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Life in Quarantine
Since the start of the pandemic, most reporters and journalists in Canada — including j-school students — are working from home, with sofas and coffee tables replacing offices and cubicles.
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Data gaps, social media and pre-published studies: The new era of pandemic reporting
Maureen Taylor was a leading health journalist during the SARS pandemic. Now, in the era of COVID-19, she's working on a different front line as a Physician's Assistant in Infectious Diseases at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto.
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COVID-19 keeps fact checkers busy
In the time of COVID-19, the need for people to be critical media consumers is now more pressing than ever.
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The impact of Taiwanese journalism during the COVID-19 pandemic
As COVID-19 hit the world, the question of Taiwan joining WHO has become an urgent and sensitive topic worldwide.
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Local journalist shares details on how COVID-19 impacts her reporting
“No two days are the same, and every day there is the same amount of work. When I’m doing that work is different,” Persico said.
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Future of sports photography in a COVID-19 world
Sports photojournalists in North America are anxious to get back to work.
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How one reporter covers at-risk women disproportionately affected by COVID-19
Zosia Bielski covers gender, sexuality, social dynamics and contemporary culture in her role as a senior journalist for The Globe and Mail.
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Hong Kong journalists armed with respirators, not for COVID-19, but for defending the city’s fading freedom of press
A wave of political tension has swept Hong Kong since 2019, from the proposal of the anti-extradition bill movement to the outbreak of COVID-19, followed by the implementation of National Security Law.
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Effects of the pandemic on gaming journalism
Dean Takahashi, the lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat, has been covering video games for more than 20 years. The Toronto Observer interviewed Takahashi in mid-June about his views on how gaming journalists have been affected by COVID-19.
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Photojournalism faces new challenges amid COVID-19 and the industry’s changing landscape
COVID-19 has pushed photojournalists to use their creativity and skills to tell a visual story at a distance amid complicated challenges during these extraordinary times.
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Making the most out of emptiness
A photojournalist captures the emptiness of downtown Toronto during the height of lockdown.
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Journalism: Post-pandemic
For many years, the future of journalism has been predicted to transition from print to digital. This prediction has come true amid COVID-19.
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Lights, camera, COVID!
When the world came to a complete halt and COVID-19 sent people scurrying into their homes to self-isolate, Radheyan Simonpillai was already there.
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The power of numbers
Data and statistics have been the most vital type of journalism needed over the last several months as the world battles with the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19.
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Toronto fashion broker discusses the rise of fashion films and the importance of fashion writing
As the spread of COVID-19 keeps people at home, fashion houses across the globe...
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Local journalist shares details on how COVID-19 impacts her reporting
“No two days are the same, and every day there is the same amount of work. When I’m doing that work is different,” Persico said.