Canadian Journalism Foundation recognizes innovative collaboration and data work on Moving Forward project Discourse Media co-founder and CEO Erin Millar, director of business development Debbie Douez and academic collaborator George Poulos. TORONTO, ONT. — Discourse Media is the winner of the 2016 Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) Innovation Award for our work on Moving Forward! The win was announced at the CJF awards gala in Toronto, Ont. on June 16, 2016. Discourse Media’s…
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“There’s promise in asking how we can work together to do something more ambitious,” said Discourse Media co-founder and CEO Erin Millar in a new piece from Journalism.co.uk by Madalina Ciobanu which highlights Discourse Media’s most recent collaborative project, Power Struggle. Millar spoke to Ciobanu about the “solutions-oriented, systemic angle” Discourse Media brings to our work and how we track the “slow burn of change” with long-tail coverage after stories break. Discourse Media has been covered…
Recognition from CJF highlights the rise of collaborative data reporting VANCOUVER, BC — We’re excited to announce that Discourse Media’s project Moving Forward has been shortlisted for the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s 2016 CJF Innovation Award for advancing the quality of journalism at a time of unprecedented challenges and demands for change. Discourse Media is nominated alongside finalists CBC North and The Globe and Mail. Moving Forward is a crowdfunded, collaborative journalism project that…
Roundhouse Radio interview tackles decolonizing media, creating new narratives in journalism VANCOUVER, BC — What are the options for journalists in a changing media landscape? While traditional business models supporting public interest journalism are in decline, there is a growing need for better reporting on complex issues. On March 11, 2016, Minelle Mahtani, host of Sense of Place on Vancouver’s Roundhouse Radio, spoke with Discourse Media’s co-founder and CEO Erin Millar about how Discourse…
