• Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire

    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 Continue Reading Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire
    The post Covering organized crime in Quebec: Daniel Renaud, journalist in the line of fire first appeared on J-Source.

  • If they close

    Lessons from compassionate, trauma-informed coverage of substance use, supervised consumption and community health Continue Reading If they close
    The post If they close first appeared on J-Source.

  • Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm 

    Journalist Ghada Alsharif worked undercover as an Uber Eats courier in Toronto to expose the harsh realities of algorithm-driven gig work, revealing shockingly low wages and systemic inequities Continue Reading Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm 
    The post Six weeks undercover: Investigative lessons from the Toronto Star’s probe into Uber’s algorithm  first appeared on J-Source.

  • HonestReporting Canada’s targeted harassment machine 

    A self-professed media watchdog has been weaponizing antisemitism and trying to poison journalistic standards on covering Palestine. Media workers on the perils of the relentless intimidation and disinformation manufactured by a ‘digital army for Israel’ 

  • Intimidation/harassment

    Iranian authorities threaten to kill Canadian journalists

    Two Canadian journalists who work for the UK-based broadcaster Iran International received death threats from Iranian authorities, who said that they and their families would be killed if they continued to work for the publication. 

  • Intimidation/harassment

    Iranian authorities threaten to kill Canadian journalists

    Two Canadian journalists who work for the UK-based broadcaster Iran International received death threats from Iranian authorities, who said that they and their families would be killed if they continued to work for the publication. 

  • Denial of access

    Tsuut’ina Nation police ban media 

    Police in the Tsuut’ina Nation, west of Calgary, Alta., banned journalists from accessing the nation’s land after the arrests of 10 men – none from the community – who were accused of human trafficking.