GRAND RESEARCH: PROJECTS

NEWS2

Journalism and Digital News

(Big) Data Theme: Citizenship Theme: Entertainment Theme: Health Theme: Learning Theme: Sustainability Theme: Work

PROJECT LEAD

Jacquelyn Burkell
Western University

PROJECT CO-LEAD

Luanne Freund
University of British Columbia

The ability to openly and freely engage with information about the world around us is essential to Canadian society. The news and media have undergone profound changes in recent decades, however, giving rise to new threats and opportunities. NEWS2 examines this new media environment, with the aim of making sense of online news production and consumption and generating tools, policies, and strategies to ensure that Canadians reap the benefits of current developments while continuing to be engaged and informed.