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The Canadian Journalism Foundation celebrates journalistic excellence (#CJFAwards), explores media issues (#CJFJTalks) and promotes journalism (#WorldNewsDay)
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To know more about our programs and partnerships, subscribe to the CJF newsletter: e1.envoke.com/ext/pages/8c... /4
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The weekend of conversations, workshops and networking was all about looking to the future and how we can improve journalism in Canada – for independent publications, for audiences, and for communities. /3
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The second edition of this event brought together news publishers and experts in public policy, philanthropy, academia and more to talk about the issues, ideas and innovations of the #independentmedia in Canada’s information ecosystem. /2
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The CJF was delighted to support and attend the 2nd annual Future of Independent Media, organized by #PressForward, last Saturday in Ottawa. (Photos by Press Forward) /1
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Journalist Vicky Mochama wearing a blue blouse and speaking into a microphone. A television screen showing logos of Press Forward’s Future of Independent Media partners, including the Canadian Journalism Foundation. CJF staff members Jennie Worden and Annicca Albano posing beside the registration booth.
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“If you’re building a digital-first news platform — or you know someone who is — this could be the catalyst that changes everything,” she says. Read more: blackcanadiancreators.ca/cjf-nextgen-... /3
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“Audiences are finding their news on TikTok, podcasts, newsletters, and YouTube before they ever flip to a broadcast or broadsheet,” says Sherley Joseph, digital strategist and Black Canadian Creators founder. “And who’s leading that shift? Independent creators.” /2
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We’re excited to see the enthusiasm from the community in helping us reach aspiring and emerging Canadian news content creators through the CJF NextGen Creator-Journalists Program. Applications are already coming in fast! /1
CJF NextGen Creator-Journalists Training Program – Canadian Journalism Foundation
The CJF NextGen Creator-Journalists Program aims to transform aspiring and emerging Canadian content creators into sustainable digital news organizations through 12 months of mentorship,…
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In this episode of From Research to Impact from our friends at @thewalrus.ca Lab and the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, discover how AI and digital platforms shape the stories shared and the communities that engage with them. Listen: lnk.to/fromresearch... #JournalismMatters
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NEXT WEEK! Join Nick Davis, Priya Ramanujam, Aajah Sauter and Karyn Pugliese in conversation with Farah Nasser on Oct. 15 as they discuss anti-diversity movements and inclusive journalism in Canada. This free, in-person J-Talks event is presented in partnership with Informed Perspectives. /1
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Join us on Oct. 15 at Isabel Bader Threatre as we explore how preserving diverse perspectives in journalism not only creates more inclusive newsrooms but strengthens the quality, accuracy and democratic function of Canadian media for all citizens. Register 🎟️ www.eventbrite.ca/e/diversity-...
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Read all FAQs on our website. Apply by Oct. 31, 11:59 p.m. ET: cjf-fjc.ca/cjf-nextgen-... #JournalismMatters /2
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CJF NextGen Creator-Journalists Training Program: Digital Catalyst is a year-long training and mentorship program supported by the Google News Initiative and designed to help emerging Canadian content creators build independent digital news organizations.

Check out these FAQs to learn more. /1
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Today at 11 a.m. ET: Join Ginella Massa in a conversation with Johnny Harris, Sophia Smith Galer and Stephanie Wilson Chapin as they answer: Where are video strategies succeeding? Where are they failing? And how do you turn views into revenue when you’re going direct to your audience in 2025? /1
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2 DAYS LEFT! Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. ET for the #CJFJTalks Pivot to Video 2.0, an hour-long conversation about the new generation of creators reshaping journalism for a screen-first era.

Registration is required for this free event 🎟️ app.vvc.live/register/liv...
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At the Canadian Journalism Foundation, we work to strengthen a healthy information system and democracy through our J-Talks public speakers series, journalism awards and fellowships. Learn more and support our mission at cjf-fjc.ca. /2
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More than a thousand newsrooms, organizations and media support groups from 110 countries came together to celebrate #WorldNewsDay @worldnewsday.bsky.social — a big thank you!

Keep the spirit alive by reading, watching, listening, subscribing and donating to fact-based journalism every day. /1
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“Journalism is the line between fact, half-truth and fiction,” says #WorldNewsDay founder David Walmsley. Today, on #WND2025, we seek your support in highlighting journalism’s true value and deep impact. @worldnewsday.bsky.social
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#WorldNewsDay Spotlight 🌐 Luba Kassova and Richard Addy argue that the widely repeated claim that global trust in news is in decline is misleading and overly shaped by the U.S. experience.

Read via The Star Online: www.thestar.com.my/news/focus/2... /1
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#WorldNewsDay Spotlight 🌐 Belzunce posits that our environment of misinfo, mistrust, the spread of illiberal politics through influencer-style authoritarians & the erosion of democratic norms is “less an era of change than a change of era.”

Read via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/world-news/3... /1
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