT. \nCharlie specializes in how journalism around the world is changing and its relationship to society and politics.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nDr. Alfred Hermida\nSchool of Journalism\, Writing\, and Media at the University of British Columbia\nAlfred Hermida is professor and former director (2015-2020) at the School of Journalism\, Writing\, and Media at the University of British Columbia\, and co-founder of The Conversation Canada. With over 25 years of experience in digital journalism\, his research addresses the digital transformation of news\, media innovation\, and AI in journalism. His current focus is the Global Journalism Innovation Lab\, a six-year SSHRC-funded project investigating how the future of journalism is being shaped by innovation practices\, business models and policy frameworks. Before joining UBC in 2006\, he was a BBC TV\, radio and online journalist for 16 years\, including four as a correspondent in North Africa and the Middle East.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JtR-uCtZIQ”][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/misinformationandai/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231122T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231122T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:Craft Your Winning Pitch: Exclusive Workshop for the CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is thrilled to announce an new online workshop tailored for aspiring Indigenous journalists interested in applying for the CJF Indigenous Journalism Fellowships. Join us for a comprehensive one-hour session led by the CBC journalist and storyteller Lenard Monkman. \nDuring this workshop\, Lenard Monkman will share invaluable insights on what makes a compelling and successful story pitch\, crucial for any application to the CJF fellowship. As a respected Indigenous journalist\, Lenard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in storytelling that speaks to and represents Indigenous communities. \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to gain expert guidance and insider tips to enhance your application for the CJF Indigenous Journalism Fellowships. Mark your calendars and secure your spot for this workshop to hone your storytelling skills and elevate your journalism career.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FPjoMXM4Fre2rRzQN7|title:Register%20here” css=”.vc_custom_1698850166838{background-color: 90000 !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Presenter\nLenard Monkman is Anishinaabe from Lake Manitoba First Nation and is a father of three. \nHe started at CBC in 2016 and has worked primarily with CBC Indigenous in a number of roles including associate producer\, reporter and radio host. He moved over to CBC Kids in May 2022 as a creative producer/Indigenous content specialist and is based out of Winnipeg. \nOver the years\, he has worked on numerous Indigenous-content related projects including news stories\, panel discussions\, video games and TV segments. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/craft-your-winning-pitch-exclusive-workshop-for-the-cjf-cbc-indigenous-journalism-fellowships/
CATEGORIES:2023
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:Connie Walker and Lydia Polgreen in Conversation: The State of the Media
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThis event is nearly sold out. To register for the free Livestream\, please select Get Tickets from the EventBrite page\, then select Livestream Only from the ticketing options.  \nIn a recent New York Times opinion piece\, journalist Lydia Polgreen highlights a growing division between “news haves and have-nots.” \nWhile subscription-based news sources and user-supported independent outlets provide diverse options for engaged news consumers\, media consolidation and downsizing in free-access platforms result in a diminishing range of choices. This leaves those who don’t pay for news to navigate a fractured information ecosystem that includes declining television news\, social media\, partisan outlets\, and AI-generated news. \nThis has far-reaching implications for society and democracy. Join Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning journalist Connie Walker and Polgreen as they explore the current media landscape and its profound impact on our society and democratic values. \nThis in-person event featured Lydia Polgreen\, of the New York Times in conversation with Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning journalist Connie Walker of Gimlet Media on the 54th floor of the TD Centre.  \nView video of the event on CPAC.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Speakers\nLydia Polgreen\nLydia Polgreen became an Opinion columnist for The New York Times in 2022. She is also a host on the weekly Opinion podcast\, “Matter of Opinion.” \nMs. Polgreen previously served as managing director of Gimlet\, a podcast studio at Spotify\, and as editor in chief of HuffPost\, leading a team of hundreds of journalists publishing 16 editions across the globe in nine languages. \nShe joined HuffPost in January 2017 after a 15-year career at The New York Times that included roles as associate masthead editor\, deputy international editor\, South Africa bureau chief\, correspondent for the New Delhi bureau and chief of the West Africa bureau. Before joining The Times\, Ms. Polgreen was a staff writer for The Orlando Sentinel and The Albany Times Union. \nMs. Polgreen was a 2006 recipient of the George Polk Award for foreign reporting\, in recognition of her travels deep into the war-torn western regions of Sudan to report on the carnage in Darfur.  