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May 28-30, 2010—Montreal, Quebec
Good Journalism in 140 Characters or More
For its annual conference, the CAJ focused on the new realities facing journalists: writers being told to shoot pictures, photographers being told to start shooting video, everyone having to file what they have as soon as they have it to websites and blogs. From there, the news is Twittered, Facebooked, and forwarded to many more social-media sites. The CMRC took part in this conference by presenting on the future of journalism in Canada and how audiences want to consume news.
May 18-19, 2010—Ottawa, Ontario
Reinventing Canadian Media
There is no debate. The way in which we get our news and information has changed. But what will the media landscape in Canada look like in five or ten years from now? And what are the implications? Featuring Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do, the Public Policy Forum, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and the CMRC hosted a conference that explored the effects of the digital world on media production and news distribution models.
May 6-8, 2010—Toronto, Ontario
Making Media Public
Academics, members of alternative media, and media union representatives came together for a conference held at York University, which looked to critique current models of media production, to problem-solve, and to envision new ways to facilitate democratric participation in media decision-making. The CMRC was a joint sponsor of this event.
May 21, 2009—Montreal, Quebec
State of the Media in Canada: A work in progress
The CMRC previewed its upcoming State of the Media in Canada report at Ink and Beyond, a conference hosted by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association and the Canadian Newspaper Association. The presentation looked into advancing technologies, changing consumer habits, and new business models.
December 5-7, 2008—Quebec City, Quebec
News, and Endangered Species: Congrès FPJQ
Sponsored by the CMRC/CCRM and the CEM, this conference panel and debate was part of Congrès FPJQ: La révolution tranquille de l’info, a conference that looked into the changes in the media brought by the digitalization of news. The panel discussed what influence increased media fragmentation will have on an already uncertain future for news production. Who will pay for the costs of high quality, investigative research when newspapers and television networks can no longer afford to do so? What will happen now that a large number of citizens no longer pay for traditional news, accessing other options free of charge instead?
November 25, 2008—Ottawa, Ontario
News and the Netizen: Exploring Democracy through the Relationship between News Media, Technology, and Youth Engagement
The CMRC was pleased to co-sponsor the Public Policy Forum’s News and the Netizen symposium, which explored the various ways in which the internet is redefining the role of the media, the practice of citizenship, and the concept of community building. It also examined the opportunities and challenges resulting from these trends.
September 22, 2008—Vancouver, British Columbia
Future of News Forum: Vancouver
The CBC’s Ian Hanomansing hosted a night of interesting research, presentations and debates, as the brightest minds in the industry discussed new media, new challenges, new journalistic approaches, new business models and whether the industry can survive as we know it.
May 29, 2008—Toronto, Ontario
Future of News Summit
The CMRC hosted the first-ever Invitational Summit of media leaders in Canada. The one-day event focused on The Future of News and brought together the best minds in industry and media studies to consider some of the challenges posed by today’s media landscape. The event was sponsored by Rogers Communications Inc.
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