Episodes
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
The Podcast Promise
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Toronto, Feb. 6, 2020 - Podcasting has become a rare bright spot for the news industry. According to a recent report from the Reuters Institute at Oxford University, the number of news podcasts globally rose by almost 12,000 in just 10 months, between January and October 2019. Whether it be true crime investigations, daily news, marginalized voices, niche topics or in-depth conversations, podcasts are also taking hold throughout Canada. What is this popular new journalism all about and why does it matter to the profession’s future? Master interviewers, expert storytellers and those who bring a depth of subject-specific knowledge share their experiences of launching a podcast in Canada and the challenges of creating compelling audio narratives.
Join our speakers:
- Award-winning podcaster Connie Walker, former host of Missing & Murdered from CBC News and CBC Podcasts, now developing a podcast for Gimlet Media out of New York
- Anna Maria Tremonti, host of new CBC podcast More
- Vicky Mochama, podcast host and principal at Vocal Fry Studios, and Culture and Society editor at The Conversation Canada
- Political strategist David Herle, principal partner of The Gandalf Group and host of The Herle Burly
- Moderated by BuzzFeed News editor Elamin Abdelmahmoud, a co-host of Party Lines from CBC News and CBC Podcasts
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
CJF J-Talk - Ronan Farrow on Lies, Power and Predators
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Toronto, Dec. 3, 2019 - In his book Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Ronan Farrow sheds light on the stranger-than-fiction challenges of reporting on his Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker exposé of one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers. Farrow reveals the inexplicable resistance he faced from the major television network where he worked and how he himself became the target of intimidation tactics as he got closer to the truth, the conspiracies and the cover-ups—similar strategies long deployed to silence victims of sexual abuse. Join Farrow in conversation with Globe and Mail investigative reporter Robyn Doolittle, author of Had It Coming: What’s Fair in the Age of #MeToo?
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
CJF J-Talk - BuzzFeed: From Listicles to Hard News
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Toronto, Nov. 7, 2019 - Hired as editor-in-chief in 2012, Ben Smith did for BuzzFeed—then best known for its lists, quizzes and viral videos—what few in the industry get to do: he built a news division from scratch. Although BuzzFeed’s entry into serious journalism was met with some skepticism, Smith grew its newsroom into a now-established force that has both garnered awards and generated controversy. In a conversation with Jayme Poisson, host of the CBC News podcast Front Burner, Smith discusses what’s next for BuzzFeed News.
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Oct. 2, 2019 - With the federal election approaching, how can we work together to spot and stop the spread of misinformation and outright lies, so voters can make informed decisions at the polls?
In a special pre-election luncheon event, news leaders from across Canada’s major media will talk about the steps they are taking to combat ‘fake news’. And, we’ll share the smart strategies Canadians can adopt to verify information with the launch of CJF’s Doubt It? campaign, a NewsWise project.
Allan Gregg, a principal with Earnscliffe Strategy Group, moderates this discussion featuring:
• Kenton Boston, vice-president, national and network news, Global News
• Dennis Choquette, head of enterprise, The Globe and Mail
• Wendy Freeman, president, CTV News
• Anthony Furey, national columnist and national comment editor, Sun/Postmedia
• Irene Gentle, editor, Toronto Star
• Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief, CBC News
• Julie Traves, deputy editor, National Post
Funding for NewsWise provided by Google.org
Friday Nov 01, 2019
CJF J-Talk - Fighting 'Fake News' Ahead of the Election: Talk 2
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Sept. 16, 2019 - Over the past three years, the precipitous rise of ‘fake news’ online has become one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world. In the second talk of this two-part conversation, hear Kaleigh Rogers from CBC News and Jane Lytvynenko from BuzzFeed News discuss how misinformation is spreading in Canada and what we can all do in this battle to stop its spread. Moderated by Farah Nasser, from Global News.
In partnership with the Toronto Public Library
Friday Nov 01, 2019
CJF J-Talk - Fighting 'Fake News' Ahead of the Election: Talk 1
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Sept. 16, 2019 - Over the past three years, the precipitous rise of ‘fake news’ online has become one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world. In the first talk of this two-part conversation, you'll get to hear a conversation about the science of fake news with Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown, the Canadian YouTubers responsible for wildly popular AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube science channel with over 8 million subscribers, in a conversation with Supriya Dwivedi, from Global News.
In partnership with the Toronto Public Library
Monday Jun 03, 2019
CJF J-Talk - Trust, Truth and Trump
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Toronto, May 28, 2019 - Margaret Sullivan became The Washington Post’s media columnist in 2016 – the same year Donald Trump was elected president. Since then, she’s cast her critic’s eye across the journalism landscape: from the troubling “conjoined twins” relationship between Trump and Fox News, to the coverage of potential U.S. presidential candidates, to the press-freedom issues surrounding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Her career includes being public editor of The New York Times and the first female editor of The Buffalo News. Join Sullivan for this conversation on U.S. politics and the media with David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail.
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
CJF J-Talk: Setting the Standard for Cannabis Journalism
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Wednesday Feb 13, 2019
Toronto, Feb. 7, 2019 - The cannabis industry’s influence is far-reaching, affecting public health and safety, policy-making, the economy and talk of a ‘pot-com’ bubble. As various issues get worked out post-legalization, what challenges do journalists face in informing the public in a responsible manner?
Join our speakers focussed on cannabis coverage: Megan Henderson, executive producer of TheGrowthOp.com; Manisha Krishnan, senior writer and host with VICE Canada; Armina Ligaya, business reporter with The Canadian Press; Mark Rendell, reporter with The Globe and Mail; and moderator Vanmala Subramaniam, business reporter with the Financial Post.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Driving Innovation in Media
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Toronto, Jan. 31, 2019 - In journalism today, the only constant is constant change. The need to innovate is greater than ever before, as powerful new tech tools alter the way we connect and communicate. Join two of journalism’s top innovators and changemakers in a discussion about the challenges and opportunities in driving news innovation. Aron Pilhofer is the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University in Philadelphia. Inga Thordar is executive editor of CNN Digital International, overseeing all international news, sport and programming teams. The conversation was moderated by Kathy Vey, executive producer of digital with TVO.
Friday Nov 30, 2018
CJF J-Talk – Guardian of News: Alan Rusbridger
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Toronto, Nov. 29, 2018 - Over a 20-year career as editor of the British daily The Guardian, Alan Rusbridger oversaw the publication of ground-breaking journalism: the WikiLeaks story, the phone-hacking scandal, the mass government surveillance as disclosed by U.S National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. As he managed the transition from national print newspaper to news site with a strong global online readership, he championed free access and strong journalistic standards. But decisions made along the way were not without their challenges and controversies. Join Rusbridger for this conversation with Irene Gentle, editor of the Toronto Star, and for the Canadian launch of his book Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now.