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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201203T183000
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SUMMARY:Ronan Farrow on Lies\, Power and Predators
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the video\n– Listen to the podcast\n– View the photos \n\n\n\n\n\nIn 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 worked and how he himself became the target of intimidation tactics as he got closer to the truth\, the conspiracies and the cover-ups—similar strategies long deployed to silence victims of sexual abuse. Join Farrow in conversation with Globe and Mail investigative reporter Robyn Doolittle\, author of Had It Coming: What’s Fair in the Age of #MeToo? \n  \n  \nTuesday\, December 3\, 2019\n6pm Doors open 7pm Discussion\nReception to follow (cash bar)\nIsabel Bader Theatre\n93 Charles St. West Toronto \nSpecial offer: Save $20 on seats using promo code CJF-20. Limited seats available. \nEach ticket purchase includes a copy of Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill.[/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]Ronan Farrow is a contributing writer to The New Yorker\, where his investigative reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service\, the National Magazine Award\, and the George Polk Award\, among other honours. He is also currently producing documentaries for HBO. He previously worked as an anchor and investigative reporter at MSNBC and NBC News with his print commentary and reporting appearing in publications including the Wall Street Journal\, the Los Angeles Times\, and the Washington Post. Before his career in journalism\, he served as a State Department official in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence. Farrow has been named one of Time Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential People and one of GQ‘s Men of the Year. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and a member of the New York Bar. He recently completed a Ph.D. in political science at Oxford University\, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He lives in New York. @RonanFarrow[/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]Robyn Doolittle is an award-winning journalist and author. She is a member of the Globe and Mail’s investigative team and is a two-time winner of Canada’s Michener Award. Robyn’s probe into the ways that Canadian police services handle sexual assault cases prompted a national overhaul of policy\, training and practices around sexual violence. For that work\, she was awarded a National Newspaper Award for investigative journalism and was named the 2017 journalist of the year. Robyn released her second book this fall: Had It Coming; What’s Fair In The Age Of #MeToo? @robyndoolittle[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nMEDIA PARTNER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2242″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/ronan-farrow-on-lies-power-and-predators/
LOCATION:Isabel Bader Theatre\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201119T130000
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SUMMARY:Risk and Injury: Journalists\, Mental Health and COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the show (start at about 28 minutes)\n– Listen to the podcast\n– View the tip sheet Looking after your mental health during COVID-19\, courtesy of Dr. Anthony Feinstein\n–  From the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism:\n– COVID-19 is hurting journalists’ mental health. News outlets should help them now\n– Low ego and listening: how the expectation of leadership in news has radically changed\n– Changing newsrooms 2020: addressing diversity and nurturing talent at a time of unprecedented change\n– Resources:\n– Rory Peck Trust\n– Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma\n– Canadian Freelance Guild\nWhen the pandemic arrived\, journalists on all beats experienced high levels of stress as they pivoted quickly to cover COVID-19\, the fastest-moving story of our time. According to the early results of a study conducted in June by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford\, participating journalists from around the world showed signs of anxiety and depression—70 percent suffering from some level of psychological distress—due to the many challenges and high stakes they faced in covering the crisis\, sometimes in the absence of reliable information. In this ongoing reality\, how can journalists take care of their mental and emotional well-being and how can newsrooms best support them? \nJoin the study’s authors: Dr. Anthony Feinstein\, professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a neuropsychiatrist whose specialties include exploring how journalists are impacted by the traumatic events they report on\, and Meera Selva\, director of the journalist fellowship program at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Oxford\, in a conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, November 19\n1 p.m. EST / 10 a.m. PST[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Anthony Feinstein is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the search for cerebral correlates of behavioral disorders associated with multiple sclerosis\, traumatic brain injury\, and hysteria. His books include In Conflict\, Dangerous Lives: War and the Men and Women Who Report It\, Journalists Under Fire: the Psychological Hazards of Covering War\, Battle Scarred and Shooting War. In 2000-2001 he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to study mental health issues in post-apartheid Namibia. In 2012\, he produced a documentary\, Under Fire based on his research of journalists in war zones. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award and won a 2012 Peabody Award. His series Shooting War for The Globe and Mail was shortlisted for a 2016 EPPY award. \n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeera Selva is director of the journalist fellowship programme at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Oxford. Meera is an accomplished senior journalist with experience in Europe\, Asia and Africa. She joined the Reuters Institute from Handelsblatt Global where she had been working out of Singapore\, having helped launch the digital daily business paper in Berlin in 2014. Her previous experience includes several years as a London based correspondent for the Associated Press\, and three years as Africa correspondent for the Independent based in Nairobi. Meera studied for an MPhil in European Politics at St Antony’s College\, was a journalist fellow at the Institute in 2007–8 where she conducted research on media coverage of the Darfur crisis. Her current work at the Reuters Institute touches on press freedom\, media diversity and journalists’ well-being. @MeeraSelva1 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/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 SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/risk-and-injury-journalists-mental-health-and-covid-19/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201112T130000
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SUMMARY:After the U.S. Election: What’s Next?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– WATCH THE SHOW \n– LISTEN TO THE PODCAST\n  \nIn 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 the U.S. and Canada.\nJoin Joy Malbon\, Washington bureau chief for CTV National News\, and Paul Hunter\, a correspondent based in Washington for CBC News\, in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, November 12\n1 p.m. EST / 10 a.m. PST[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoy Malbon is Washington bureau chief for CTV National News\, a role she has held since 2005. Malbon has covered the Bush\, Obama\, and Trump administrations. She is regularly dispatched to the Middle East to cover U.S. developments in that region and has been her network’s go-to reporter for a variety of Olympic Winter Games. Prior to her assignment in Washington\, Malbon was CTV News’ Parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa and was stationed in England as CTV’s London Bureau Chief. @JoyCTV \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n. \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul Hunter is a correspondent based in Washington\, D.C. for CBC News. He is an award-winning multi-platform journalist producing news length reports and feature documentaries for more than 30 years in Canada\, the U.S. and worldwide. He has covered the Trump and Obama Administrations\, the Rio Olympics\, the Boston bombing\, the Newtown massacre\, the earthquake in Haiti\, the tsunami in Japan\, the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip\, Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan and the BP oil spill. @paulhuntercbc \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT \n  \n  \n.[/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 SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/after-the-u-s-election-whats-next/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201029T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201029T130000
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SUMMARY:Media in Crisis: Can Journalism Survive - and Thrive - in this Year of Challenge?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– WATCH THE VIDEO\n– LISTEN TO THE PODCAST \n“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 is this all impacting news organizations? What does this mean for the sustainability of media’s business models? What will it take to survive in this new reality? Join S. Mitra Kalita\, senior vice-president for news\, opinion and programming for CNN Digital\, and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen\, director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford\, in conversation with host Anna Maria Tremonti\, also host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, October 29\, 2020\n1 p.m. EDT / 10 a.m. PDT[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS. Mitra Kalita is the senior vice president for news\, opinion and programming for CNN Digital. Kalita leads the national news desk and efforts to creatively share CNN’s journalism and storytelling across an array of platforms. She arrived at CNN in 2016. Kalita was previously managing editor for editorial strategy at the Los Angeles Times\, executive editor at large for Quartz\, and has worked at the Wall Street Journal\, Washington Post\, Newsday and the Associated Press. She was a founding editor and columnist of Mint\, a business paper in New Delhi. Kalita is the author of Suburban Sahibs and My Two Indias. @mitrakalita \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n. \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRasmus Kleis Nielsen is director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is also professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford. He was previously director of research at the Reuters Institute and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics. His work focuses on changes in the news media\, on political communication\, and the role of digital technologies in both. He has done extensive research on journalism\, American politics\, and various forms of activism\, and a significant amount of comparative work in Western Europe and beyond. @Rasmus_Kleis \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT \n  \n  \n.[/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 SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/media-in-crisis-can-journalism-survive-and-thrive-in-this-year-of-challenge/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200924T130000
