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From record-breaking heatwaves to prolonged droughts to migration crises and even production declines, our changing climate impacts all aspects of society. What role can journalists play in ensuring that climate reporting doesn’t only cover “what is” but “what can be”? What role can concrete solutions-based coverage play in responding to this crisis? In the lead-up […]

The death of George Floyd focused the world’s attention on police brutality—and the problematic practice of relying on official accounts of events. But reporters have also long maintained police sources who provide information for their crime coverage. How has Floyd’s death changed reporting on police and their activities?Featured speakers Karen Attiah, columnist with The Washington Post, Wendy […]

The 9/11 attacks compelled news organizations and journalists to rethink their coverage, from creating a security beat, to ethical questions of sending or using freelancers in danger zones, to how to cover those who were accused—just a few issues among many. Twenty years on, as the West makes its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, what lessons […]

David Remnick helms The New Yorker, journalism's gold standard for agenda-setting, long-form investigations and personal narratives. In the 23 years of Remnick’s editorship, The New Yorker has become the most-honoured magazine in the United States, winning 48 National Magazine Awards and six Pulitzer Prizes. Remnick also won a Pulitzer personally for Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet […]

In his latest book News and How to Use It, the former long-time editor of The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger, casts his eye across the messy media landscape, examines the way journalism is produced and consumed, and offers a user’s guide on how to stay informed at a perplexing time of fast-changing news. Has it ever been more difficult to […]

Hopes are pinned on President Joe Biden to navigate the turbulent terrain of race and politics inflamed during Donald Trump's presidency. What role does the media play in the path forward? How can journalism make a difference? Discussing the challenges and opportunities ahead: Errin Haines, co-founder and editor-at-large for The 19th, a non-profit, non-partisan news organization focused […]

It’s all happening—and happening fast across the media spectrum: digital transformation, diversification of newsrooms and efforts to engage the diverse communities media organizations seek to serve. But there are still challenges and more change to come -- how best to connect with those who are typically underserved, whether it be communities of colour, the disenfranchised […]

- Watch the show (start at about 28 minutes) - Listen to the podcast - View the tip sheet Looking after your mental health during COVID-19, courtesy of Dr. Anthony Feinstein -  From the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism: - COVID-19 is hurting journalists’ mental health. News outlets should help them now - Low ego and listening: how the expectation of […]

- WATCH THE SHOW  - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST   In 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 […]

- WATCH THE VIDEO - LISTEN TO THE PODCAST “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 […]