New study on mental health and resilience for journalists reporting on COVID-19
by Lesley Evans Ogden On November 19th, the Canadian Journalism Foundation held a webinar hosted by CBC journalist Anna Maria Tremonti, focusing on the mental health risk and injury of reporting on COVID-19. The webinar discussed the results of a recent study initiated when Meera Selva, director of the journalist fellowship programme at the Reuters […]
Are you having a CERB summer?
by Steven Threndyle It will soon be Labour Day and, as the vast majority of public health officials predicted back in March, COVID-19 is still going strong. One thing that will end is the $2000 per month Canadian Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB), a massive injection of federal money that was dispensed to just about any […]
The Born Freelancer on Knowing When to Leave the Party
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. In my last column I wrote about using the current crisis as a catalyst for change by moving into freelancing. Today […]
The Born Freelancer on Going from 9-to-5 to Freelance During a Crisis
This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Extreme conditions bring about extreme changes. In many cases, it is the only way to survive. Today I’d like to talk […]
CFG FREE Special Presentation: The Class of Covid-19
The winter session at the University of King’s College School of Journalism in Halifax started normally enough, until the biggest story of the century engulfed the world. By Friday March 13th, all classes were cancelled, access to gear vanished, and the big end-of-semester show that usually caps the JOUR 3005 Mobile Video Journalism Class? Would…could…should […]
Freelancers face new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
by Monte Stewart This is part two in a series on the ways that Canadian freelancers are weathering COVID-19. Read part one right here. Lesley Evans Ogden shares her home office with a pet bird. Her feathered friend was there even before the coronavirus struck. But now the Vancouver-area freelancer, who specializes in science […]
Freelancers struggle to adapt to a shifting Canadian media landscape during COVID-19 pandemic
by Monte Stewart This is part one in a series on the ways that Canadian freelancers are weathering COVID-19. Read part two right here. Jeff Gaulin does not believe that the Canadian media landscape will go “back to normal” once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. The owner of the popular journalism job site says the pandemic […]
