Connie Walker and Lydia Polgreen in Conversation: The State of the Media

TD Bank Tower, Toronto

This event is nearly sold out. To register for the free Livestream, please select Get Tickets from the EventBrite page, then select Livestream Only from the ticketing options.  In a recent New York Times opinion piece, journalist Lydia Polgreen highlights a growing division between "news haves and have-nots." While subscription-based news sources and user-supported independent outlets provide diverse […]

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The Time is Now: Amplifying Women’s Voices in Media

TD Bank Tower, Toronto

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]