[acc-cca-l] CfP, CCA pre-conference: Toward a Canadian theory of Engaged Journalism

[Magda Konieczna]

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Toward a Canadian theory of Engaged Journalism: A CCA pre-conference

Where: Toronto

When: May 31-June 1, 2025

Who: Anita Li, Publisher and CEO, The Green Line; Gabriela Perdomo Páez, Mount Royal University; and Magda Konieczna, Concordia University

What: We aim to continue the conversation from our first successful engaged journalism conference in Montreal in 2024, once again bringing together scholars, journalists, community members and others to talk about developing the field of engaged journalism in Canada.

By engaged journalism, we mean attempts to help the audience connect with journalistic work (Batsell, Engaged Journalism, 2015), as well as the various ways in which journalists themselves build relationships with communities (Robinson, How Journalists Engage, 2023) to generate action (Li, Outlets pivot to promoting action, not just news<https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/outlets-pivot-to-promoting-action-not-just-news/>, 2024).

The goals of this year’s conference are:

to make concrete steps toward building a theory of engaged journalism in Canada, through discussion day-of and by sharing conference insights in an edited volume of Facts & Frictions; and

to design a community of practice, where journalists can share their successes and troubleshoot their challenges, to meet over the course of the coming year.

The daylong conference will be held downtown Toronto on June 1, and will be preceded by an optional visit to an engaged newsroom and a social event on the afternoon of May 31. Details and schedule to come.

Submissions: Everyone is welcome to attend, and you are interested in doing so, please fill out an expression of interest<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecc5sNkFkQbuyxjY0d_s3D8noLrvvINnJusUNvaEFSvRXnYQ/viewform?usp=sharing> by Feb. 15. We will use this information to create panels and workshops designed to fit your interests.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Magda Konieczna at magda.konieczna at concordia.ca<mailto:magda.konieczna at concordia.ca>.




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Magda Konieczna | How to say my name<https://namedrop.io/magdakonieczna>
Associate professor
Department of Journalism
Concordia University, Montreal
Author of Journalism Without Profit: Making News When the Market Fails<https://global.oup.com/academic/product/journalism-without-profit-9780190641900?cc=ca&lang=en&>
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