Media experts keeping close eye on revenue models, harassment of journalists, and how landscape has changed throughout pandemic

The pandemic was a 'seismic event' that accelerated a lot of changes in the industry, according to Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly. And chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation Kathy English says she is more alarmed by the trend towards news avoidance, which the J-Source report notes is on the rise.
Members of the media pictured preparing for one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daily updates on the COVID-19 pandemic from his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on May 29, 2020.
Recent research from J-Source analyzing how Canada's media landscape has evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic found that although federal subsidies kept much of the industry afloat in the early months of the public health crisis, significant challenges remain for media organizations as advertisi...

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