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The Canadian Journalism Project’s website, J-Source.ca, is produced with content in both English and French by a collaboration of post-secondary journalism schools and programs led by Ryerson University and Carleton University. It is supported by J-Schools Canada/ÉcolesJ, the organization that represents post-secondary journalism programs in Canada, as well as by a group of benefactors who believe in excellence in journalism and its strong and vital future. Our goal is to promote national discussion about journalism and journalism education as well as to provide a source for news, research, commentary, advice and resources for industry professionals, academics, journalism and media students. Your comments, suggestions and offers of support are welcomed. Source

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Academic news partnerships in local journalism: A literature review

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By Teresa Goff
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How post-secondary newsrooms can contribute to local information ecosystems in communities with weakened traditional media presence This literature review investigates the potential of college and university newsrooms to mount a response to the decline of local journalism in Canada.
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If killing journalists is a war crime, why isn’t anyone stopping it?

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By Samia Madwar 
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The past two years have seen a record number of media workers killed In April 22, Amal Khalil, a journalist for Lebanese outlet Al-Akhbar, was killed after an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in which she and freelance photojournalist Zeinab Faraj had sought cover. According to details released by the Lebanese health ministry, while rescuers were able to reach Faraj, who suffered a head injury, a stun grenade and gunfire prevented them from getting to Khalil.
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Everyone wants to save local news. Almost no one will get the chance

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By Ariel Freiman
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Without systems that allow local news organizations to be transferred, modernized and operated by a new generation of publishers, every conversation about ‘saving local news’ risks becoming little more than nostalgia Earlier this year I stopped talking about saving local news and tried to buy a small-town newspaper. The deal didn’t close. But the process taught me more about the real state of community journalism than any conference, report, or policy discussion I’ve attended.
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In defense of blue-collar creative work

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By H.G. Watson 
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On the necessity of valuing the labour of writing When I started my Master of Fine Arts in the summer of 2023, AI was creeping into more of our lives. I get the fascination of bringing ideas to life with ChatGPT or Claude, in a way—It’s playing God without the messy work of tilling Eden. But that’s just the thing: creation is more than an idea. It’s the work. How many great novels, movies, investigative features, came because of the thinking, the research, the edit? Almost all of them, I’d wager.
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Trust in the Age of Algorithms: How Gen Z Canadians navigate news, skepticism and selective exposure

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By Iman Kassam
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How trust is constructed, negotiated and withheld in an increasingly chaotic digital information landscape News consumption and trust are shifting across generations as the structures of media production and distribution are reshaped by technology. In the past decade, the rise of algorithmically curated feeds, influencer commentary, and platform-specific news cultures have transformed how audiences encounter and evaluate information.
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A Ripple across the Pacific: How Canadian meth dealers fuel a transnational crime network

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By Levon William Enns-Kutcy
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Vancouver Sun journalist Kim Bolan shares the tradecraft behind Lethal Exports — a five-part investigation exposing Canada’s role in transnational crime and the devastating toll it leaves across continents The adage “think global, act local” holds dual meaning. For criminals, it’s the blueprint that has propelled small-town gangsters into billion-dollar drug empires.
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As platforms change, so does the story: why journalism’s future is still bright

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By Kennedy-Anne Horwood
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How academic news partnerships can give students experience as newspapers shutter Student journalists are often met with “isn’t that a dying field” when asked about their chosen degree. “The way people are getting their news is shifting but where that news is originating from is still media organizations,” said Sam Odrowski who graduated from the Durham College Journalism and Mass Media program in 2017 and is now an editor for the Orangeville Citizen and Shelburne Free Press.
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Hollowed out to hyperlocal: Freshet News fills a gap in B.C.’s media landscape

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Five months after launch, Freshet News is a landing page for its communities. With a monthly print edition and daily coverage online, readers of Freshet have the chance to sort stories by area and keep up with daily events through their “What’s On” series. Longtime B.C. journalist Cornelia Naylor and one of Freshet’s four founders, says they hope to mentor the next generation of local journalists. Naylor works alongside Theresa McManus, Janis Cleugh and Mario Bartel.
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Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire

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By Josiane N’tchoreret-Mbiamany
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When a journalist learns that a contract has been put on his head, he has two choices: keep quiet or continue. Daniel Renaud chose to continue his investigative work, staying close to the facts, in a field where the truth can come at a high price “There’s a $100,000 bounty on your head.” When Daniel Renaud heard those words, he froze. A real contract, approved by a mafia boss with someone ready to carry it out.
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Couvrir le crime organisé au Québec: Daniel Renaud, journaliste sur la ligne de feu

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Quand un journaliste apprend qu’un contrat a été mis sur sa tête, il a deux choix : se taire ou continuer. Daniel Renaud a choisi de continuer son travail d’enquête, au plus près des faits, dans un domaine où la vérité peut coûter cher. « Il y a une prime de 100 000 $ sur ta tête. » Quand Daniel Renaud a entendu ces mots, il s’est figé. Un vrai contrat, autorisé par un parrain de la mafia et quelqu’un prêt à l’exécuter. Depuis plus de quinze ans, Renaud enquête sur le crime organisé.
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