To channel legendary NBA announcer Marv Albert, it is entirely fair to say: Aaron Derfel is onnnn fiiiirrrre! 🔥

🎉Thrilled to announce the 2024-2025 William Southam Journalism Fellows at the CJF-FJC gala.

Mostafa Al-A’sar | مصطفى الأعصر, CJFE / Massey College
Ashley Fitzpatrick, St. Clair Balfour
Jonathan Jonathan Goldsbie, Webster McConnell
Shree Paradkar//श्री पराडकर 🍁, WSJF
Beatrice Senadju, Gordon N. Fisher/ Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)

#Journalism

Alberta shutters so-called war room it set up to target environmentalists, journalists and anyone else it believed was spreading “misinformation and lies” about Canadian energy. The mandate has been rolled into intergovernmental relations theglobeandmail.com/business/artic… #ableg #cdnpoli

As a part of Canadian Association of Journalists's national annual conference, @cbc hosted a panel featuring School of Journalism professor April Lindgren of the Local News Research Project focused on the importance of local journalism. More: bit.ly/45gIde4

Congratulations to Daysha Loppie of Toronto Metropolitan University, who was recently awarded the Canadian Association of Journalists Student Award of Excellence. She won the award for her piece “Growing Up on the 36 Finch West” for The Local Magazine (thelocal.to/36-finch-west-…). Well done, Daysha! (1/2)

Once again, I get to talk about my favourite pet peeve: having to pay hundreds of dollars to get fire investigation reports. #journalism

Thanks to Canadian Association of Journalists for recognizing this a barrier to information - one that has public safety impacts. thetyee.ca/News/2024/06/1…

Last week I was in Toronto, attending the @CAJ conference as an Afghan-Canadian journalist.

I became a Canadian citizen in 2022, during a time of turmoil in my home country Afghanistan.

I never got a chance to celebrate the new part of my identity until last week.
🧵 (1/11)

‘A Red Cross for Journalism’: Committee to Protect Journalists awarded Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2024 Charles Bury Award

The Canadian Association of Journalists (Canadian Association of Journalists) has awarded this year’s prestigious Charles Bury Award to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Yes, fire investigation reports should be free. Better yet, they should be proactively redacted for privacy and then posted on cities' websites. Thanks Canadian Association of Journalists for recognizing this issue newswire.ca/news-releases/…

Last week at the Canadian Association of Journalists conference, Inspirit Foundation showcased its latest journalism guide, 'Funding Journalism: A Guide to Philanthropic Support for Canadian Media'.

Read the guide: bit.ly/4bAhXh4

Lors de la conférence Canadian Association of Journalists la semaine dernière, Inspirit a présenté sa dernière publication: « Financer le journalisme : guide pratique pour le soutien philanthropique aux médias canadiens ».

En savoir plus : bit.ly/3Vg3rpb

Congratulations to my former Canadian Association of Journalists mentee Estella! Can't wait to see what you'll do next 👏👏

‘A Red Cross for Journalism’; CPJ is grateful to accept the 2024 Charles Bury Award from the Canadian Association of Journalists Canadian Association of Journalists, for our continued commitment to ensuring the safety and security of journalists working in some of the most dangerous environments around the

Grateful to Canadian Association of Journalists for honouring Committee to Protect Journalists with their Charles Bury Award, which recognizes individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to journalism.
caj.ca/a-red-cross-fo…

Canadian Journalism Forum Canadian Association of Journalists Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star Jeremy Hainsworth Vancouver Is Awesome Jana G. Pruden The Globe and Mail Laura Lynch Rachel Sanders and Catherine Rolfsen won first prize for reporting on the mental health of young people for 'Emily's story: one activist's journey through climate anxiety' broadcast on CBC What on Earth @cbc buff.ly/3V9cneH #2023MindsetAwards #MentalHealthReporting

Canadian Journalism Forum Canadian Association of Journalists Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star Jeremy Hainsworth Vancouver Is Awesome Jana G. Pruden and @xokasia won an Honourable Mention in the workplace category for “Helen in Hell”, ep. 2 of The Globe and Mail’s podcast series In Her Defence buff.ly/4e5eOrr #2023MindsetAwards #MentalHealthReporting #CDNmedia #WorkplaceMentalHealth

Canadian Journalism Forum Canadian Association of Journalists Kenyon Wallace Toronto Star Jeremy Hainsworth won first prize for reporting on mental health in the workplace for his five-part series on the mental health crisis in BC’s courts, published by Vancouver Is Awesome buff.ly/3KtETTr. #2023MindsetAwards #MentalHealthReporting #CDNmedia #WorkplaceMentalHealth