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SUMMARY:Voices for Change: Media’s Moment to Shine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– WATCH THE SHOW\n– LISTEN TO THE PODCAST  \nThe 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 year meaningful change will finally happen? Join Nana aba Duncan\, host of CBC Radio One’s Podcast Playlist and Ontario’s weekend morning show Fresh Air; Karen K. Ho\, a global finance and economics reporter for New York-based Quartz\, a digital business news publication\, and Angela Sterritt\, a journalist with CBC Vancouver and member of the Gitxsan Nation\, in conversation with moderator Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nSeptember 24\, 2020\n1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNana aba Duncan is a 2020/2021 William Southam Journalism Fellow at University of Toronto’s Massey College where she will be studying the experiences of racialized and women leaders in Canadian media. She is on leave from her roles as host of CBC Radio One’s Podcast Playlist and Fresh Air\, Ontario’s top-rated weekend morning show. In 2015\, Nana aba launched Media Girlfriends\, a podcast that features women in media. Media Girlfriends has grown to include events\, student scholarships and a peer network supporting racialized and LGBTQ2+ women/non-binary people working in media. Previously\, Nana aba was country director with Journalists For Human Rights in Ghana. @nanaaba \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren K. Ho is the global finance and economics reporter at Quartz. Prior to this role\, Karen was a Delacorte Fellow at the Columbia Journalism Review and contributed to publications like GQ\, Chatelaine\, The New York Times\, Fast Company\, Glamour\, The Walrus\, Vox\, The Globe and Mail and The San Francisco Chronicle. She started her business journalism career at The National Post\, wrote Toronto Life’s most popular story of the last decade on a high-profile murder trial in 2015 and wrote Time’s cover story on the blockbuster romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians. She is a proud graduate of the University of Toronto and Columbia University\, and is currently based in New York. @karenkho \n\n\n. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAngela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist and author from British Columbia. Sterritt has worked as a journalist for close to twenty years with her reports appearing in the Globe and Mail\, The National\, CBC’s The Current\, and various other national and local news programs. She currently works with CBC Vancouver as radio\, television\, and online reporter. She was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best local reporter of the year in 2020 and has won numerous awards for her CBC column\, Reconcile This. She is a proud member of the Gitxsan Nation and is currently working as a university professor at UBC’s School of Journalism as an Asper Fellow. @AngelaSterritt \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT \n  \n  \n.[/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 SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/voices-for-change-medias-moment-to-shine/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200604T130000
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SUMMARY:The View from Washington with Susan B. Glasser
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]- View the video\n– Listen to the podcast\n– Watch on CPAC \nIn 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 for the American presidential election—featuring The New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser\, who writes a weekly column about life in Trump’s Washington. Glasser’s award-winning career includes serving as editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy\, founding editor of Politico Magazine and Moscow bureau chief at the Washington Post. She will be in conversation withAnna Maria Tremonti\, who is also host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, June 4\, 1pm EDT[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan B. Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker\, where she writes a weekly column on life in Trump’s Washington. Glasser has served as the top editor of several Washington publications; most recently\, she founded the award-winning Politico Magazine and went on to become the editor of Politico throughout the 2016 election cycle. She previously served as the editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy. Before that\, she worked for a decade at the Washington Post\, where she was the editor of Outlook and national news. She also oversaw coverage of the impeachment of Bill Clinton\, served as a reporter covering the intersection of money and politics\, spent four years as the Post’s Moscow co-bureau chief\, and covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is the author of Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the End of Revolution\, which she co-wrote with her husband\, Peter Baker. She will publish a biography of former Secretary of State James Baker\, written with her husband\, in 2020. @sbg1 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/the-view-from-washington-with-susan-b-glasser/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200528T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200528T130000
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CREATED:20200528T183513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T193824Z
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SUMMARY:COVID-19 and the New Economic Reality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast\n– Watch on CPAC \nAt 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 columnist and Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto Star\, for her informed perspective on the implications for the Canadian economy and covering the biggest economic challenge of our time. This webinar features Scoffield in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, May 28\, 2020\n1pm EDT[/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]Heather Scoffield is the Ottawa bureau chief and economics columnist at the Toronto Star. Her writing focuses on political economy and its effect on people. Previously\, she was Ottawa bureau chief for The Canadian Press\, leading an award-winning team of 15 journalists focused on politics\, public policy and the nation’s capital. Over the course of her 27-year career in journalism\, she has covered monetary and fiscal policy\, economics\, trade policy\, social policy\, aboriginal affairs\, environment and energy\, and several different political parties. Before joining CP in 2009\, she spent 12 years at the Globe and Mail. She and her team won several National Newspaper Awards for their work\, among other recognitions. She lives in Gatineau\, QC. @hscoffield[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/covid-19-and-the-new-economic-reality/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200521T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200521T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20200521T183920Z
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SUMMARY:Canadian Leadership and the COVID-19 Response
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast\n– Watch on CPAC \nIn 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 mean for Canada post-pandemic? Join acclaimed journalist Chantal Hébert\, a regular political contributor to news organizations including the Toronto Star\, L’Actualité and CBC’s The National\, as she shares her perspectives on politics and leadership with host Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, May 21\, 2020\n1pm EDT[/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]Chantal Hébert is a political columnist whose work appears in the Toronto Star and the magazine L’Actualité. She is a weekly participant on the political panel at Issue on the CBC’s The National as well as Radio-Canada’s Les Coulisses du pouvoir on television and Tout un matin on Montreal radio. Ms Hébert began her career in Toronto as a reporter for the regional newsroom of Radio-Canada in 1975 before moving on to Parliament Hill for Radio-Canada radio.  She has served as parliamentary bureau chief for Le Devoir and La Presse. @ChantalHbert[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/canadian-leadership-and-the-covid-19-response/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200514T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20200514T184319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T194621Z
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SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes of Covering COVID-19: The View from Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast \nFrom 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 face reporting in this social-distancing environment and shares his perspective on covering the pandemic from British Columbia where Canada’s first community-transmission cases appeared. Hanomansing will be in conversation with host Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, May 14\, 2020\n10am PDT / 1pm EDT[/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]Ian Hanomansing hosts CBC News’s The National from Vancouver. Born in Trinidad and raised in Sackville\, New Brunswick\, the veteran host and reporter began his broadcasting career at CKDH Radio in Amherst\, Nova Scotia\, working at radio stations in Moncton and Halifax before joining CBC in Halifax in 1986. His assignments took him to Toronto the following year and eventually to Vancouver\, where he was a national reporter for fourteen years. He has hosted a wide range of programs including CBC News Network with Ian Hanomansing. @CBCian[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2117″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/behind-the-scenes-of-covering-covid-19-the-view-from-vancouver/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200507T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200507T100000
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SUMMARY:Beyond Quarantine: The View from Beijing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast \nAll eyes still remain on China\, where COVID-19 first emerged\, strict quarantine measures have been relaxed and attempts at resuming regular activities have begun\, albeit with the use of controversial tools such as digital surveillance. From his base in Beijing\, Nathan VanderKlippe\, Asia correspondent for The Globe and Mail\, shares his perspective on the pandemic’s outbreak in China and the issues arising from this new\, post-lockdown life—including insights into what Canadians might expect once current restrictions are lifted. He’ll be in conversation with our host Anna Maria Tremonti\, also host of the CBC podcast More. \nThursday\, May 7\, 10 a.m. EDT[/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]Nathan VanderKlippe is the Asia correspondent for The Globe and Mail. Based in Beijing\, his reporting takes him across the region\, where he covers political developments\, social trends\, international affairs\, refugee crises\, natural disasters and\, occasionally\, hockey games. He has spoken with political and business leaders\, including Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi\, Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte\, former president of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou\, JD.com founder Richard Liu and many others. Prior to joining the Globe in 2009\, VanderKlippe was a print and television correspondent in Western Canada based in Calgary\, Vancouver and Yellowknife. He has covered Canada’s energy industry\, aboriginal issues and Canada’s north. @nvanderklippe[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/beyond-quarantine-the-view-from-beijing/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200430T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200430T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20200430T185227Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Seeing isn’t Believing: Confronting the Threat of Fake Video
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DUE TO THE DEVELOPING CORONAVIRUS SITUATION\, THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED.  \nWhile many altered videos are meant to be funny and harmless\, the potential for politically-driven deepfakes to spread disinformation and manipulate citizens is great. Already\, we’ve seen darker forces at work\, as deepfakes enmesh public figures in political scandals and cause others to become victims of cybercrime. How can we prepare for this threat? Are there tech tools to help us do so?\nThis discussion features Nadine Ajaka\, senior producer for video platforms with The Washington Post who created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video in conversation with Jeff Yates\, journalist with Radio-Canada\, and part of Décrypteurs\, Radio-Canada’s team dedicated to tackling online disinformation. \nThursday\, April 30\nDoors open 6 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 p.m. | Reception 8:00 p.m. \nTMX Broadcast Centre\nThe Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. (View map)\nToronto[/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]Nadine Ajaka is the senior producer for video platforms at The Washington Post\, where she oversees video distribution. She leads a team focused on fact-checking video and created The Washington Post’s Guide to Manipulated Video. Previously\, she was video curator and associate producer at The Atlantic. Nadine was selected for the 2017 Online News Association’s Women’s Leadership Accelerator. She’s a former Fulbright scholar and a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. @nadineajaka[/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]Jeff Yates has been covering online dis- and misinformation for over five years. He copilots Décrypteurs\, Radio-Canada’s team devoted to tracking and debunking disinformation. He’s also featured on the TV show of the same name\, the first TV show in North America entirely devoted to information disorder online. @Jeff__yates[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/postponed-seeing-isnt-believing-confronting-the-threat-of-fake-video/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200423T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200423T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20200423T190128Z
