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The Reliable Source in the Age of Misinformation: A Conversation with Brian Stelter

Corus Quay

In partnership with   - View the livestream - View the J-Source liveblog - View the photos - Listen to the podcast - Watch Brian Stelter on CTV Your Morning - Read the interview in The Globe and Mail You can't be well-informed about the media and journalism if you don't pay attention to the stellar work of CNN senior media correspondent Brian […]

Funny Fake News: A Conversation with The Beaverton

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

- View the photos - Watch the video - Listen to the podcast - View the J-Source liveblog What's the difference between fake news and satire? If you don't know, The Beaverton can explain it. The weekly TV satirical news show on The Comedy Network (adapted from the popular website TheBeaverton.com) pokes fun at Canadian and world events with deft, scathing scrutiny.  But […]

The Stories Behind the Stories that Matter

TD Bank Tower, Toronto

- View the photos - Listen to the podcast - View the video  They are the journalists who produced some of Canada's most recent poignant and powerful stories. What challenges lie behind reporting these important pieces? From the first notion of an idea to its final fruition—and even after a story airs or is published—hear about the process and […]

Striking the Balance: Privacy and Freedom of Expression in a Digital Age

The Globe and Mail Centre

In partnership with A half-day symposium exploring the right to be forgotten - View the video: Part 1 and Part 2 - Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of the symposium - View the photos _ View the coverage on CPAC - View the results of the poll by Maru/Matchbox, commissioned by the CJF. View the press release. - See the Canadian Marketing Association's Attitudes towards Privacy and Transparency, presented […]

When the Media Becomes the News: Covering Media, Power and Politics

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

- View the photos - Read the J-Source liveblog - Listen to the podcast - Watch the video In this era of #MeToo, misinformation, and media industry upheaval, the media has become the news and journalists who cover the beat are on the frontlines making front page headlines. Hear from reporters covering these turbulent Trumpian times: Michael Calderone, the senior media […]

Reportage as Superpower: A Conversation with Emily Steel

National Arts Centre, Ottawa

- View the photos - View the video - Watch the interview with Emily Steel on The National, CBC News - Podcast coming soon It’s true. Emily Steel, Pulitzer Prize-winning business reporter with The New York Times, took down the bad guys with her reporting. With the media industry as her beat, she and a colleague exposed former Fox News host Bill […]

Building Trust in Media

Google, Toronto

- Watch the livestream - View the photos - Listen to the podcast - View the event on CPAC - Read the J-Source liveblog In an age of misinformation, disinformation, AI and media manipulation, how can news organizations and platforms like Google build trust with audiences? Join our speakers: Richard Gingras, vice-president of news at Google, and Craig Silverman, media editor with BuzzFeed […]