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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 […]

BuzzFeed: From Listicles to Hard News

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

- View the Facebook Live or the video on our Youtube channel - View the photos - Listen to the podcast  Hired 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 […]

The Podcast Promise

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

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 […]

Postponed: Decoding Digital Discontent: Kara Swisher Talks Tough on Today’s Digital Media Ecosystem

Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto

WE REGRET THAT THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. We apologize for any inconvenience. For questions, contact programs@cjf-fjc.ca. With 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, […]