As newsrooms and j-schools contract, a major Vancouver training ground for new journalists is gone. Reporters and educators consider if students can still get their foot in the door Continue Reading Silent radio speaks volumes: How the closure of 1130 NewsRadio impacts student journalists 

Practical frameworks for more equitable collaborations Continue Reading ‘Fixing’ international reporting in Canadian media

The Concordia University-Kahnawà:ke Survival School collaboration Continue Reading Bridging communities through engaged journalism and storytelling

What I learned in my first year out of school  Continue Reading The newsroom isn’t dead, and new graduates can find jobs — but thriving in this unstable market requires a new perspective

When a deadly listeria outbreak swept across Canada in 2024, the initial headlines focused on recalls and rising case counts. But for The Globe and Mail journalists Grant Robertson and Kathryn Blaze Baum, something didn’t add up. A closer look at the data revealed a chilling detail: the DNA strain responsible for multiple listeria deaths had appeared nearly a year earlier—raising urgent questions about how it was missed Continue Reading Behind the algorithm: How investigative journalists exposed Canada’s listeria oversight failure 

Introducing Facts & Frictions’ special Spring 2026 issue on engaged journalism Continue Reading Care, connection and a nascent understanding of engaged journalism practices and pedagogies in Canada

As the U.S. and its influence on Canada reverse progress made on diversity, equity, inclusion and race, the Reporting in Black Communities project will equip journalists with comprehensive, community-informed tools to create systemic, long-term change to strengthen and educate generations of journalists and Black communities to come Continue Reading Reporting in Black communities: Early findings from focus groups with Black news consumers in four Canadian cities

Researchers are increasingly pushed into public debate, but evidence-sharing can unintentionally deepen pressures on fragile media institutions Continue Reading Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism