Concordia University launches investigative journalism institute
The institute will be at the centre of a nationwide network connecting major media outlets with journalism students across Canada.
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In what it’s describing as a Canadian first, Concordia University on Thursday launched its Institute for Investigative Journalism, which will be at the centre of a nationwide network connecting major media outlets with journalism students and faculties across Canada to report on large-scale public interest stories.
Headed by Patti Sonntag, former managing editor of the New York Times’s News Services Division, the institute will be headquartered in Concordia’s Department of Journalism and will attempt to foster investigative journalism and alleviate “news poverty” in certain regions of the country caused by the loss of advertising revenue for local and regional media.
Media partners in the project include Global News, The National Observer and the Toronto Star, while academic partners include Carleton University, Humber College, Mount Royal University, Ryerson University, University of King’s College, University of Regina and University of British Columbia.
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