New Trust in News Project Research Joy Mayer summarizes the new report News for the powerful and privileged: how misrepresentation and underrepresentation of disadvantaged communities undermine their trust in news, A few paras I’ll note: That does not mean journalists shouldn’t cover polarizing problems. It DOES mean our…

Personal note: I attended the book event for Jack Austin’s memoir, Unlikely Insider: A West Coast Advocate in Ottawa. Austin is a former senator who served in the federal cabinet minister and chief of staff to Prime Minister Trudeau. His bio is quite impressive. He was a key…

Joey’s collection of links, readings, and thoughts “Twitter is facing an exodus from its most devoted followers: Journalists” On Monday, CBC joined America’s public broadcasters in leaving Twitter following the platform’s decision to label CBC as “government-funded media”. Jesse Brown thinks CBC is making a mistake and failing…

Joey’s collection of random readings and thoughts There’s good reason why strong female role models deter other women from aiming for the top A good argument by Martha Gill in The Guardian that how women in leadership positions are treated discourages other women from following in their footsteps.…

NPR’s national current affairs show On Point aired stories of how American doctors are experiencing the consequences of being unable to take care of their patients due to the US’s for-profit health care system. The main show here: Moral injury in modern medicine and how to heal health…