There’s no story worth your own personal safety, journalists tell Centennial students
Working journalists share their tips for managing harassment and other pitfalls of the field.
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‘To keep myself safe is to do things that are the opposite to how I’ve been socialized,’ journalist tells students
The constant harassment of female journalists is a problem faced by students and professionals alike, according to journalists who participated in a panel at Centennial College.
‘Canada is falling behind’: Bill Morneau warns of the need for new perspectives in politics
The former federal finance minister spoke of Canada’s bleak economic outlook while promoting his new book, Where to From Here.
Elon Musk endangers journalistic use of Twitter, Canadian journalists say
Twitter has elicited headline after headline since Elon Musk acquired it in October 2022, but journalists say they’re unsure of their future on the social-media platform.
Journalism Matters: World News Day 2020
The Toronto Observer is a proud supporter of the international World News Day event to showcase how journalism matters. The one-day campaign, being held Monday Sept. 28, 2020, involves nearly 150 news organizations around the world, including The Globe and Mail, The Straits Times, CNN, the BBC and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.