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SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: Award-winning health journalist André Picard on the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Globe and Mail columnist André Picard speaks\, Canadians pay attention. He is our country’s pre-eminent health journalist\, named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” in 2011 by the Canadian Public Health Association. In early March\, when the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada was just beginning to register\, Picard was one of the first calling for strong social distancing measures\, with a clear call to “Shut it Down.” Join this award-winning journalist in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More\, for an insightful discussion about how he reports with authority on the coronavirus and the vital information Canadians need to stay safe and healthy at a time when misinformation abounds. \nThursday\, April 23\, 1pm EDT \n– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast[/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]André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail\, where he has been a staff writer since 1987. He is also the author of five bestselling books. André is an eight-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards\, Canada’s top journalism prize\, and past winner of prestigious Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism. He was named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” by the Canadian Public Health Association\, as a “Champion of Mental Health” by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health\, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedication to improving healthcare. @picardonhealth[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/covering-covid-19-award-winning-health-journalist-andre-picard-on-the-pandemic/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200409T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200409T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20200409T190647Z
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SUMMARY:BJ-Talks Live - Recognizing Disinformation Amidst COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the first of our new J-Talks Live webcast series hosted by award-winning broadcaster Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More\, Jane Lytvynenko\, senior reporter with BuzzFeed News\, explores disinformation around the coronavirus outbreak\, including the online rumours\, fake texts and propaganda fuelling panic and anxiety as well as driving people to false cures. This session will help you recognize the misinformation in your midst. \nThis is a free webcast.\nThursday\, April 9\, 1pm EDT\n– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast\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]Jane Lytvynenko is a senior reporter at BuzzFeed News where she focuses on disinformation\, cyber security\, and online investigations. She has uncovered state-run social media manipulation campaigns\, cryptocurrency scammers\, and financially motivated bad actors spreading disinformation. Her work also brings accessible fact-checking to wide audiences during times of crisis. Jane is originally from Kyiv\, Ukraine and currently resides in Toronto\, Canada.  @JaneLytv[/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]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/j-talks-live-recognizing-disinformation-amidst-covid-19/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200305T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
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SUMMARY:The Time is Now: Amplifying Women’s Voices in Media
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With women’s perspectives underrepresented in media\, how can journalists increase the gender mix and diversity of their news sources and the experts they quote?  This important panel discussion will explore the outcome and ongoing challenges of a dedicated global project to increase the voices of women in news. Initiated and run by United for News\, a global coalition founded by Internews in partnership with the World Economic Forum\, the project aims to build trust in journalism by making it more representative of its diverse audiences.\nThe conversation features: Deborah Ensor\, senior vice-president of technical leadership for Internews\, lead of the Reflect Reality initiative\, and the Canadian pilot of the project; Melissa Stasiuk\, head of programming with The Globe and Mail\, a project participant and Evelyn Kwong\, social media and audience lead with the Toronto Star\, and part of a newsroom committee launched as a result of the project. Shari Graydon\, founder of Informed Opinions\, a leader in helping bridge the gender gap in Canadian media\, will also join the conversation. The discussion will be moderated by Supriya Dwivedi\, host of The Morning Show on Global News Radio 640. \nThursday\, March 5\nDoors open 6 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 p.m. |  Reception 8:00 p.m. TD Bank Tower\, 54th Floor 66 Wellington St. West\, Toronto \n– View the photos\n– Watch the video\n– Listen to the podcast  \n  \nIn partnership with \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]Deborah Ensor is currently the senior vice president of technical leadership at Internews\, lead of the Reflect Reality initiative for United for News. Internews is an international non-profit that works in more than 70 countries around the world to build healthy information environments that enable everyone to make better-informed decisions\, bridge divides\, participate more fully in their communities\, and hold power to account. As part of her current role\, Deborah leads the “United for News” work around increasing women’s expert voices in the media. Her career includes working 15 years as a journalist and editor in the U.S. @Internews \nEvelyn Kwong is a social media and audience lead at the Toronto Star. When she’s not scouring the internet for the latest trending events and memes\, she’s working on shaping the voice of The Star’s social platforms and thinking of new social strategies to gain new audiences. The audience engagement work also aligns with her passion for bringing diverse voices to light which entails assisting reporters and editors to find angles to highlight those in marginalized neighbourhoods\, people of different cultural backgrounds\, and younger people on their struggles and successes. She also writes a weekly social media column for the Star and started the business Millennial Money series in hopes to engage a more vast audience. @EVYSTADIUM \nMelissa Stasiuk is head of programming at The Globe and Mail\, leading a team of 15 journalists who identify priority stories and use homepage\, SEO\, social media\, newsletters\, mobile alerts\, audience data and print to get stories to the widest or most appropriate audience. She is also on the hiring committee for The Globe’s summer program\, which hires students or recent grads\, and led the Breaking the Habit 2.0 initiative – aimed at increasing female voices in Globe stories  –  in partnership with United for News. She can also teach you baby sign language. @Melissa_Stasiuk \nShari Graydon is founder and catalyst of Informed Opinions\, an award-winning author and women’s advocate. Since 2010\, she has helped amplify the voices of more than 2\,500 women in diverse fields and sectors across Canada\, supporting them in sharing their insights and analysis with a broader public. A former newspaper columnist\, TV producer and commentator for CBC radio and TV\, Shari also served as press secretary to a provincial premier. For 10 years during the 1990s\, she was President of MediaWatch\, a national women’s organization working to improve the portrayal and representation of women in media. @ShariGraydon[/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]Supriya Dwivedi is the host of The Morning Show on Global News Radio 640 Toronto\, and a regular panelist on CBC’s Power & Politics. She has previously worked in government relations and strategic communications\, as well as advising political campaigns. @supriyadwivedi\n*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/the-time-is-now-amplifying-womens-voices-in-media/
LOCATION:TD Bank Tower\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200206T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
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SUMMARY:Postponed: Decoding Digital Discontent: Kara Swisher Talks Tough on Today’s Digital Media Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WE REGRET THAT THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. We apologize for any inconvenience. For questions\, contact programs@cjf-fjc.ca. \nWith her signature no-holds-barred toughness\, Kara Swisher is a singular force when it comes to covering the all-pervasive tech industry and Silicon Valley. Across many platforms\, she gives voice to today’s digital discontent — privacy concerns\, ethical issues\, tech regulations and U.S. politics. Swisher co-founded the technology news site\, Recode\, in 2014\, hosts and produces the popular podcast Recode Decode and co-founded the Code Conference\, an annual gathering of global tech leaders. She is also a contributing writer for The New York Times. In conversation with Kevin Newman\, host of the podcast Attention Control\, Swisher will discuss how the decisions of today’s tech leaders impact the health of our media and our democracy. \nThursday\, February 6\, 2020\nDoors open 6 p.m. |  Discussion 7 p.m.\nIsabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles St. Toronto[/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]Kara Swisher is the co-founder and editor-at-large of Recode\, producer and host of the Recode Decode and Pivot podcasts and co-executive producer of the Code Conference series. She is a New York Times contributing opinion writer and a contributor to NBC\, CNBC and MSNBC. Swisher co-founded Recode and\, before that\, co-produced and co-hosted The Wall Street Journal’s “D: All Things Digital” conference series (now called the Code conference) with Walt Mossberg starting in 2003. It was\, and still is\, the country’s premier conference on tech and media\, with interviewees such as Bill Gates\, Steve Jobs\, Mark Zuckerberg\, Jeff Bezos\, the Google leadership\, Tim Cook\, Jack Dorsey and many other leading players. She and Mossberg were also the co-executive editors of a tech and media Web site\, AllThingsD.com\, founded in 2007. Swisher worked in The Wall Street Journal’s San Francisco bureau. For many years\, she wrote the column “BoomTown\,” which appeared on the front page of the Marketplace section and online at WSJ.com. Previously\, Swisher covered breaking news about the Web’s major players and Internet policy issues and also wrote feature articles on technology for the paper. Earlier in her career\, Swisher worked as a reporter at the Washington Post and as an editor at the City Paper of Washington\, D.C. Swisher is also the author of aol.com: How Steve Case Beat Bill Gates\, Nailed the Netheads and Made Millions in the War for the Web and the sequel\, There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future.[/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]Kevin Newman is host and executive producer of the ground-breaking podcast Attention Control with Kevin Newman. It is the first charity-funded independent journalistic podcast in Canada\, in association with McGill University in Montreal. Kevin has a proven record of innovation in Canadian journalism. He guided the development and success of Global National as the country’s third national newscast and also the first news podcast on Apple’s iTunes. He later created the innovative Kevin Newman Live for CTV\, and was Bell Media’s ‘Digital News Evangelist’. While co-anchoring World News Now at ABC News\, his newscast was the first live streamed on the internet in 1995. Kevin also served for six years on the Board of Directors for the Communitech Hub in Waterloo Ontario which is Canada’s leading start-up incubator. He has created television series and iPad content through his independent company\, NewMan Media Ltd. Kevin’s career in television journalism is unequalled in Canada. He has been host/managing editor of CTV’s Investigative series W5\, host/executive editor of Global National\, co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America\, host of CBC’s\nMidday\, national/international correspondent for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings\, Nightline with Ted Koppel\, and Parliamentary correspondent for CBC The National\, CTV National News and Global News. Along with his son Alex\, Kevin co-authored the best selling memoir All Out.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/postponed-decoding-digital-discontent-kara-swisher-talks-tough-on-todays-digital-media-ecosystem/
LOCATION:Isabel Bader Theatre\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200206T183000
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SUMMARY:The Podcast Promise
