Ressources, liens et contenu des sessions du ACJ24
David McKie and Fred Vallance Jones, long-time supporters of the CAJ, have provided data journalism training at the annual national CAJ conferences for many years. Each year, delegates are provided with relevant and up-to-date tools and techniques to tackle data-driven stories. David McKie maintains a website specifically for these resources, which provides you access to a multitude of recordings and links.
« Ethical Reporting on Refugee Issues: A Guide for Journalists » is a dynamic workshop designed to equip journalists with essential tools for accurate and ethical storytelling on refugee and asylum issues. Developed in Canada by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, it presents and clarifies key terms and concepts related to forced displacement and discusses practical strategies and culturally sensitive reporting techniques. The workshop also aims to catalyze conversations within Canadian newsrooms on informed consent, anonymization, language sensitivity, narrative framing, and responsible imagery usage. This workshop seeks to empower journalists to navigate sensitive stories with integrity, fostering a culture of ethical reporting and inclusive storytelling.
Speakers: Levon Sevunts
Sponsored by UNHCR Canada
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Most features, no matter the length, live and die on the first page. If you choose and craft the right top, readers (and editors) will follow your features wherever they go. Choose the wrongs ones and you’ll lose them before the turn. Join veteran feature writer and feature writing instructor Richard Warnica to learn how to lede.
Speaker: Richard Warnica
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Over the past two decades, hundreds of local radio, television, print, and online news outlets have shuttered in communities across Canada. But some people and projects are also offering hope for the future of local news in our country. Piya Chattopadhyay, host of CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine, spoke with journalists from a variety of backgrounds about the vital role that local news plays, the challenges and rewards of telling local stories, and new ideas and strategies emerging to enhance local journalism.
Speakers: Mohsin Abbas, Nicholas Hune-Brown, April Lindgren, Juanita Taylor. Hosted by Piya Chattopadhyay.
Session sponsored by CBC/Radio-Canada This session was recorded for broadcast on CBC Radio.
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