Anthropology x Journalism
Emily writes ~1/month on the behind-the-scenes of the Centre for Anthropology and Journalism.
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Something else is a newsroom (opens the original)
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It's finally time (opens the original)
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Well, the date that seemed so far away is finally here. Engage2026 launches this week. On Tuesday Aug. 18, we’ll open the virtual doors and welcome reporters, researchers, students and peers of engaged journalism from around the world.There are still some discounted tickets available: $50 (reg. $225). So please join us!Get your ticket hereThe program is one I’m very proud of. It in y
Participatory journalism done right in Belgium (opens the original)
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I previously wrote about why I believe Engage2026 conference can be a small (but mighty) North Star of hope for journalism. This mainly comes from the conference’s incredible international roster of speakers: from Canada, to Colombia, to the Netherlands, the US and the UK.Well, we’ve added one more: Médor.This Belgian media outlet is an independent co-operative that specializes in long-form investigations and narrative reporting. In his talk, Médor journalist Lou
Fewer chefs or... a cookbook? (opens the original)
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At first glance, two sessions at Engage2026 seem to disagree.One (from the SJN) is called Fewer Chefs, More Gardeners.The other (from the founder of Hearken) is called Recipes for Participation.So... which is it?The answer, surprisingly, is both. Because neither session is really about cooking. They’re about re-imagining how journalism grows.For decades, journalism has celebrated the image of the individual expert—the lone byline, the visionary assignment editor... But today’s challenges are too
Where there's hope, there's engagement (opens the original)
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Our conference, Engage2026, is international. This means we have many meeting with partners in the USA. And we hear from many (OK, fine all of them) a feeling of hopelessness.Even here, in Canada, the vibe can be blue. Recently at the Canadian Association for Jounalists conference, I attended a session for and by younger journalists.. and I would not have described it as “uplifting.”You don’t need to work in media to have heard the same conversation: declining trust, shrinking newsrooms, audienc
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