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Podcasting has become a rare bright spot for the news industry. According to a recent report from the Reuters Institute at Oxford University\, the number of news podcasts globally rose by almost 12\,000 in just 10 months\, between January and October 2019. Whether it be true crime investigations\, daily news\, marginalized voices\, niche topics or in-depth conversations\, podcasts are also taking hold throughout Canada. What is this popular new journalism all about and why does it matter to the profession’s future? Master interviewers\, expert storytellers and those who bring a depth of subject-specific knowledge share their experiences of launching a podcast in Canada and the challenges of creating compelling audio narratives. \nJoin our speakers: \n\nAward-winning podcaster Connie Walker\, former host of Missing & Murdered from CBC News and CBC Podcasts\, now developing a podcast for Gimlet Media out of New York\nAnna Maria Tremonti\, host of new CBC podcast More\nVicky Mochama\, podcast host and principal at Vocal Fry Studios\, and Culture and Society editor at The Conversation Canada\nPolitical strategist David Herle\, principal partner of The Gandalf Group and host of The Herle Burly\nModerated by BuzzFeed News editor Elamin Abdelmahmoud\, a co-host of Party Lines from CBC News and CBC Podcasts\n\nThursday\, February 6\nDoors open 6 p.m. | Discussion 6:30 p.m. | Reception 8:00 p.m. \nTMX Broadcast Centre\nThe Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. (View map)\n– Watch the livestream  \n– View the photos\n– Watch the video\n–  Listen to the podcast [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15078″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Connie Walker is an investigative reporter and former host of Missing & Murdered\, from CBC Podcasts and CBC News. She recently joined Gimlet Media\, based in New York City and is developing a new podcast that will be out later this year. Connie is a member of the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan. @connie_walker \nAnna Maria Tremonti is the host of the new CBC podcast More – a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti \nVicky Mochama is a writer and podcast host\, and is a principal with Vocal Fry Studios. She has written for the Toronto Star\, StarMetro\, VICE\, Globe and Mail\, and Hazlitt. She was the host of Safe Space and former co-host of Canadaland Commons. She also hosts No Little Plans\, a podcast about the UN Sustainable Development Goals; the project is a Vocal Fry Studios production in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and Strategic Content Labs. She is also the Culture and Society editor at The Conversation Canada. @vmochama \nDavid P. Herle is principal partner with The Gandalf Group. David is a public affairs and corporate strategist\, helping CEOs manage crises\, union leaders shape their public appeals and directing winning campaigns for both prime ministers and premiers. David has appeared on CBC’s The National\, where he provided biweekly commentary on “The Insiders” panel from 2008 to 2017 and during the 2019 federal election. The Herle Burly was created as a platform for honest talk and respectful debate\, in the midst of something fun and rambunctious. Starting in 2017\, guests such as David Axelrod\, Robbie Robertson\, Thomas Frank and George Will have sparred with David about politics and culture. @TheHerleBurly[/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]Elamin Abdelmahmoud is a news curation editor with BuzzFeed News\, and writer of Incoming\, the BuzzFeed News daily morning newsletter. He is also a co-host of Party Lines from CBC Podcasts and CBC News\, a columnist for CBC Radio and a frequent culture and politics commentator for CBC News. His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail\, Maclean’s Magazine and Chatelaine. His debut collection of essays\, Son of Elsewhere\, will be available fall 2020. @elamin88[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/the-podcast-promise/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2020
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191107T183000
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SUMMARY:BuzzFeed: From Listicles to Hard News
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– View the Facebook Live or the video on our Youtube channel\n– View the photos\n– Listen to the podcast  \nHired as editor-in-chief in 2012\, Ben Smith did for BuzzFeed—then best known for its lists\, quizzes and viral videos—what few in the industry get to do: he built a news division from scratch. Although BuzzFeed’s entry into serious journalism was met with some skepticism\, Smith grew its newsroom into a now-established force that has both garnered awards and generated controversy. In a conversation with Jayme Poisson\, host of the CBC News podcast Front Burner\, Smith discusses what’s next for BuzzFeed News. \nThursday\, November 7\, 2019\n6pm Doors open  |  6:30pm Discussion |  8pm Reception\nTMX Broadcast Centre The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. Toronto View map[/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]Ben Smith is the Editor-in-Chief of BuzzFeed News. Since joining the company in January 2012\, Smith has built a newsroom of over 200 reporters and editors\, led expansion of over 20 content verticals\, and built teams across the world. Under his leadership\, BuzzFeed News’s coverage has grown to include politics\, business\, investigative reporting\, longform journalism\, and entertainment while growing the site’s traffic to over 200M monthly unique visitors. Smith was called “one of the most talented and admired scoop-mongers in the game” by The New Republic\, named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business\,” and featured as Fortune’s “40 Under 40″ for his work at BuzzFeed. Prior to BuzzFeed\, Smith was senior political writer for Politico\, wrote a column and a blog for the New York Daily News\, started New York’s first political blog\, The Politicker\, for the New York Observer\, as well as the political site\, Room Eight\, after working as City Hall Bureau Chief for the New York Sun and as a stringer for the Wall Street Journal in Latvia.[/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]Jayme 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_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nASPIRING JOURNALISTS SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/buzzfeed-from-listicles-to-hard-news/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191002T183000
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SUMMARY:Doubt It? Check It. Challenge It. Combatting Misinformation: Strategies by Canada’s News Leaders and Tools for Digital Citizens
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– View the photos\n– Watch the livestream\n– Listen to the podcast \n \n  \nWith the federal election approaching\, how can we work together to spot and stop the spread of misinformation and outright lies\, so voters can make informed decisions at the polls?\nIn a special pre-election luncheon event\, news leaders from across Canada’s major media will talk about the steps they are taking to combat ‘fake news’. And\, we’ll share the smart strategies Canadians can adopt to verify information with the launch of CJF’s Doubt It? campaign\, a NewsWise project. \nAllan Gregg\, a principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group\, moderates this discussion featuring:\n•    Kenton Boston\, vice-president\, national and network news\, Global News\n•    Dennis Choquette\, head of enterprise\, The Globe and Mail\n•    Wendy Freeman\, president\, CTV News\n•    Anthony Furey\, national columnist and national comment editor\, Sun/Postmedia\n•    Irene Gentle\, editor\, Toronto Star\n•    Jennifer McGuire\, general manager and editor-in-chief\, CBC News\n•    Julie Traves\, deputy editor\, National Post\n\nWednesday\, October 2\, 2019\n12:30pm Registration and buffet lunch | 1:00pm Discussion | 2:30pm Event ends\nGoogle Toronto\n111 Richmond Street West\, 9th Floor Toronto\nView map[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15094″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Kenton Boston is an award-winning journalist whose career spans three decades in print\, radio\, digital and television. Boston is currently the Vice President of National and Network News for Global Television news channels\, online and radio. Previously\, Boston was the Vice President of News and Information for Western Canada covering six news\, talk and traffic radio stations\, eight television stations and BC1. Prior to joining Global\, Boston worked at CTV for ten years\, holding a variety of positions including that of senior producer for the news channel and the network’s flagship morning show\, Canada AM. Boston started his broadcast journalism career in radio at CKO Radio in Toronto. @KentonBoston \nWendy Freeman is President of CTV News. Since being named President of CTV News in 2010\, Freeman has been responsible for news\, information and current events programming\, including CTV National News\, CTV News Channel\, BNN\, and CP24. Freeman presides over all Bell Media news editorial content and newsgathering efforts for television and digital\, and oversees the newsrooms’ day-to-day operations. Previously\, Freeman held a variety of senior management positions with CTV News. Prior to joining the company\, Freeman worked at WPIX-TV in New York and WXYZ-TV in Detroit\, as well as Citytv in Toronto\, where she began her television career. @WendyFreeman \nAnthony Furey is a national columnist and the national comment editor for the Sun papers\, where he has worked since 2010. He’s also a host on SiriusXM radio. He’s appeared on TV and radio programs across Canada and the world\, including BBC and Fox News Channel\, and his writing has been featured in Time\, NY Daily News\, Literary Review of Canada and more. He studied philosophy\, history and English at the University of Toronto.. @anthonyfurey \nIrene Gentle is the editor of the Toronto Star. Gentle is the first female editor in the Star’s 127-year history. As editor\, she is responsible for all the coverage in the print and digital editions\, as well as in charge of overall editorial strategic planning. She joined the Toronto Star in 2011 as Business Editor. In 2012\, she was appointed Assistant Managing Editor and City Editor and\, in 2016\, named Managing Editor. Before joining the Star\, she held a series of progressive roles at The Hamilton Spectator\, which she joined in 2005\, serving as Assignment Editor\, Business Editor\, City Editor and finally as News Editor. @IreneGentle \nJennifer McGuire has been the General Manager and Editor in Chief of CBC News since 2009\, which makes her the longest serving Editor in Chief of CBC News. McGuire led the digital transformation of CBC News\, which has seen it become a\ndominant digital player. McGuire is chief journalist and is responsible for: CBC News Network\, all news programming on CBC Television and Radio; CBCNews.ca; news podcasts such as Front Burner and Finding Cleo\, CBC News on Snapchat and all other mobile and digital applications of CBC News. Previously\, she was the Executive Director of CBC Radio. Her media career began on the CBC Radio morning show in Ottawa. @jmcguirecbc \nDennis Choquette heads The Globe and Mail’s enterprise desk\, where he oversees investigations and special projects. Previously\, he was The Globe’s national editor\, leading a team of editors and reporters producing domestic news coverage. His teams have won multiple awards for reporting on a broad range of topics\, including sexual assault\, Vancouver real estate\, soldier suicides\, political corruption and solitary confinement. \nJulie Traves is deputy editor of the National Post. Her role includes editorial strategy\, newsroom management and oversight of print and digital content. Prior to joining Postmedia in 2014\, Traves spent 10 years at The Globe and Mail\, where she was a senior leader on sections such as Focus\, Arts and Travel. She has also worked in marketing and communications for the publishing industry\, including Penguin Books Canada and The Word On The Street.  @Jrtraves[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllan Gregg is a principal with Earnscliffe. Gregg is among Canada’s most recognized and respected researchers\, strategists and social commentators. He has played a central role in dozens of campaigns over the last thirty years. His unique talent is to develop research-based strategies and then translate them into all aspects of campaign management – from policy and speeches to media relations; from communications and advertising to targeted grassroots campiagns.  He founded Decima Research in 1979\, co-founded the Strategic Counsel in 1995 and was the Chair of Harris-Decima from 2007 to 2014. From 1993 to 2013 he hosted the TVO talk show Allan Gregg in Conversation with…\, and for over a decade was a regular participant on CBC’s “At Issue” panel. @allangregg \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nFUNDING FOR NEWSWISE PROVIDED BY \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2114″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/doubt-it-check-it-challenge-it-combatting-misinformation-strategies-by-canadas-news-leaders-and-tools-for-digital-citizens/