She received the 2008 Livingston Award for international reporting for her series “The Spoils\,” an account of how the scramble for Africa’s mineral wealth has brought misery and exploitation. In 2011 she was awarded the Columbia University Medal for Excellence. \nMs. Polgreen grew up in Kenya\, Ghana and Minnesota. She currently resides in New York with her wife. \nConnie Walker\nConnie Walker (Cree) is a Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning investigative journalist and host of the Gimlet Media podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s. \nIn 2021\, Connie launched the acclaimed podcast series Stolen: The Search for Jermain which was featured in Vanity Fair\, The Rolling Stone\, Vulture and The New York Times. \nPrior to joining Gimlet Media\, Walker hosted the CBC News podcast Missing & Murdered\, which focuses on the unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. In 2018\, Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo won the inaugural Best Serialized Story award at the Third Coast International Audio festival. The podcast was also featured in the Columbia Journalism Review\, The Rolling Stone\, Teen Vogue\, Chatelaine and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2018 by Apple Canada. \nWalker is a member of the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan. She lives with her family in Toronto.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/walker-and-polgreen/
LOCATION:TD Bank Tower\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2023
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231108T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231108T133000
DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:Is Climate Solutions Journalism the Solution?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In partnership with Intact \nExtreme weather patterns around the world have brought new urgency to the need to connect audiences to the climate story. In short: our climate is at a breaking point. In a time of news avoidance\, how can newsrooms create compelling climate journalism that both connects with audiences and communicates the sobering reality of the situation? Climate solutions journalism has been one tactic\, but is it working?  \nThis J-Talk event brought together climate journalists\, academics and editors who are telling the climate story to discuss how to make climate journalism more engaging and impactful with global audiences. \nThe webcast was 60 minutes: 45 minutes of moderated conversation\, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A.  \nThe virtual discussion took place on November 8 and featured journalist Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood\, a member of The Narwhal team\, which received the 2023 CJF Award for Climate Solutions Journalism; Dr. Anabela Bonada\, of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation; Mark Hertsgaard\, Co-Founder and Executive Director\, Covering Climate Now and  Diego Arguedas Ortiz\, Network Manager of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Laura Lynch\, host of CBC’s award-winning climate solutions show What On Earth?\, moderated. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nWatch the Panel\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/GQJiXcUNIRo?feature=shared”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nDiego Arguedas Ortiz\nDiego Arguedas Ortiz is Associate Director at the Oxford Climate Journalism Network of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism\, University of Oxford. \nA Costa Rican reporter\, he has covered climate change as his main beat since 2013. His work has appeared in BBC Future\, MIT Technology Review\, Le Monde Diplomatique\, Univision and Anthropocene\, among other outlets. His work includes six UN Climate Conferences\, the Panama Papers international collaboration in 2016 and on-the-ground reporting from a dozen countries. In 2015\, he was the founder of Ojo al Clima\, Central America’s first climate news outlet\, which he led as its editor until 2019. \nFrom 2019 to 2021\, he worked as an advisor on climate change communication for the Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica and the Climate Change Directorate of Costa Rica. From that position he co-led multiple projects to engage citizens on climate change. \nHe was part of the lecturing team at the University of Costa Rica’s Communication School between 2016 and 2021 and between 2018 and 2019 led the School’s journalism bachelor degree. \nDiego completed his undergraduate studies in Journalism and in Business at the University of Costa Rica and graduated from the MA (Hons) Climate Change: History\, Culture\, Society at King’s College London\, as a Chevening scholar. \nAnabela Bonada\nAnabela is responsible for the management\, communications\, and operations of the Intact Centre. Anabela oversees the day-to-day functions of the Centre and leads key relationships with stakeholders at the University of Waterloo and externally. Anabela also supports