In the lead up to International Women’s Day, the Canadian Journalism Foundation, in partnership with the Canadian Women’s Foundation, hosted a panel discussion on reporting intimate partner violence (IPV). With over 40% of Canadian women experiencing gendered violence from an intimate partner, this “shadow pandemic” demands sensitive and ethical jo…

In today’s shifting journalism landscape, where traditional revenue streams falter amidst fragmented digital platforms and declining ad revenues, news outlets – particularly new and entrepreneurial ones – are seeking innovative models that prioritise access to news and informed communities. Our panel features industry upstarts who are creatively re…

The Canadian government passed Bill C-18, the Online News Act, on June 22, 2023. This bill “aims to enhance fairness in the economic relationship between news businesses and online platforms by enhancing the bargaining position of news businesses relative to that of large and dominant digital news intermediaries.” The legislation, which comes into …

AI technologies have the potential to profoundly change how journalism is produced and consumed. Newsrooms are now experimenting with machine learning to generate news and information on current affairs, health, real estate listings, quizzes, and sporting events. New advances have increased the speed at which large data work can be completed, and t…

Extreme weather patterns around the world have brought new urgency to the need to connect audiences to the climate story. In short: our climate is at a breaking point. In a time of news avoidance, how can newsrooms create compelling climate journalism that both connects with audiences and communicates the sobering reality of the situation? Climate …

#JournalismMatters to democracy; how can we ensure it matters to more people? Newsrooms everywhere are grappling with the challenge of connecting with, and engaging audiences that exist at the margins of traditional news media consumption. How do we bring these underserved audiences – including young people, racialized communities, and news avoider…

Online harm and harassment is one of the most significant safety issues facing women journalists today, and is on the rise globally, according to a 2021 report by the International Center for Journalists. Digital attacks aimed predominantly at women and racialized journalists are intended to belittle, discredit, humiliate and, ultimately, undermine…

The Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) J-Talks series returned in person on October 4 with an inside look at investigations into sexual abuse allegations in organized hockey. This past year, investigative reporting on organized hockey in Canada has revealed a toxic culture of sexual, possibly illegal, misconduct. As a result, Canada’s governing…

The Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) popular J-Talks Live kicked off its fall season with a special two-part event focused on news startups. Startups have become a recent bright spot in a media industry struggling to survive in the digital era and post-pandemic environment. Indeed, dozens of startups are thriving by filling coverage gaps such…

The Canadian Journalism Foundation’s (CJF) popular J-Talks Live kicked off its fall season with a special two-part event focused on news startups. Startups have become a recent bright spot in a media industry struggling to survive in the digital era and post-pandemic environment. Indeed, dozens of startups are thriving by filling coverage gaps such…

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labour markets globally. Housing affordability, precarious work, stagnant wages, social isolation, labour inequity and the drive to automation, are some of the major challenges facing the modern employee. Reimagining Business Journalism explores how newsrooms are rethinking their business coverage to reflect the post…

Only days after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan last August, the world watched in awe as the Taliban swiftly retook control. Desperate and visceral images of Afghans clinging to evacuation planes, lifting children over Kabul airport’s barbed wire fences, and stories of crisis dominated news coverage for weeks. On February 22, the CJF we…

TikTok’s immense popularity among Gen Z users and more than one billion global user-base make the app an enticing storytelling tool for news publishers. Many newsrooms are reaching hundreds of thousands of young followers that they previously struggled to engage with off the platform. On February 1, The Canadian Journalism Foundation welcomes a pan…

Investigative journalists work tirelessly to hold the powerful to account by unearthing stories that expose systemic issues and can lead to meaningful change. On November 30, the Canadian Journalism Foundation welcomed award-winning Globe and Mail journalists Tom Cardoso, Grant Robertson, and Chen Wang for an inside look into how they pitch and res…

In these highly opinionated times, what is the role of opinion journalism? What opinions should be amplified? Which views might be better left in the dark? Have opinions overtaken the news? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathleen Kingsbury, appointed in 2020 as the New York Times’ Opinion editor, tackles these big questions in her new role with …

At a time when a range of voices and perspectives are available across multiple platforms, and a choice word or angle can be a landmine—setting off a barrage of online hate—what does it take to be a columnist and how has the role evolved in a fraught social media environment where attacks inordinately target women and racialized journalists? Featur…

From record-breaking heatwaves to prolonged droughts to migration crises and even production declines, our changing climate impacts all aspects of society. What role can journalists play in ensuring that climate reporting doesn’t only cover “what is” but “what can be”? What role can concrete solutions-based coverage play in responding to this crisi…

The death of George Floyd focused the world’s attention on police brutality—and the problematic practice of relying on official accounts of events. But reporters have also long maintained police sources who provide information for their crime coverage. How has Floyd’s death changed reporting on police and their activities? Featured speakers Karen A…

The 9/11 attacks compelled news organizations and journalists to rethink their coverage, from creating a security beat, to ethical questions of sending or using freelancers in danger zones, to how to cover those who were accused—just a few issues among many. Twenty years on, as the West makes its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, what lessons sh…