LOCATION:Google\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2019
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SUMMARY:Fighting 'Fake News' Ahead of the Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In partnership with \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n– VIEW THE PHOTOS\n– WATCH THE CONVERSATION FEATURING ASAPSCIENCE’S MITCHELL MOFFIT AND GREGORY BROWN\, WITH SUPRIYA DWIVEDi\, OR LISTEN TO THE PODCAST\n– WATCH THE CONVERSATION FEATURING CBC NEWS’ KALEIGH ROGERS AND BUZZFEED NEWS’ JANE LYTYVNENKO\, WITH GLOBAL NEWS’ FARAH NASSER\, OR LISTEN TO THE PODCAST \n  \nOver the past three years\, the precipitous rise of ‘fake news’ online has become one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world. Academics\, political experts\, and journalists warn that the easy spread of misinformation affects public debate and drives polarization in our societies.\nSo how can we protect ourselves from ‘fake news’? Is the government doing enough\, or has this become too big of a problem? What about the responsibilities of the social media platforms that can amplify misinformation? Most important\, how can we ensure that in the run-up to the October federal election\, Canadian citizens don’t fall prey to misinformation as they make up their minds on who to vote for? \nCome to a special evening of discussions on what to do about ‘fake news’:\nFirst\, you’ll get to hear a conversation about the science of fake news with Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown\, the Canadian YouTubers responsible for wildly popular AsapSCIENCE\, a YouTube science channel with over 8 million subscribers\, in a conversation with Supriya Dwivedi\, from Global News.\nThen\, hear a discussion with Kaleigh Rogers from CBC News and Jane Lytvynenko from BuzzFeed News\, experts on how misinformation is spreading in Canada. Moderated by Farah Nasser\, from Global News.\n** Come learn about the rollout of CJF’s NewsWise 2.0\, the second phase of our news literacy initiative. ** This event is a partnership of our  J-Talks series (#CJFjtalk) and the Toronto Public Library’s On Civil Society  (#OnCivilSociety) series. \nMonday\, September 16\nDoors open (cash bar): 6 p.m. |  Discussion: 7p.m. – 8:30 p.m.\nBram & Bluma Appel Salon Toronto Public Library 780 Yonge Street\, 2nd Floor Toronto View map \nThis event is free\, but you must register to attend. Click on the link below to get tickets. \nRESERVE YOUR TICKET[/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]AsapSCIENCE’s Gregory Brown and Mitchell Moffit are YouTube stars\, comedians\, and educators. They began their journey as scientists\, and transformed their passion into a force for inspiring their nearly 10 million YouTube fans. When they’re not creating viral video content\, they use their platform to speak on environmental change\, queer voices in science\, and the power of science to debunk fake news and shape cultural movements. AsapSCIENCE have had a New York Times-selling book\, presented at the UN\, and collaborated with Greenpeace. They’ve created video content with NASA\, BBC\, National Geographic\, Bill Nye\, Neil DeGrasse Tyson\, The Gates Foundation\, and the Sochi Winter Olympics. Their video partnership with Emma Thompson on seismic blasting in the arctic and its influence on indigenous lives helped change legislation. Their ability to inspire through humour and creativity continues to be a catalyst for positive change. @AsapSCIENCE \nSupriya Dwivedi is the host of The Morning Show on Global News Radio 640 Toronto\, and a regular panelist on CBC’s Power & Politics. She has previously worked in government relations and strategic communications\, as well as advising political campaigns. @supriyadwivedi\nJane Lytvynenko is a journalist with BuzzFeed News\, where she investigates online misinformation. Her work focuses on analyzing the spread of fake news and the rise of hyperpartisanship though online platforms using digital tools. Besides English\, she speaks Russian and Ukrainian.  Her work has also appeared in Maclean’s\, CBC News\, and Canadaland\, where she was a media reporter and editor. @JaneLytv \nKaleigh Rogers is a senior reporter at CBC News covering disinformation online. An award-winning reporter\, Kaleigh has written for the New York Times\, the Globe and Mail\, CBC\, and VICE. She got her start covering politics\, first as a city hall reporter covering Toronto Mayor Rob Ford during his tumultuous tenure\, and then at Queen’s Park during the 2014 Ontario election. Later\, she covered technology and the digital divide at VICE in New York\, before returning home to tackle this important issue during Canada’s election. @KaleighRogers \nFarah Nasser is an award-winning journalist\, bringing extensive experience to her role as anchor on Global News at 5:30 & 6. Nasser has covered elections at every government level and moderated key political debates. She created notable buzz on social media as the force behind #FirstTimeIWasCalled and #LivingInColour\,two digital series’ exploring the experiences of marginalized peoples. Nasser began her career with Rogers TV before accepting a position with Newstalk 1010. After landing this first major reporting gig\, Nasser went on to hold various roles with Toronto 1\, A-Channel News\, Citytv\, and CP24 before joining Global News. @FarahNasser \n  \n*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/fighting-fake-news-ahead-of-the-election/
LOCATION:Toronto Public Library\, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190528T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190528T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20190528T133827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T144540Z
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SUMMARY:Trust\, Truth and Trump
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]- View the Facebook Live\n– View the photos\n– View the video\n– Listen to the podcast \nMargaret Sullivan became The Washington Post’s media columnist in 2016 – the same year Donald Trump was elected president. Since then\, she’s cast her critic’s eye across the journalism landscape: from the troubling “conjoined twins” relationship between Trump and Fox News\, to the coverage of potential U.S. presidential candidates\, to the press-freedom issues surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Her career includes being public editor of The New York Times and the first female editor of The Buffalo News. Join Sullivan for this conversation on U.S. politics and the media with David Walmsley\, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail. \nTuesday\, May 28\, 2019\nDoors open 6pm  |  Discussion 6:30pm |  Reception 8pm TMX Broadcast Centre The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. Toronto [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15120″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Margaret Sullivan is the media columnist for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post\, she was The New York Times public editor\, and previously\, the chief editor of The Buffalo News\, her hometown paper where she started as a summer intern. A graduate of Georgetown University and Northwestern University’s Medill School\, she lives in New York City. She was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 2011 to 2012\, and was twice elected as a director of the American Society of News Editors\, where she led the First Amendment committee. Sullivan has taught in the graduate schools of journalism at Columbia University and City University of New York. @sulliview[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]David Walmsley is the editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail. Before his appointment in 2014\, he was the director of news content at CBC News responsible for coverage across digital\, radio and television. He is a veteran of leading media organizations in Canada\, having come to Canada as a launch editor of the National Post in 1998. He has also worked at the Toronto Star and held two previous positions at The Globe\, as the managing editor and national editor. Before his arrival in Canada he worked as a news reporter for The Belfast Telegraph\, The Daily Record in Glasgow and in London he worked for The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph. He was the associate producer of a documentary for Channel 4 television\, The Final Flight of Zulu Delta 576\, that culminated in a successful 17-year-long investigation into the worst helicopter accident in the Royal Air Force’s history. @WalmsleyGlobe[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nJ-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/trust-truth-and-trump/
LOCATION:Toronto Public Library\, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190509T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190509T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20190509T134730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T145554Z
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SUMMARY:Covering Alberta and the West: Election 2019
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– View the photos \nA dinner salon event \nWith a federal election approaching\, editors of five Canadian news organizations discuss their strategies for covering Western Canada. What are the challenges of reporting on key issues and of overcoming perceptions of unbalanced coverage? And does their coverage play a role in the growing sense of political alienation among some Westerners? \nJoin this special dinner salon event moderated by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and featuring Kenton Boston\, vice-president of news and information\, Western Canada\, for Corus Entertainment; Lucinda Chodan\, vice-president of editorial for Postmedia; David Walmsley\, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail; Irene Gentle\, editor of the Toronto Star; and David Skok; editor-in-chief and CEO of The Logic. \nThursday\, May 9\, 2019\n5:30pm Reception | 6:30pm Dinner |  7:30pm Discussion \nMobSquad Cafe (at the Edison)\n#2100 – 150 9th Ave SW  Calgary[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15127″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Kenton Boston is the vice-president of news and information for Western Canada\, Corus Entertainment. Kenton is an award-winning journalist whose career spans three decades in print\, radio\, digital and television. Kenton currently overseas news and information in Western Canada for six news\, talk and traffic radio stations\, eight television stations and BC1\, the network’s only all-news TV channel. Previously\, Kenton was VP of Global National and station operations in British Columbia. During his tenure with Global National\, he led the team to win the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award for best news division\, a first for any Canadian broadcaster. Prior to joining Global\, Boston worked at CTV for ten years\, holding a variety of senior positions including that of senior producer for the network’s flagship morning show\, Canada AM. @KentonBoston \nIrene Gentle was named editor of the Toronto Star last year. Irene is the first female editor in the Star’s 126-year history. As editor\, she is responsible for all the coverage in the print and digital editions\, as well as in charge of overall editorial strategic planning. She joined the Toronto Star in 2011 as Business Editor. In 2012\, she was appointed Assistant Managing Editor and City Editor and\, in 2016\, named Managing Editor. Before joining the Star\, she held a series of progressive roles at The Hamilton Spectator\, which she joined in 2005\, serving as Assignment Editor\, Business Editor\, City Editor and finally as News Editor. @IreneGentle \nLucinda Chodan is vice-president\, editorial\, for Postmedia\, and editor in chief of the Montreal Gazette. Based in Montreal\, she oversees the operations of 140 daily and community newspapers across Canada. Before moving to Montreal in fall 2013\, she was editor in chief at the Edmonton Journal and the Times Colonist in Victoria. Lucinda was born in Edmonton and graduated from the University of Alberta. She won a National Newspaper Award and an NNA citation of merit as a reporter at the Montreal Gazette. @lchodan \nDavid Skok is the founder and editor-in-chief of the The Logic\, a subscription news outlet that provides in-depth reporting and analysis on the innovation economy in Canada and around the world. Before founding The Logic\, David was the associate editor and head of editorial strategy at the Toronto Star. Previously\, David served as the managing editor and vice-president of digital for the Boston Globe\, where he led the 145-year-old organization’s newsroom and digital transformation. Prior to that\, David was the director of digital for Global News\, where he launched globalnews.ca\, a national Canadian news site. David\, alongside Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen\, co-published Breaking News\, a report that applies the lessons of disruptive innovation to the media industry.  @dskok \nDavid Walmsley is the editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail. Before his appointment in 2014\, he was the director of news content at CBC News responsible for coverage across digital\, radio and television. He is a veteran of leading media organizations in Canada\, having come to Canada as a launch editor of the National Post in 1998. He has also worked at the Toronto Star and held two previous positions at The Globe\, as the managing editor and national editor. Before his arrival in Canada he worked as a news reporter for The Belfast Telegraph\, The Daily Record in Glasgow and in London he worked for The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph. He was the associate producer of a documentary for Channel 4 television\, The Final Flight of Zulu Delta 576\, that culminated in a successful 17-year-long investigation into the worst helicopter accident in the Royal Air Force’s history. @WalmsleyGlobe[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]Naheed Nenshi\, A’paistootsiipsii\, was sworn in as Calgary’s 36th mayor on October 25\, 2010 and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Prior to being elected\, Mayor Nenshi was with McKinsey and Company\, later forming his own business to help public\, private and non-profit organizations grow. He designed policy for the Government of Alberta\, helped create a Canadian strategy for The Gap\, Banana Republic and Old Navy\, and worked with the United Nations to determine how business can help the poorest people on the planet. He then entered academia\, where he was Canada’s first tenured professor in the field of nonprofit management\, at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nSPONSORS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”15128″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”15129″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”15130″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/covering-alberta-and-the-west-election-2019/
LOCATION:MobSquad Cafe\, Calgary
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190416T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190416T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20190416T142103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T153256Z
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SUMMARY:Fallout from the Field
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– View the video\n– View the photos\n– Listen to the podcast \nAfter witnessing the horrors of war\, natural disasters or local crime stories\, journalists must often cope with emotional trauma\, moral quandaries and PTSD. How can reporters—and newsrooms—manage the personal impact of covering stories that involve human cruelty or suffering? How do these experiences shape future reporting? \nTo discuss these issues\, join our speakers: Anthony Feinstein\, University of Toronto psychiatry professor\, who is a pioneer in the study of mental health trauma among journalists; Paul Hunter\, Washington-based correspondent for CBC News; Peter Akman\, investigative correspondent for CTV’s W5; and Ioanna Roumeliotis\, senior reporter with CBC News. The moderator is three-time Toronto Star National Newspaper Award winner Michelle Shephard\, now a freelance journalist\, author and filmmaker. \nTuesday\, April 16\nDoors open 6:00pm  |  Discussion 6:30pm  |  Reception 8:00pm TD Bank Tower 66 Wellington St. W.\, 54th Floor Toronto[/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]Dr. Anthony Feinstein is a professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. His specialties include studying mental health trauma among journalists. Dr. Feinstein is the author of In Conflict (1998)\, Dangerous Lives: War and the Men and Women Who Report It  (2003)\, Journalists Under Fire: the Psychological Hazards of Covering War (2006) and Battle Scarred (2011). His latest book isShooting War. In 2012\, he produced a documentary\, Under Fire based on his research of journalists in war zones. It was shortlisted for an Academy Award and won a 2012 Peabody Award. His series Shooting War (http://tgam.ca/ShootingWar) for the Globe and Mail Newspaper was shortlisted for a 2016 EPPY award. \nPeter Akman is an investigative correspondent for CTV’s W5. Prior to joining W5\, he served as Toronto bureau reporter for five years for CTV National News with Lisa Laflamme. Akman began his career as a video journalist for CTV in Timmins\, Ont.\, then spent nearly eight years with CBC News\, first as a reporter and back-up anchor stationed in Calgary\, and later as reporter\, VJ\, and anchor for CBC Local and The National based in Montréal and Toronto. He reported from Libya during the fall of Muammar Gaddafi; from Egypt during the Tahrir Square revolution and the eventual fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak; and spent two months reporting from Afghanistan while embedded with Canadian Armed Forces in the aftermath of 9/11. @PeterAkman \nPaul Hunter is a correspondent based in Washington\, D.C. for CBC News. He is an award-winning multi-platform journalist producing news length reports and feature documentaries for more than 30 years in Canada\, the U.S. and worldwide. He has covered the Trump and Obama Administrations\, the Rio Olympics\, the Boston bombing\, the Newtown massacre\, the earthquake in Haiti\, the tsunami in Japan\, the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip\, Canada’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan and the BP oil spill. @paulhuntercbc \nIoanna Roumeliotis is an award-winning senior reporter with CBC national news. Roumeliotis began her career in Montreal’s local newsroom in 1995. In 2000\, she moved to Toronto to become a reporter with The National and went on to report on major news stories including the 9/11 attacks and produced award-winning investigative series on cosmetic surgery and teen mental health. More recently Roumeliotis covered the Jian Ghomeshi sexual assault investigation as well as Canada’s #metoo movement and the Bruce McArthur serial murder investigation. Roumeliotis has also won acclaim for her reports on the business model for hiring disabled workers. @IoannaCBC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]Michelle Shephard is an award-winning journalist\, author and filmmaker who has covered issues of terrorism and civil rights since the 9/11 attacks. During her two decades at the Toronto Star\, she reported from more than 25 countries\, including Somalia\, Yemen\, Syria\, Pakistan and went behind the wire at the U.S. Naval prison in Guantanamo Bay more than two dozen times. Shephard was the co-director and producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary Guantanamo’s Child\, which won Canada Screen Awards for best direction. Her other films include CBC’s The Way Out (2018\, co-director\, co-producer\, writer)\, NFB’s Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd (2015\, producer) and the Peabody Award-winning Under Fire: Journalists in Combat (2011\, associate producer and consultant). She is the author of Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr\, published in 2008 and Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism’s Grey Zone\, published in 2011. @shephardm[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2214″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/fallout-from-the-field/
LOCATION:TD Bank Tower\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190409T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190409T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20190409T143327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T154554Z
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SUMMARY:The Fight for Truth: Political Journalism in 2019
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Read the press release on the results of the CJF poll conducted by Maru/Matchbox\n– View the photos\n– Listen to the podcast\n– Watch the CPAC video \nIf journalism is about holding power to account\, then journalists on both sides of the border are on it. But how does the political climate in each country affect reporting and coverage—or does it?\nJoin our speakers: Vassy Kapelos\, host of Power & Politics on CBC News\, Sarah Kendzior\, St. Louis\, Missouri-based op-ed columnist for The Globe and Mail and co-host of the Gaslit Nation podcast\,; and Tonda MacCharles\, senior reporter with the Toronto Star‘s Ottawa Bureau\, in conversation with Alison Smith\, host of Perspective with Alison Smith on CPAC. \nTuesday\, April 9\, 2019\nRegistration 6:30 p.m.  |  Discussion 7:00 p.m.  |  Reception 8:30 p.m.\nNational Arts Centre (O’Born Room) 1 Elgin Street\, Ottawa[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”15154″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]Vassy Kapelos is the host of Power & Politics\, based in Ottawa. Prior to working at CBC\, she was Ottawa bureau chief and host of The West Block on Global News. While covering federal politics\, Vassy interviewed everyone from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. She’s covered and anchored multiple elections – both federal and provincial. Vassy has also reported on stories and events all over the world\, from places like Rio de Janeiro\, Iraq\, South Korea and Japan\, and reported on breaking news across Canada\, including the fire in Slave Lake\, floods in Manitoba and the shooting on Parliament Hill. Before working in Ottawa\, Vassy covered provincial politics in Alberta and Saskatchewan. She is the recipient of an Edward R. Murrow award for her work on a series called Code Red\, which exposed the shortcomings of Edmonton’s emergency response system. Vassy was also part of a team that won an RTNDA Award for the documentary “16X9: Wives of ISIS”\, which took an in-depth look at how young girls living in Canada are lured to Syria and Iraq to join ISIS. \nSarah Kendzior is a journalist based in St Louis\, Missouri. She is an op-ed columnist for The Globe and Mail\, where she focuses primarily on U.S. politics and is the co-host of Gaslit Nation\, a weekly podcast which covers corruption in the Trump administration and the rise of authoritarianism around the world. SHe is also a frequent contributor to a number of news outlets\, including Fast Company and NBC News\, and has written for numerous publications\, including Quartz\, The Guardian and Foreign Policy. She is the author of the best-selling essay collection The View From Flyover Country\, and is also a researcher and scholar\, focussing on the authoritarian states of the former Soviet Union and how the internet affects political mobilization\, self-expression\, and trust. \nTonda MacCharles is a Newfoundland native and a senior reporter in the Toronto Star’s Ottawa bureau where she has covered federal politics and public policy for 20 years. Her 35-year journalistic career includes nearly 10 years in broadcast journalism with CBC’s The National and The Fifth Estate. Her beats have spanned coverage of all major political parties\, legal affairs and public safety issues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]Alison Smith is host of Perspective with Alison Smith on CPAC. As an anchor and reporter for more than three decades\, she was a senior award-winning member of the CBC News team. She has reported from every Canadian province and territory and across the globe. She has hosted a wide range of network TV and radio news programs including The National\, CBC News Morning and CBC Radio’s The World at Six. As a live news anchor\, reporter and foreign correspondent\, some of the stories she has covered include the September 11th attacks\, the death of Princess Diana\, elections in Israel\, South Africa and Mexico and as Washington correspondent\, she covered the historic election of US President Barack Obama.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”10261″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”15155″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/the-fight-for-truth-political-journalism-in-2019/
LOCATION:National Arts Centre\, Ottawa
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190228T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T043149
CREATED:20190228T154641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T160201Z
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SUMMARY:Prévenir les menaces à l'approche des élections fédérales
