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- Watch the webcast - Listen to the podcast From the outset, COVID-19 has been a fast-moving, relentless challenge for journalists across Canada and around the world. How do you report the news while working from home? Are there regional differences to this story? Vancouver’s Ian Hanomansing, weekend host of CBC News’s The National, reveals the challenges broadcast journalists […]

- Watch the webcast - Listen to the podcast - Watch on CPAC In managing the biggest health and economic crisis of our time, Canadian politicians and public officials deploy varying strategies and levels of transparency. What does the handling of COVID-19 reveal about those at the helm of our country and our provinces — and what might this […]

- Watch the webcast - Listen to the podcast - Watch on CPAC At all levels, the Canadian economy is taking a hit amid this global pandemic. Even with federal and provincial governments providing unprecedented measures to help support workers, families and businesses, the scenarios for what a recovery might look like—and when—vary greatly. Join award-winning journalist Heather Scoffield, economics […]

- View the video - Listen to the podcast - Watch on CPAC In a year of a pandemic and protests over race-related police brutality in the U.S., how can Canadians make sense of the chaos across our border? Join us for a conversation on U.S. politics and leadership—and what the handling of the various crises could mean […]

- WATCH THE SHOW - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST  The death of George Floyd ignited a reckoning across every facet of our society. In media, conversations about anti-Black racism have given weight and prominence to stagnant discussions about newsroom culture and composition—and the biases found in coverage of Black, Indigenous and people of colour. Is this the […]

- WATCH THE VIDEO - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST “Pivot” is a word well-used during the pandemic, and one that news organizations are familiar with—they’ve been doing it for years in the face of diverted audience attention and declining ad revenues. Add to that mix the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis and a polarized political environment. How […]

- WATCH THE SHOW  - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST   In the aftermath of a heated, divisive and often unpredictable run-up to the U.S. election, and the win for President-elect Joe Biden, this discussion will explore the impact of polarized media coverage and the spread of misinformation, learnings for the media and what the election outcome means for […]

- Watch the show (start at about 28 minutes) - Listen to the podcast - View the tip sheet Looking after your mental health during COVID-19, courtesy of Dr. Anthony Feinstein -  From the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: - COVID-19 is hurting journalists’ mental health. News outlets should help them now - Low ego and listening: how the expectation of […]

- Watch the video - Listen to the podcast - View the photos In his book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Ronan Farrow sheds light on the stranger-than-fiction challenges of reporting on his Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker exposé of one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers. Farrow reveals the inexplicable resistance he faced from the major television network where he […]

It’s all happening—and happening fast across the media spectrum: digital transformation, diversification of newsrooms and efforts to engage the diverse communities media organizations seek to serve. But there are still challenges and more change to come -- how best to connect with those who are typically underserved, whether it be communities of colour, the disenfranchised […]