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Rethinking journalism in the age of news fatigue

News avoidance is at an all-time high, and there has been no shortage of negative content. Here’s how journalists and content creators are trying to help audiences fight media burnout
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Extremist group members stalk journalist

Members of a group chat dedicated to extremist group Diagolon stalked journalist Rachel Gilmore, taking photos of her walking and sharing her real-time location.

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Conservative party denies convention accreditation to Xtra 

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Denio Lourenço, a journalist reporting for Xtra. 

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Conservative party denies convention accreditation to journalist

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Nora Loreto, a journalist covering the convention for independent progressive media outlets The Maple and The Real News Network. 

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Conservative party denies convention accreditation to Canada’s National Observer

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to Canada’s National Observer journalist Natasha Bulowski. 

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Conservative party denies convention accreditation to Pivot

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to independent progressive media outlet Pivot. 

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Conservative party denies convention accreditation to The Breach

The Conservative Party of Canada denied accreditation to cover its annual convention to independent progressive media outlet The Breach. 

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RCMP officers threaten to arrest Ricochet journalist

An RCMP officer threatened to arrest Ricochet journalist Brandi Morin, who was covering a police raid on an anti-logging protest camp on southern Vancouver Island. 

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Staring down Meta and Google: Newsrooms weigh the threats

A report from the trenches on the Online News Act and what a backlash ban on news in Canada could mean
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Why did newsrooms contravene guidelines about suicide coverage in reporting on the death of a former principal?

Editorial decisions have cascading impacts in politically charged discussions about anti-racism in education and at work, raising questions about how to find the line between newsworthiness and best practices
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