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Regardez la vidéo / Watch the video\n– Écoutez le podcast / Listen to the podcast\n– Voyez les photographies / View the photos\n– Regardez la vidéo CPAC / Watch the CPAC video \nPrévenir les menaces à l’approche des élections fédérales\nSi on se fie aux élections américaines et françaises — et à celles d’autres pays — nous sommes tout aussi vulnérables à la manipulation par des forces extérieures avant nos propres élections fédérales. Sommes-nous prêts à faire face à ce qui nous attend\, y compris la désinformation et la propagande à caractère politique ? Plus important encore\, que peuvent faire les électeurs pour combattre ces éléments et que peuvent faire les médias pour gagner la confiance du public ? Grégoire Lemarchand\, rédacteur en chef adjoint et directeur des médias sociaux chez Agence France-Presse\, et Stéphane Perrault\, directeur général des élections à Élections Canada\, partageront leurs points de vue dans une conversation avec Anne-Marie Dussault\, animatrice de l’émission 24/60 de Radio-Canada\, qui animera la soirée. \nJeudi 28 février 2019\nLes portes ouvriront à 18 h 30 | Discussion à 19 h | Réception 20h30\nRadio-Canada\nSalle Jean-Despréz 1400\, boulevard René-Lévesque Est Montréal   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] NOS CONFERENCIERS  [vc_column_text]Gregoire Lemarchand : Après 12 ans de reportage en poste à Paris et en Italie puis 4 ans à la tête de la cellule réseaux sociaux\, Grégoire Lemarchand est adjoint à la rédactrice en chef et responsable des réseaux sociaux et du fact-checking au siège de l’AFP à Paris depuis 2016. Au printemps 2017\, il a participé au projet collaboratif de vérification CrossCheck lors des dernières semaines de la campagne présidentielle française. Depuis novembre 2017\, il encadre le développement du fact-checking à l’AFP avec le blog Factuel\, disponible en quatre langues\, et un réseau de journalistes spécialisés dans la vérification dans 15 pays. Il est également enseignant à l’école de journalisme de Sciences Po Paris depuis 2013. \nStéphane Perrault a été nommé directeur général des élections du Canada le 8 juin 2018. Il a occupé le poste de directeur général des élections du Canada par intérim de décembre 2016 à juin 2018. M. Perrault s’est joint à Élections Canada en 2007\, à titre d’avocat général principal. En 2014\, il a été nommé sous-directeur général des élections Affaires régulatoires. À ce titre\, il était responsable des équipes de Financement politique\, Services juridiques\, Vérification interne\, Instruments régulatoires et Systèmes\, et du Bureau de l’intégrité électorale. Lors du réaménagement des secteurs opérationnels de l’organisme en 2017\, M. Perrault s’est également vu confié l’équipe des Affaires publiques. De 2003 à 2005\, M. Perrault a travaillé au Bureau du Conseil privé\, plus précisément au Secrétariat de la législation et de la planification parlementaire et au Secrétariat de la réforme démocratique. Il a également été auxiliaire juridique auprès de la juge Claire L’Heureux-Dubé en 1997\, puis il s’est joint à la Section des droits de la personne du Ministère de la Justice.  M. Perrault a été membre du Barreau du Québec de 1990 jusqu’à sa nomination\, et possède une maîtrise et un doctorat en droit. Il a enseigné à l’Université de Montréal et à l’Université McGill\, où il a été boursier Boulton de 1995 à 1996. \nFending off Threats Ahead of the Federal Election\nIf the U.S. and French elections—and those of other countries—are anything to go by\, we’re just as vulnerable to manipulation by external forces ahead of our own federal election. Are we prepared for what could lie ahead\, including politically driven misinformation and propaganda? More importantly\, what can voters do to combat these forces and what can news media do to gain public trust? Grégoire Lemarchand\, deputy editor-in-chief and head of social networks at Agence France-Presse\, and Stéphane Perrault\, chief electoral officer of Elections Canada\, share their insights in a conversation with Anne-Marie Dussault\, host of Radio-Canada’s 24/60. \nThurs.\, Feb. 28\, 2019\nDoors open 6:30pm | Discussion 7:00pm  | Reception 8:30pm \nRadio-Canada\nJean-Despréz Room 1400 René-Lévesque Boulevard East Montreal [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]Gregoire Lemarchand: After 12 years of reporting in Paris and Italy and 4 years as head of the social networks unit\, Grégoire Lemarchand has been deputy editor\, head of social networks and fact-checking at AFP’s headquarters in Paris since 2016. In the spring of 2017\, he participated in the CrossCheck collaborative cross-checking project in the final weeks of the French presidential campaign. Since November 2017\, he has been overseeing the development of fact-checking at AFP with a blog called Factuel\, available in four languages\, and a network of journalists specialized in cross-checking spanning 15 countries. He is also a teacher at the School of Journalism of Sciences Po Paris since 2013. \nStéphane Perrault was appointed Chief Electoral Officer of Canada on June 8\, 2018. He was previously Acting Chief Electoral Officer at Elections Canada from December 2016 to June 2018.  In 2007\, Mr. Perrault joined Elections Canada as Senior General Counsel and\, in 2014\, was appointed Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Regulatory Affairs. His areas of responsibility included Political Financing\, Legal Services\, the Electoral Integrity Office and Internal Audit\, as well as Regulatory Instruments and Systems. After the realignment of the Agency’s business lines in 2017\, Mr. Perrault also became responsible for Public Affairs. From 2003 to 2005\, Mr. Perrault worked at the Privy Council Office in the Legislation and House Planning Secretariat\, as well as in the Democratic Reform Secretariat. After serving as a law clerk to the Honourable Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé in 1997\, Mr. Perrault joined the Department of Justice as Counsel in the Human Rights Law Section. Mr. Perrault was a member of the Quebec Bar from 1990 until his nomination and holds both a Master and Doctor of Laws. He previously lectured at the Université de Montréal and McGill University\, where he was a Boulton fellow from 1995 to 1996.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nPartenaire médias\nMedia Partner \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15163″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15164″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nCommanditaire \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15165″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nSoutien en nature\nIn-kind Supporter \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/prevenir-les-menaces-a-lapproche-des-elections-federales/
LOCATION:Radio-Canada\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:2019
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SUMMARY:Setting the Standard for Cannabis Journalism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the video\n– View the photos\n– Listen to the podcast  \nThe cannabis industry’s influence is far-reaching\, affecting public health and safety\, policy-making\, the economy and talk of a ‘pot-com’ bubble. As various issues get worked out post-legalization\, what challenges do journalists face in informing the public in a responsible manner?\nJoin our speakers focussed on cannabis coverage: Megan Henderson\, executive producer of TheGrowthOp.com; Manisha Krishnan\, senior writer and host with VICE Canada; Armina Ligaya\, business reporter with The Canadian Press; Mark Rendell\, reporter with The Globe and Mail; and moderator Vanmala Subramaniam\, business reporter with the Financial Post.\nThursday\, February 7\, 2019\nDoors open 6pm  |  Discussion 6:30pm  |  Reception 8pm TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower 130 King St. W. Toronto \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] \n\n\n\n\n\nMegan Henderson is the executive producer for TheGrowthOp.com\, an exciting new Postmedia editorial brand. The site is focused on delivering the latest information about cannabis to a wide-ranging audience interested in the business\, news\, health and culture of cannabis. Megan is leading TheGrowthOp’s editorial strategy as well as contributing content.  With over a decade of experience in marketing\, advertising and custom content\, Megan brings a unique skill set and a passion for the potential of cannabis to her role. \n  \n  \n.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nManisha Krishnan is a senior writer and host at VICE Canada\, where she has reported on cannabis since 2015. Her work has focused heavily on the black market\, as well closely analyzing Canada’s shift towards legalizing cannabis and the many challenges it presents. In 2017\, she hosted a town hall with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\, questioning many aspects of his plan for legalizing weed\, including the harsh new penalties his government introduced as part of its rollout. She has been repeatedly been named a top cannabis influencer in Canada and is a frequent contributor to the CBC and other media outlets as a weed expert.  @manishakrishnan \n  \n  \n.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArmina Ligaya is a business reporter and editor with the Canadian Press\, where since 2017 she has covered the cannabis industry and Canada’s financial sector.  Last year\, she was part of a team that was nominated for a SABEW Canada award for their breaking news coverage of the Equifax data breach. Prior to joining the wire service\, she worked as a business reporter for the Financial Post for five years.  She was also part of the launch staff for The National\, an English-language newspaper in the United Arab Emirates\, where she covered the Middle East’s retail industry. Her reporting has also appeared in The New York Times\, Globe and Mail\, CBC News and the Huffington Post. @arminaligaya \n\n\n\n  \n  \n.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Rendell is a reporter with The Globe and Mail. He covers the cannabis industry for the Report on Business Cannabis Professional. Prior to the Globe\, he covered the marijuana sector for the Financial Post. His CV includes three years of reporting in northern Canada\, where he worked for the CBC\, Northern News Services and EDGE North magazine. @mark_rendell \n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\nVanmala Subramaniam is a business reporter with the Financial Post\, covering the cannabis industry. She was formerly at VICE Canada\, where she founded the VICE Money channel in late 2016. It was at VICE where Vanmala began her coverage of the Canadian cannabis industry\, focusing on how the sector morphed from a small medical market with just four to five companies\, to an international industry worth billions. Prior to her work at VICE\, she produced investigative documentaries for the CBC’s the fifth estate\, and spent some time working at BNN on a program about the housing market. She was a nominee for a Canadian Screen Award\, and won a Gracie Award for her work on the documentary The Unmaking of Jian Ghomeshi. @VanmalaS[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1645632872314{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nSPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”15130″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/setting-the-standard-for-cannabis-journalism-2/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2019
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SUMMARY:Driving Innovation in Media
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– View the photos\n– Watch the video \n– Listen to the podcast \nIn journalism today\, the only constant is constant change. The need to innovate is greater than ever before\, as powerful new tech tools alter the way we connect and communicate.\nJoin two of journalism’s top innovators and changemakers in a discussion about the challenges and opportunities in driving news innovation. Aron Pilhofer is the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University in Philadelphia. Earlier\, Pilhofer was a reporter for the New York Times and executive editor\, digital at The Guardian. Inga Thordar is executive editor of CNN Digital International\, overseeing all international news\, sport and programming teams. Previously\, Thordar was a senior editor on BBC World\, responsible for TV and digital production teams around the globe.\nThe conversation will be moderated by Kathy Vey\, executive producer of digital with TVO. \nThursday\, January 31\nDoors open 6pm  |  Discussion 6:30pm  |  Reception 8:00pm TMX Broadcast Centre The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W. Toronto[/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] \n\n\n\nAron Pilhofer is the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University. In addition to teaching\, his work is focused on new business models\, digital transformation and innovation in news. Before joining Temple\, Pilhofer was Executive Editor\, Digital\, and interim Chief Digital Officer at the Guardian in London. Previously\, he has been a reporter and editor at The New York Times\, The Center for Public Integrity as well as Gannett newspapers in New Jersey and Delaware. Aron also co-founded two news-related startups: DocumentCloud.org and Hacks & Hackers. @pilhofer \nInga Thordar is the Executive Editor of CNN Digital International\, overseeing all international news\, sport and programming teams. Thordar oversees teams of journalists in London\, Hong Kong\, Abu Dhabi\, Lagos and NY who produce\, write and distribute CNN’s multi-platform journalism globally across an array of digital platforms. She was previously Senior Editor on BBC World bringing together TV and digital production teams and commissioning. Thordar edited the BBC’s news front page as well as lead digital innovations on both TV and radio platforms. Prior to that\, she led a team of video journalists at the BBC who used the latest technology available to create innovative quality videos for digital and TV properties. An Iceland native\, Thordar is based in London and a graduate of SOAS\, University College London and the University of Iceland. @IngaThordar \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text]Kathy Vey is the executive producer of digital at TVO\, where she leads a team of journalists producing daily content and analysis\, as well as short videos and podcasts. During her 35-year career\, she has also worked at the Toronto Star and the Ottawa Citizen\, and served as the executive editor of Queen’s Park Briefing\, and as editor-in-chief of OpenFile.  @kvey[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1645634003947{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/driving-innovation-in-media/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2019