research projects such as the production of a national wildfire guide\, and recommendations for scaling up nature-based solutions at the home\, community\, and landscape levels. Anabela brings extensive experience and education in the field of climate science. Anabela completed her PhD in Geography from the University of Guelph – her research focused on the effect that climate change has on tree growth\, which gave her insights on the consequences that extreme events (such as drought) have on forest ecosystems. Anabela also completed her BSc in Environmental Science at the University of Waterloo\, and a Diploma in Ecosystem Management at Fleming College \nMark Hertsgaard\nMark Hertsgaard is the co-founder and executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now and the environment correspondent for The Nation.  He has covered climate change since 1989\, reporting from 25 countries in his books “Earth Odyssey” and “HOT” and for outlets including The New Yorker\, Vanity Fair\, The Atlantic\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, Time\, Scientific American\, The Guardian\, L’espresso\, NPR and the BBC.  He has been a commentator for the public radio programs Morning Edition\, Marketplace and Living on Earth and appeared on the Today show\, Morning Joe\, Fresh Air\, All Things Considered\, Democracy Now!\, and hundreds of similar programs overseas.  His other books include “On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency” and “A Day in the Life: The Music and Artistry of the Beatles.” \nStephanie Wood\nStephanie Wood is a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh journalist who works for The Narwhal. In 2022 she won the Canadian Association of Journalists’ Emerging Indigenous Journalist award\, and she was part of the team that won the CJF Award for Climate Solutions Reporting in 2023. Her work covers a wide range of subjects including Indigenous rights\, biodiversity\, and climate change. She contributed to the Squamish Nation’s forthcoming history book Tiná7 Cht Ti Temíxw: We Come From This Land. She earned her Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nLaura Lynch is an award-winning journalist and host. In 2020\, Laura was part of the team that created the weekly radio program “What on Earth”\, focusing on climate change solutions. In 2021\, the program won the inaugural CJF Award for Climate Solutions Journalism for its work. Throughout her career\, she has reported from across Canada and around the world\, covering everything from gun control to abortion to international trade. \nInternationally\, Laura was based in Washington D.C. during and after the attacks of September 11\, 2001.  She was posted to London for 9 tumultuous years that featured political turmoil and violent attacks blamed on terrorism.  Laura also reported from Pakistan where Benazir Bhutto was attacked and then assassinated\, from Israel during the war with Lebanon and its ongoing dispute with the Palestinians\, from Saudi Arabia where she was detained\, from Syria as the country descended into civil war and from Africa\, where she reported undercover from Zimbabwe when western journalists were barred.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/is-climate-solutions-journalism-the-solution/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023,Category Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230920T130000
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SUMMARY:Bill C-18: What's at Stake for Journalism and Canadian Democracy?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Canadian government passed Bill C-18\, the Online News Act\, on June 22\, 2023. This bill “aims to enhance fairness in the economic relationship between news businesses and online platforms by enhancing the bargaining position of news businesses relative to that of large and dominant digital news intermediaries.”  The legislation\, which comes into effect in December 2023\, will require tech giants Meta and Google to make agreements with news publishers to compensate them for revenue-generating news content that appears on their sites. In response\, both tech companies have removed links from Canadian news sites from their platforms. This panel will discuss the potential implications of this legislation for journalists\, news outlets\, news consumers and Canadian democracy.  \nThe virtual discussion took place on September 20\,  2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET. It featured lawyer and law professor Dr. Michael Geist; Brian Myles\, publisher\, Le Devoir\, Tai Huynh \, founding editor-in-chief and publisher of The Local\, Natalie Campbell\, senior director North American Government and Regulatory Affairs\, The Internet Society\, and Paul Samyn\, editor\, The Winnipeg Free Press. Dr. Mary Lynn Young moderated. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/2FGgIx8g64k?feature=shared” title=”Watch the Online Discussion”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nNatalie Campbell\nNatalie Campbell is the Senior Director\, North American Government and Regulatory Affairs for the Internet Society. She is passionate about analyzing how government actions could impact the Internet and drive advocacy efforts to grow\, protect\, and defend an Internet for everyone. \n \nPrior to joining the Internet Society\, Natalie was founder and lead consultant of Campbell Communications\, a strategic communications agency specializing in policy advocacy\, political campaigns\, and working with Indigenous communities to promote community-led Internet access solutions. She has also worked at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority\, where she helped establish the first Canadian Internet Governance Forum. \nDr. Michael Geist \nDr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law\, Technology and Society. