How you helped us redefine journalism in 2018
A community-powered year in review.
Erin's Latest Articles
It may be dark out there, but there is a future for journalism
The moment we realized we’re not alone in our fight to change journalism in Canada.
The connection between work camps and violence against women is real. But the camps are hard on men, too.
We need to listen to both women’s and men’s stories if we want to understand sexualized violence.
What does the feds’ $595M journalism package mean for news innovation?
The details remain murky, but the measures could accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and diverse media sector — depending on who benefits.
Reinventing the local newspaper to fight polarization
A year ago, The Discourse set out to take our model national — a setback caused us to pause and listen, change gears, and devote ourselves to three communities.
Newsletter: Making sense of the Trans Mountain consultation conundrum
Why we’ve really got to listen when it comes to Indigenous land rights.
Why The Discourse is going local
We imagine growing into a network of reporters across Canada, who’ll report alongside communities typically left out of mainstream public and political dialogue.
Newsletter: $50 million to support local journalism? Let’s talk
The government should engage with Canada’s digital journalism innovators over how the money could best be spent.
Newsletter: We set out to build a new media company for Canada. Here’s what we learned.
Our audacious goals were very nearly achieved.
We shouldn’t wait for someone else to save Canadian journalism
Canada just lost nearly 40 newspapers in one day. Instead of despairing over the broken system, here's what you can do to build a new media industry that truly serves Canadians.