On this episode we chat to Clayton Panga and Gary Dukelow from our North American and Canadian Charity Partner - BC Grassroots Rugby Foundation. Support their work by going to www.grassrootsrugby.ca and see how you can donate funds to their programmes or how to send old rugby boots and rugby balls to them to give out to kids. Yoi can also help by b…

May 13, 2021 - David Remnick helms The New Yorker, journalism's gold standard for agenda-setting, long-form investigations and personal narratives. In the 23 years of Remnick’s editorship, The New Yorker has become the most-honoured magazine in the United States, winning 48 National Magazine Awards and six Pulitzer Prizes. Remnick also won a Pulitz…

We are chatting to Rob 'The Hammer' Hammerschmidt, one of the passionate members of the popular Rugby Rant Podcast serving the MLR and rugby fans in North America. We talk about RUGBY PODCASTS and how their podcast came about. We talk about the game in the USA and in Canada and what Major League Rugby can potentially look like in the future. And we…

We had the pleasure to host two gentlemen that are passionate about the game. They share their experiences in the world of rugby journalism and rugby commentating! The talk about some of the characters they met, people they learned from and the places they enjoy going! Joe Harvey is a young UK based journalist and talks rugby for the Talk Rugby Uni…

Jamie Cudmore is a legend of the game! He played in no less than 4 x Rugby World Cups from 2003 to 2015. He was part of the incredible success at Clermont Auvergne ASM in the French Top 14 and the European Club Championships. His professional career lasted over 15 years and his story how he got there is a fantastic one. He tells us about the time h…

RUGBYCOFFEE is proud to chat to Suné Botha as she is our first female Brand Ambassador. She is also a student at the University of Pretoria and a millennium baby! Her rugby career started late but she has achieved plenty thus far in the game! *Unedited as always! We hope you enjoy! We promote rugby and people at all levels through our podcasts and …

We are chatting to Warren about his rich experience in rugby, the rugby institutes he is involved in, and how they are helping to develop young players on and off the pitch. He tell us more about the Villagers Rugby Club in Cape Town and about his sports business! Warren is RUGBYCOFFEE's first appointed Brand Representative in South Africa. Thinus …

We are honoured to welcome Eugene 'Loffie' Eloff on our RUGBYCOFFEE Podcast Episode 9! Loffie chats to us about his career starting out as a 9 and moving into coaching. He created successful and winning teams wherever he was coaching, and his book serves as a guide to coaches and players. All with relationships at the heart of it! Now CEO of his ne…

In this episode we are talking to a Crowd Favourite, hard hitting ex-Saracens and ex-Namibian loose forward, Jacques Burger! We find out more about life in Namibia on their farm, his proud career, plus his view of the game, especially in Africa, and why he is involved as Brand Ambassador for RUGBYCOFFEE! *Unedited as always Join us on our journey t…

We are chatting about our progress at RUGBYCOFFEE and also celebrate some newly crowned champions! Join us via your podcast platform to see where we are in our journey!By rugbycoffee

Representing Canada in no less than FOUR Rugby World Cups! A favourite in Scotland in playing for Glasgow Warriors for many years! We chat about his life from back in school in South Africa, moving with his family to Canada and ending up in the UK with his rugby, and what they are up to now! He shares his passion for coffee and he talks about speci…

We chat to young English prop forward Sam Nixon about his journey from the farm to France! It starts from a disappointment of not getting a chance at a Premiership Academy out of school, to playing in the European Cup and Premiership and now at Top 14 team Bayonne! Sam is representing RUGBYCOFFEE as Brand Ambassador and he is also representing the …

Dallen Stanford, World Rugby Commentator chats with RUGBYCOFFEE about how he got into broadcasting, commentating and how he came up with sayings like: "he's more dangerous than climate change" and "he is so scary, Freddy Kreuger has nightmares about him" We chat about the World Rugby Sevens Series, about Cape Town and growing up in the Mother City …

RUGBYCOFFEE's Thinus Pienaar, chats with Mr. Rugby Asia, Ex-Captain and Rugby International for Sri-Lanka, and now also Brand Ambassador for RUGBYCOFFEE! He talks about how he got involved in the game and the work he does now to help introduce the wonderful game to kids in Sri-Lanka. *Unedited! Hope you enjoy! If you did why don't you follow us on …

We chat to Dan Leo, Ex-Samoan Rugby International and now CEO of Pacific Rugby Player Welfare. A hard hitter on the field and now banging the drum for the wellbeing of players from the Pacific! We chat about his career, PRPW and why he has agreed to be part of the RUGBYCOFFEE team! **unedited and as recorded! Please share! We hope you enjoy!…

Our first ever RUGBYCOFFEE podcast! Chatting Rugby & Coffee with Thinus Pienaar and how he got involved helping with growing the RUGBYCOFFEE brand.By rugbycoffee