Désinformation 101

Fredericton

The thirteenth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series will be led by CBC’s Jocelyn Elsdon, and will be held at St. Thomas University on Thursday, November 17 from 6:00-8:00 PM local time.

Jocelyn Elsdon is an award-winning journalist and Senior Producer for CBC New Brunswick. She previously worked as a producer for CTV News, Canada AM, and field producer for CBC’s The National. Jocelyn is also a part-time professor in the Journalism program at St. Thomas University. Originally from Toronto, she moved to Fredericton in 2018 with her partner and their two children.

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Calgary

La quatorzième session de la série nationale Misinfo 101 de l’ACJ sera dirigée par le Dr Brooks DeCillia de MRU et se tiendra à l’Université Mount Royal le mercredi 7 décembre de 18 h à 20 h, heure locale. Brooks est professeur adjoint à l’École des études de communications de l’Université Mount Royal. Il est un journaliste de longue date et un radiodiffuseur public. Pendant plus d’une décennie, Brooks a été journaliste national à CBC News, d’abord en Saskatchewan, puis en Alberta. Ses reportages ont été régulièrement diffusés dans les programmes The National et CBC Radio One de CBC Television, dont World at Six et World Report. Brooks a couvert des histoires à travers le Canada, l’Asie du Sud, l’Europe et les États-Unis, et a été intégré aux Forces canadiennes en Afghanistan. Après avoir travaillé dans les nouvelles du réseau, Brooks est devenu le producteur exécutif de CBC News à Calgary. Les recherches de Brooks explorent la mésinformation et la désinformation.

Iqaluit

The final session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series will be led by APTN’s Kent Driscoll, and will be held online. This event was postponed from its original slotted day and time in September.

Kent Driscoll is APTN National News’ Iqaluit Video Journalist, and has been reporting from Iqaluit since 2007. As the only APTN employee in Nunavut, he ends up covering everything from office management to breaking news.

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St. John's

The twelfth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by the College of the North Atlantic’s own Anthony Germain, and was held at the College on Wednesday, October 26 from 6:00-8:00 pm local time.

In addition to being an instructor at the College of the North Atlantic’s journalism program in St. John’s, NL, Anthony also hosts CBC’s On The Go, the provincial afternoon radio show. Anthony has won national and international news and investigative awards in a variety of roles during his 30 year long career. He was a foreign correspondent in China, a political correspondent on Parliament Hill, and a war zone correspondent in several conflicts. His most recent international assignment was covering the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Regina

The eleventh session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by CBC’s Alexander Quon, and was held at the University of Regina on Thursday, October 20 from 6:00-8:00 pm local time.

Alexander Quon is a journalist that has worked on Canada’s east coast and is now based in his home province of Saskatchewan as a reporter for CBC News. He’s interested in data journalism, politics and you can find him on Twitter at @alexanderquon.

Whitehorse

The ninth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by CBC Yukon’s Chris Windeyer, and was held at the Whitehorse Public Library on Wednesday, September 21.

Chris Windeyer is a reporter and editor with CBC Yukon. He is the former editor of the Yukon News and was a 2018-19 Southam Journalism Fellow at Massey College. He has worked at newspapers and magazines across the North.

Montreal

The seventh and eighth sessions in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series were led by science reporter Bouchra Ouatik. Sessions were held in English and French, in person, at the CAJ’s annual national conference in Montreal.

Bouchra Ouatik is a reporter for the science TV program Découverte at Radio-Canada. She was previously part of the Décrypteurs, a Radio-Canada team that specializes in covering disinformation.

Yellowknife

The sixth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by journalist and communications specialist Sarah Pruys.

Sarah Pruys is a journalist and communications specialist living in Chief Drygeese territory (Yellowknife). She works for Cabin Radio as a journalist and for Ollie Williams Media doing videography, photography, marketing, and social media. She has a master’s degree in publishing, a bachelor of arts degree, and diplomas in public relations and marketing.

Winnipeg

The fifth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by longtime investigative journalist Cecil Rosner. 

Cecil Rosner has worked as a professional print and broadcast journalist for more than four decades, including 31 years at the CBC. He has delivered journalism workshops in every province and territory, and internationally. He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Winnipeg, where he teaches investigative journalism.

Vancouver

The fourth session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by investigative journalist and journalism instructor, Francesca Fionda. 

Francesca Fionda is an investigative/data journalist and journalism instructor. She’s worked with national investigative teams and community-driven outlets. Her past stories have uncovered fake Indigenous art in the tourism industry, exposed government failures in protecting sensitive health information and revealed new, in-depth data on Canada’s mobile workforce.

Charlottetown

The third session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by Holland College’s Teresa Wright. Watch the recording. 

Teresa Wright is a freelance journalist and journalism instructor at Holland College in P.E.I. Teresa has been a working journalist for 15 years, most recently as part of the parliamentary bureau of The Canadian Press in Ottawa. Prior to this, she was the chief political reporter for The Guardian newspaper in Charlottetown.

Halifax

The second session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by University of King’s College professor Terra Tailleur. Watch the recording. 

Terra Tailleur is an assistant professor at the University of King’s College specializing in digital news. As a journalism educator, she works primarily at the intersection of media literacy, digital literacy and storytelling. She spent 20 years in newsrooms, mostly with CBC. She’s on the CAJ’s ethics advisory committee and regularly advises journalists and communicators at large.

Toronto

The first session in the CAJ’s national Misinfo 101 series was led by ProPublica’s Craig Silverman. Watch the recording. 

Craig Silverman is an award-winning journalist and author and one of the world’s leading experts on online mis/disinformation and digital investigations. He recently joined ProPublica as a reporter investigating voting, platforms, disinformation, and online manipulation. He’s also the editor of the European Journalism Centre’s Verification Handbook series. Craig previously served as media editor of BuzzFeed News, where he pioneered coverage of digital disinformation and media manipulation.