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto\, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York\, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School. Dr. Geist serves on many boards\, including Internet Archive Canada and the EFF Advisory Board. He was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2018 and has received numerous awards for his work including the Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression Vox Libera Award in 2018\, the Kroeger Award for Policy Leadership and the Public Knowledge IP3 Award in 2010\, the Les Fowlie Award for Intellectual Freedom from the Ontario Library Association in 2009\, the EFF’s Pioneer Award in 2008\, and Canarie’s IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada. More information can be obtained at http://www.michaelgeist.ca. \nTai Huynh\nTai Huynh is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of The Local\, an online magazine covering social issues in Toronto. Under Tai’s leadership\, The Local’s distinctive approach to community journalism—in-depth\, non-profit\, from corners of Toronto too often overlooked—has won over a dozen national awards since its founding in 2019\, including the National Magazine Awards and Digital Publishing Awards. Tai writes\, occasionally\, about urban health and inequality. (@taimhuynh) \nBrian Myles\nBrian Myles has served as publisher of Le Devoir since February 2016. From 1994 to 2015\, he worked as a reporter for this daily paper of record. Le Devoir is a niche media outlet of national influence and recognition. Myles regularly writes in the editorial section on issues that are part of the public debate. His topics of interests are mostly (but not exclusively) related to public policies\, national security\, justice\, police organization\, education\, culture\, foreign affairs\, and media. \nOver the course of his career\, Myles has also taught journalism for more than 15 years at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal). He held the position of president of the Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec  (the Quebec professional reporter’s federation) from 2009 to 2013\, right at the beginning of the revenue crisis in the media industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in journalism. \nStarting in 2016\, Brian Myles was among a group of vocal and organized editors who were able to convince the governments\, in Quebec and Canada\, to support journalism with incentives such as fiscal exemptions. The measures provided financial relief to a broad range of media while keeping the state at arm’s length from the newsrooms. At last\, Le Devoir is part of a short list of media who secured commercial deals and funding form Google\, Meta\, Apple and Microsoft while supporting at the same time the intent behind the Online News Act. \nPaul Samyn\nPaul Samyn has been part of the Free Press newsroom for over 30 years\, working his way up after starting as a rookie reporter in 1988. And if you count the time he spent delivering the newspaper as a boy growing up in St. James\, his connection to the Free Press goes back even further. As a reporter\, Paul wrote for every section of the paper\, covered elections\, wars overseas and the funerals of a royal princess and a prime minister. The graduate of the University of Winnipeg and Red River College helped lead the Free Press’s political coverage for a decade as its Ottawa bureau chief before being named city editor in 2007. Paul was appointed to the Editor’s office in the summer of 2012.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nDr. Mary Lynn Young is a journalism professor and co-founder of the Conversation Canada. Her research interests include how we know what we know in journalism\, critical journalism studies (with a focus on gender and whiteness)\, newsroom sociology and journalism startups/digital born journalism organizations. Her commitments to social justice ground her scholarship\, teaching and professional engagement.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”16642″ img_size=”200×200″ alignment=”center” title=”J-TALKS SPONSOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”17013″ alignment=”center” title=”IN-KIND SUPPORT”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”21942″ img_size=”80×25″ alignment=”center” title=”BROADCAST PARTNER”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/billc18/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023,Category Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230411T140000