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181129T190000
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SUMMARY:Guardian of News
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the video\n– Listent to the podcast\n– View the photos\n– Read the Toronto Star columns by public editor Kathy English and columnist Heather Mallick\n– Listen to the interview on CBC Radio’s The Current\n– Read the interview with The Globe and Mail’s senior media writer Simon Houpt \nOver a 20-year career as editor of the British daily The Guardian\, Alan Rusbridger oversaw the publication of ground-breaking journalism: the WikiLeaks story\, the phone-hacking scandal\, the mass government surveillance as disclosed by U.S National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. As he managed the transition from national print newspaper to news site with a strong global online readership\, he championed free access and strong journalistic standards. But decisions made along the way were not without their challenges and controversies. Join Rusbridger for this conversation with Irene Gentle\, editor of the Toronto Star\, and for the Canadian launch of his book Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now. \n  \nBreaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now\nAn urgent account of the revolution that has upended the news business\, written by one of the most accomplished journalists of our time.\nBooks will be available for purchase. Book-signing will follow the event.\nThis event is general seating\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nThursday\, November 29\n6pm Doors open  | 7pm Discussion |  8:30pm Reception (Cash bar)\nIsabel Bader Theatre\n93 Charles St. W. (View map)\nToronto[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlan Rusbridger was Editor-in-Chief of the Guardian in London for 20 years\, and is currently Principal of Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford\, where he is chair of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He oversaw the transformation of the Guardian to a world-leading digital news organisation. Under his leadership the paper became the most-visited serious English language website in the world. Investigations into WikiLeaks\, tax avoidance\, phone hacking and the Snowden revelations won numerous awards\, including the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service.  He writes about the transformation and challenges of the news industry in Breaking News (2018). He is a keen amateur musician and described his parallel musical life in Play it Again (2013). He lives in London and Oxford. @arusbridger \n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\nIrene Gentle was named earlier this year as Editor of the Toronto Star. Irene is the first female editor in the Star‘s 126-year history. As editor\, she is responsible for all the coverage in the print and digital editions\, as well as in charge of overall editorial strategic planning. She joined the Toronto Star in 2011 as Business Editor. In 2012\, she was appointed Assistant Managing Editor and City Editor and\, in 2016\, named Managing Editor. Before joining the Star\, she held a series of progressive roles at The Hamilton Spectator\, which she joined in 2005\, serving as Assignment Editor\, Business Editor\, City Editor and finally as News Editor. @IreneGentle[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1645634003947{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text] \nMEDIA PARTNER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2231″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/guardian-of-news/
LOCATION:Isabel Bader Theatre\, Toronto
CATEGORIES:2018
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SUMMARY:How Trump Got Rich: The Real Story
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]– Watch the video\n– View the photos\n– Listen to the podcast \nWith her recent bombshell New York Times front-page story\, investigative reporter Susanne Craig helped debunk President Trump’s claim of being a self-made billionaire. For more than a year\, Craig and two colleagues followed an unwieldy paper trail\, documenting deliberate tax manoeuvres that increased the wealth Trump received from his parents\, including acts of outright fraud. Craig discusses the complexities of reporting on Trump\, money and politics in this conversation with investigative journalist Julian Sher. \nThursday\, November 8\n6pm Doors open  |  6:30pm Discussion  |  8:00pm  Reception TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower 130 King St. W. Toronto[/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] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUSANNE CRAIG is an investigative reporter for The New York Times. She joined the paper in 2010 and has been covering Donald Trump and his finances since early 2016. Craig\, a Canadian\, has also worked at The Wall Street Journal\, The Globe and Mail and The Financial Post. At The Journal\, Craig was the lead reporter on a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. She is the recipient of a National Newspaper Award and a Michener Award. @susannecraig \n\n. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULIAN SHER is an investigative journalist\, the author of six books and a newsroom trainer. He was the senior producer for CBC TV’s The Fifth Estate for five years and as a documentary writer and director he covered wars\, corruption and human rights in Iraq\, Afghanistan\, Russia\, Africa and the Middle East. His feature articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail\, the Toronto Star\, the New York Times and USA Today while his books have tackled organized crime\, the justice system and human trafficking. He is currently working on his next book and is training journalists in Europe and the Middle East. @juliansher  \n\n. \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1645634003947{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nCJF J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/how-trump-got-rich-the-real-story/
LOCATION:TMX Broadcast Centre\, The Exchange Tower\, 130 King St. W.
CATEGORIES:2018
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SUMMARY:Ronan Farrow: Power\, Media and Politics
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A CJF Special Presentation\n– Watch the video\n– Listen to the podcast\n– View the photos  \nBeginning with last year’s explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker investigation on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault\, and continuing with his recent reports exposing similar allegations against CBS head Les Moonves\, Ronan Farrow has become a leading journalist in exposing how influential figures in media and politics abuse power and hide sexual misconduct. For his role in exposing Weinstein and helping spur the #MeToo movement\, Farrow was the recipient of the 2018 CJF Special Citation for excellence in journalism. \nIn Farrow’s bestselling book\, War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence\, the former diplomat pivots to a different realm of power\, that of America’s influence abroad. Hear Farrow’s take on the challenge of changing cultures and power dynamics\, in conversation with Robyn Doolittle\, investigative reporter with The Globe and Mail. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation\, forever changing America’s place in the world. The U.S. has become a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. In an astonishing journey from the corridors of power in Washington\, DC\, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earth—Afghanistan\, Somalia\, and North Korea among them—Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history.  \nBooks will be available for sale. No signing available. \n  \nSunday\, November 4\n6pm Doors open  | 7pm Discussion St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts Bluma Appel Theatre 27 Front Street East Toronto\nView map[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKER [vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\nRonan Farrow is an investigative journalist who writes for The New Yorker and makes documentaries for HBO. He is the author of the bestselling “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence” and is at work on a new book\, “Catch and Kill\,” that will explore the sexual misconduct of powerful men and the systems in place to keep victims quiet. Farrow has been an anchor and reporter at MSNBC and NBC News\, and his writing has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize\, the George Polk Award\, and the National Magazine Award\, among other commendations\, and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. He is also an attorney and former State Department official. He lives in New York City. @RonanFarrow[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE MODERATOR [vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\nRobyn Doolittle is an award-winning journalist and author. She is a member of the Globe and Mail’s investigative team and is a two-time winner of Canada’s Michener Award. Her book\, “Crazy Town: the Rob Ford Story” was a #1 national bestseller. Recently\, Robyn’s probe into the ways that Canadian police services handle sexual assault cases has prompted a national overhaul of policy\, training and practices around sexual violence. For that work\, she was awarded a National Newspaper Award for investigative journalism and was named the 2017 journalist of the year. @robyndoolittle[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1645636149753{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nMEDIA PARTNER \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2242″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nSPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2223″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]*Program subject to change \nPhoto: Chris Young[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/ronan-farrow-power-media-and-politics/
LOCATION:St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
CATEGORIES:2018
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SUMMARY:A Citizen's Guide to Real News: Why Trusted Local News Matters
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In partnership with Western University \nEnough about fake news. What about the real news? What do citizens of our communities need to know about news that matters? In the midst of the dual crises now challenging journalism and the news industry- dwindling trust and decimated local newsrooms struggling to cover their communities – a special Western University Homecoming speaker’s session and panel examines why trusted news matters to the citizens of our democracy. \nKathy English\, public editor of the Toronto Star and Western’s Faculty of Information & Media Studies’ winter 2018 Asper Teaching Fellow\, is joined by Ryerson University professor April Lindgren\, the Velma Rogers Research Chair and principal investigator for the Local News Research Project and special guest journalist and writer\, Joshua Benton\, director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University\, which he founded in 2008. \nFollowing their talks about trust and local news\, FIMS instructor Paul Benedetti moderates a panel of local news journalists who cover the London area community about the challenges of covering local news and building trust with their audiences. \nThis event is sponsored by FIMS and the Asper Teaching Fellowship. \nPlease register by October 15\, 2018\nSaturday\, October 20\nFIMS Nursing Building (FNB) Western University London 1pm-3pm\nView map \nFor full details of the program and to register for the event: \nREGISTER HERE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://cjf-fjc.ca/event/a-citizens-guite-to-real-news-why-trusted-local-news-matters/
LOCATION:Western University\, London
CATEGORIES:2018
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