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Philanthropic support for local journalism: A Canadian road map (Phase 1) – Research design

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Justification of research project

This funding will lay the foundation for a research program focused on philanthropic support for local journalism in Canada. The project’s overarching goal is to produce a working paper that will provide a common knowledge base for all the players (news organizations, foundations and community foundations) involved in the emerging area of philanthro-journalism.

This phase of the project focused on project design and organizations. We identified key interview subjects, began work on the literature review, and created a rough outline for the report we aim to write.

Summary creation date : August 2021
Project start :  April 2019
Project end :  May 2019

Supervisor(s)

  • April Lindgren
    April Lindgren
    Researcher
    Ryerson University – School of Journalism

Researchers

  • April Lindgren
    April Lindgren
    Researcher
    Ryerson University – School of Journalism

Students

  • Tanja Saric
    Master’s of Journalism student, Ryerson School of Journalism

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