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February 2015
Media Responsibility in a Democracy
Freedom of the press is one of the foundations of our democracy. However, in the last decade our business model of journalism has increasingly caused stress on the industry. Newspapers are searching for ways to provide news and make money while the general population is now used to getting their news for free and in real time through internet sites. So much of today's news comes in the form of recycled stories across cities, provinces, and countries, as well as in bite sized tweet form. The rise of the blogger has meant…
Find out more »September 2015
Public Broadcasting: Is it still critical?
Steve Paikin and Carmel Smyth tackle the issue of public broadcasting at our next WSIC event September 21.
Find out more »February 2018
Losing Community News Outlets – Democratic Implications
Community papers are closing across the country. This has massive implications for small communities.
Find out more »May 2019
Fake News, Political Donors, who are the new political actors?
Who are the new political actors and how do we keep them honest?
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