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Guardian of News

Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto

- Watch the video - Listent to the podcast - View the photos - Read the Toronto Star columns by public editor Kathy English and columnist Heather Mallick - Listen to the interview on CBC Radio's The Current - Read the interview with The Globe and Mail's senior media writer Simon Houpt Over a 20-year career as editor of the British daily The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger oversaw the publication […]

Driving Innovation in Media

TMX Broadcast Centre, The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. W.

- View the photos - Watch the video  - Listen to the podcast In 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. Join two of journalism’s top innovators and changemakers in a discussion about the challenges and opportunities […]

Setting the Standard for Cannabis Journalism

TMX Broadcast Centre, The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. W.

- Watch the video - View the photos - Listen to the podcast  The 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? Join our speakers focussed on […]

Prévenir les menaces à l’approche des élections fédérales

Radio-Canada, Montreal

- Regardez la vidéo / Watch the video - Écoutez le podcast / Listen to the podcast - Voyez les photographies / View the photos - Regardez la vidéo CPAC / Watch the CPAC video Prévenir les menaces à l'approche des élections fédérales Si 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 […]

The Fight for Truth: Political Journalism in 2019

National Arts Centre, Ottawa

- Read the press release on the results of the CJF poll conducted by Maru/Matchbox - View the photos - Listen to the podcast - Watch the CPAC video If 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? Join […]

Fallout from the Field

TD Bank Tower, Toronto

- View the video - View the photos - Listen to the podcast After 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 […]

Covering Alberta and the West: Election 2019

MobSquad Cafe, Calgary

- View the photos A dinner salon event With 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 […]

Trust, Truth and Trump

Toronto Public Library, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon

- View the Facebook Live - View the photos - View the video - Listen to the podcast Margaret 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 […]

Fighting ‘Fake News’ Ahead of the Election

Toronto Public Library, Bram and Bluma Appel Salon

In partnership with       - VIEW THE PHOTOS - WATCH THE CONVERSATION FEATURING ASAPSCIENCE'S MITCHELL MOFFIT AND GREGORY BROWN, WITH SUPRIYA DWIVEDi, OR LISTEN TO THE PODCAST - WATCH THE CONVERSATION FEATURING CBC NEWS' KALEIGH ROGERS AND BUZZFEED NEWS' JANE LYTYVNENKO, WITH GLOBAL NEWS' FARAH NASSER, OR LISTEN TO THE PODCAST   Over the past three years, the precipitous rise of […]

Doubt It? Check It. Challenge It. Combatting Misinformation: Strategies by Canada’s News Leaders and Tools for Digital Citizens

Google, Toronto

- View the photos - Watch the livestream - Listen to the podcast https://youtu.be/mfH4vSZVZ0U   With 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? In a special pre-election luncheon event, news leaders from across Canada’s major media will […]