Understanding the Ebola information crisis

When the Ebola crisis hit in 2014, getting health information out to people in rural communities in West Africa was crucial to their survival.

But the infectious disease outbreak affected communities that didn’t have access to the news coverage that would keep them up-to-date about the virus – a crisis of information with a death count of over 11,000 people, says a science journalism expert based in Montreal.

“It was a huge outbreak, that basically ended up killing five times as many as any of the outbreaks did before,” said David Secko, chair of the journalism department at Concordia University.

GroundWire on decolonizing the news

GroundWire works to integrate news practices that aim to decolonize media into every broadcast. To hear more from the non-profit community radio program and their team, check them out here.   The Innovation Bazaar at Is no local news bad news? The future of local journalism will feature some of the latest research and experimentation in local news. Register now…

TVO on donor-driven journalism

In January 2017, TVO received a $2 million donation to help develop local news hubs across Ontario, the first to be opened in Thunder Bay. Kathy Vey, executive producer, explains what charitable approaches to funding journalism can mean for local news. The Innovation Bazaar at Is no local news bad news? The future of local journalism will feature some of…

Discourse Media on informed consent

Discourse Media is working to bring independent, critical reporting to communities underserved by traditional media. To find out more about their approach to impact-driven journalism, follow up with their latest projects here. The Innovation Bazaar at Is no local news bad news? The future of local journalism will feature some of the latest research and experimentation in local news.…

How do cultural attitudes shape crime reporting?

Local news outlets in many parts of Europe do not name those who are accused or convicted of crimes, say researchers who are investigating how differences in cultural attitudes and journalism ethics shape reporting on crime and justice issues.

Romayne Smith Fullerton, an associate professor at Western University, and Maggie Jones Patterson, a professor of journalism at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, are studying variations in crime reporting in 10 European and North American countries.

“We all value things like privacy and the public’s right to know in different ways,” says Smith Fullerton, who is also the ethics editor at J-Source…

The Conversation is coming to Canada

The Conversation Canada, a new edition of a global digital project, will bring the knowledge of academics to local explanatory journalism. Anyone can access their content for free under Creative Commons when they roll out their first projects in summer 2017. The Innovation Bazaar at Is no local news bad news? The future of local journalism will…