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SUMMARY:What Can Journalists Do That AI Can't?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]AI technologies have the potential to profoundly change how journalism is produced and consumed. Newsrooms are now experimenting with machine learning to generate news and information on current affairs\, health\, real estate listings\, quizzes\, and sporting events. New advances have increased the speed at which large data work can be completed\, and the scope of work that artificial intelligence can undertake. As AI and machine learning take their place in the newsroom\, what are the editorial and ethical responsibilities for adopting these new technologies? \nThe virtual discussion took place on April 11\, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET It featured Aimee Rinehart\, Program Manager for the Associated Press Local News AI Initiative\, Hamilton Nolan\, Labour Reporting Fellow for In These Times\,  Gina Chua of Semafor\, and Patrick White\,  Director of the journalism program at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM). Felix M. Simon\, of the Oxford Internet Institute moderated. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nHamilton Nolan  \nHamilton Nolan is a labour reporting fellow at In These Times. He has spent the past decade writing about labor and politics for Gawker\, Splinter\, The Guardian\, and elsewhere. You can reach him at Hamilton@InTheseTimes.com. @hamiltonnolan \nAimee Rinehart \nAimee Rinehart is the Program Manager for The Associated Press’s Local News AI initiative. Before joining AP\, she was the Deputy Director of First Draft’s New York Bureau helping journalists and newsroom to identify\, verify and responsibly report on mis- and disinformation through the 2018 and 2020 U.S. election cycles. In 2018\, she managed Comprova\, a project to monitor and analyze misinformation and disinformation around the 2018 Brazilian elections. Rinehart started working online in 1996 and was a digital originator at The New York Times\, and returned to print briefly as an editor at the Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels.@aimeetwoee \nGina Chua \nGina Chua has been a journalist for more than three decades; she’s currently Executive Editor\, Semafor. Prior to that\, she was Executive Editor at Reuters\, where she transitioned. Before joining Reuters\, Gina – then Reg – was Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post and had a 16-year career at The Wall Street Journal\, including eight as Editor of the Journal’s Asian edition. @GinaSKChua \nPatrick White \nPatrick White is Director of the journalism program at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and professor of journalism at UQAM. Prior to that\, he was senior reporter and news manager (1990-12018) at CTV News\, Reuters\, The Canadian Press\, Quebecor Media and Huffington Post. He specializes in the impact of technologies on journalism.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Moderator\nModerator \nFelix M. Simon is a journalist\, communication researcher\, and doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII)\, a Knight News Innovation Fellow at Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism\, and an affiliate at the Center for Information\, Technology\, and Public Life (CITAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also works as a research assistant at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) and regularly writes and comments on technology\, media\, and politics for various international outlets. \nAs a member of the Leverhulme Doctoral Centre “Publication beyond Print\,” he is currently researching the implications of AI in journalism and the news industry. \nHis research has been covered\, among others\, in The Guardian\, The Washington Post\, Politico\, Financial Times\, Süddeutsche Zeitung\, Nature\, New Statesman\, Business Insider\, CNN\, and the BBC\, and he has given evidence to inquiries of the UK House of Lords and House of Commons\, press regulator IMPRESS\, and the UN. \nFelix holds degrees from Goethe-University Frankfurt and the University of Oxford. He is currently a fellow at the Salzburg Global Seminar and an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. Before returning to the OII for his doctoral studies\, Felix worked as a journalist\, editor and researcher in London. @_FelixSimon_[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nWatch the Video\n[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/FmPDdgsv_kE”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nEXCLUSIVE J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16613″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/journalists-and-ai/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230323T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230323T140000
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SUMMARY:We Can't Keep Doing Things the Same Way
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n#JournalismMatters to democracy; how can we ensure it matters to more people? \nNewsrooms everywhere are grappling with the challenge of connecting with\, and engaging audiences that exist at the margins of traditional news media consumption. How do we bring these underserved audiences –  including young people\, racialized communities\, and news avoiders and detractors – to trustworthy sources of news? What can journalists and news organizations do  to meet the critical information needs of all members of our communities? \nThis J-Talk event brought together journalists and editors who are succeeding in reaching new audiences and convincing detractors by identifying gaps\, experimenting with innovative approaches\, and launching new strategies to better serve underserved audiences. \nThe webcast is 60 minutes: 45 minutes of moderated conversation\, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A. \nThe virtual discussion took place on March 23\, 2023\, at 1:00 p.m. ET\, and featured journalist\, director and producer Juleyka Lantigua of LWC Studios\, Phoebe Connelly director of Next-Generation Audience Development\, The Washington Post\, and Priyanka Vora of Axios. Rebecca Zamon of The Globe and Mail moderated. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtube.com/watch?v=gwOUCn48Fz8&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE” align=”center” title=”Watch the J-Talks Live Event”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nAbout the Panelists\nPhoebe Connelly\nPhoebe Connelly is the director of Next Generation Audience Development at The Washington Post. Connelly was previously the deputy director of video at the Post where she oversaw daily news coverage\, interactive storytelling and emerging video products. Connelly joined The Post in 2013 from Yahoo! News and The American Prospect. Her writing has appeared in the Atlantic\, the Awl\, NPR and the Guardian. \nJuleyka Lantigua\nJuleyka Lantigua is the Founder/CEO of LWC Studios\, which received a Peabody Award nomination and won “The Director’s Prize” at Third Coast award\, also known as “The  Oscars of Audio.”An LBAN alum\, Fulbright Scholar and Tory Burch Fellow\, Juleyka holds a Master’s in Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing. \nPriyanka Vora\nPriyanka Vora is a New York-based award-winning journalist working at the intersection of news and tech. She is the director of the audience at Axios\, where she leads the company’s social and SEO initiatives. Before Axios\, Priyanka worked with Quartz\, Business Insider\, and the Financial Times. She is on the South Asian Journalists Association’s Board and serves as its Secretary. She earned a master’s degree from New York University and reported from India\, South Africa\, and Uganda.   \nAbout the Moderator\nRebecca Zamon\nRebecca Zamon is passionate about the ways in which stories get to readers (and viewers and listeners) in an ever-changing media landscape. As the audience growth manager at The Globe and Mail\, she runs the team responsible for how readers take in The Globe’s journalism\, whether that’s via search\, social\, explainers and other off-platform opportunities. Prior to The Globe\, she created the audience development department at HuffPost Canada\, and in a previous life\, was a lifestyle editor for a variety of magazines\, news organizations and websites.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nEXCLUSIVE J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16613″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/cantkeepdoingthings/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230209T124500
DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:The News Explainer\, Explained
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ros Atkins\, the BBC’s “Explainer-in-Chief\,” is making art of impartial fact in his viral video news explainers viewed the world over. Atkins’ critically acclaimed\, fact-packed news videos\, shared widely across social media and the BBC’s many platforms\, represent a compelling\, trustworthy new form of storytelling for the digital age. \nIn conversation with CBC journalist\, Andrew Chang\, Atkins explained how the BBC journalist and his team craft the viral videos that make for easy understanding of complex news issues. \nThe virtual discussion tookplace on February 9\, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. EST and featured journalist\, editor\, and explainer-in-chief Ros Atkins of the BBC\, in conversation with Andrew Chang of the CBC-Radio Canada’s About That\, with Andrew Chang.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/ZTpsGatGU4U” title=”Watch the J-Talk”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text] \nRos Atkins\nRos Atkins is the Analysis Editor of BBC News. He is the creator and presenter of both Outside Source on BBC World News and the “Ros Atkins on…” video explainer series. Ros also co-presents The Media Show on BBC Radio 4.  \nRos has been a BBC News radio and TV presenter for close to 20 years and has covered many of the biggest stories around the world as well as interviewing an array of public figures.  \nRos’ first book\, The Art of Explanation  will be published in September 2023. He’s also an occasional drum and bass DJ and recorded a mix for BBC Radio 6 Music in early 2022.  \nAndrew Chang\nAward-winning journalist Andrew Chang is in development on a new daily show for CBC’s free streaming news channel\, launching in late 2022. Prior to that\, Chang hosted The National alongside Adrienne Arsenault in Toronto. He has also spent time in the host chair for local and national shows including CBC Vancouver News at 6\, The Current and CBC News Now. \nPrior to his move to Vancouver\, Chang spent a successful decade with CBC Montreal most recently as co-host of CBC Montreal’s supper-time newscast. He covered a number of memorable moments in Montreal’s history such as Montreal’s 2011 federal election night special\, which saw the unprecedented rise of the NDP in the province\, and the resulting collapse of the Bloc Québécois; the 2012 election-night assassination attempt of Pauline Marois and he was also the first\, among local English television networks\, to tell Montrealers about the assassination of mafia godfather Niccolo Rizzuto Senior. \nHe worked previously as one of CBC’s chief staff reporters\, covering breaking news at both the local and network level: from the Dawson College shootings\, to the collapse of the de la Concorde overpass in Laval\, to a month-long stint on the Parti Québécois campaign bus during the 2008 provincial election.  \nDuring this time\, Andrew was also working as a video journalist — interviewing various news-makers\, writing and reporting\, shooting and editing video. With a camera over his shoulder\, Andrew spent years producing both news-length and feature-length reports. In 2014\, 2016\, 2020 & 2022\, Chang was a member of CBC’s broadcast team for the Olympic Games. \nOn weekends\, it’s a different story — when he is not being the doting father to his daughters\, he spends his time snowboarding\, hiking\, and indulging in one of his many other passions: music. Follow Chang on Twitter and Instagram @AndrewChangCBC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nEXCLUSIVE J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16613″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/explainerexplained/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230126T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230126T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T043632
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SUMMARY:Stories Beyond Stories: True Crime and Investigative Journalism Podcasts
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]True crime podcasts have matured well beyond blood and gore recountings into deeply reported features. The popularity of the genre\, combined with the format’s scope for long-form narrative\, represents an opportunity for investigative journalism to reach and connect with new audiences.  \nThe event focused on podcasts as a form of narrative storytelling for investigative journalism and true-crime reports. Leading podcast journalists explored the role of the journalist in telling these stories\, how podcasts have changed the way we think about investigative crime narratives and how the medium is building relationships with audiences.  \nThe webcast is 60 minutes: 45 minutes of moderated conversation\, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A.  \nThe virtual discussion took place on January 26 at 1:00 p.m.\, and features independent journalist\, podcaster and producer\, Kathleen Goldhar and editor and partner at Tortoise Studios\, Basia Cummings. Journalist and Investigative Reporter at Gimlet Media Connie Walker moderatedthe panel. [/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/Mp0AL6kB7WM” align=”center” title=”Watch the Panel”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Kathleen Goldhar has over 20 years’ experience telling audio stories. She is the host of the podcasts Do You Know Mordechai and True Crime Byline. In February\, her next podcast The No-Good\, Terribly Kind\, Wonderful Lives and Tragic Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman will be released. Kathleen is also the co-creator and producer of the hit podcast Escaping NXIVM. Before she found her way to podcasting she was a member of the CBC Radio’s The Current for 17 + years – eventually leading the program as its Executive Producer. @kathleengoldhar \nBasia Cummings is an editor and partner at Tortoise\, an investigative newsroom based in London. She is the host of the weekly investigative show\, the Slow Newscast\, executive editor of numerous investigative series including Sweet Bobby\, Hoaxed and Hidden Homicides (shortlisted for the 2022 Orwell Prize)\, and reporter of Pig Iron and Left to Die\, which won the 2021 Foreign Press Award for best podcast. @basialcummings[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE HOST [vc_column_text]Connie Walker (Cree) is an award-winning investigative journalist and host of the acclaimed Gimlet Media podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s. \nIn 2021\, Connie launched the acclaimed podcast series Stolen: The Search for Jermain which was featured in Vanity Fair\, The Rolling Stone\, Vulture and The New York Times. \nPrior to joining Gimlet Media\, Walker hosted the CBC News podcast Missing & Murdered\, which focuses on the unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. In 2018\, Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo won the inaugural Best Serialized Story award at the Third Coast International Audio festival. The podcast was also featured in the Columbia Journalism Review\, The Rolling Stone\, Teen Vogue\, Chatelaine and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2018 by Apple Canada. \nWalker is a member of the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan. She lives with her family in Toronto. @connie_walker[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nEXCLUSIVE J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nEXCLUSIVE J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/stories-beyond-stories/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2023,Category Event
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