Journalism Matters
500 news organizations mark World News Day by demonstrating the power of journalism to make a difference. Take a look at the following reports and features that are making an impact in an increasingly complex and uncertain world:
Peterborough Examiner: Retired Peterborough woman panhandling after CERB benefits clawed back
An elderly Peterborough woman has resorted to panhandling to pay living expenses after her pension and government assistance were clawed back after receiving the Canada Emergency Recovery Benefit.
Peterborough Examiner: Bus stop turned into shelter for homeless should be removed, says worker at Market Plaza in Peterborough
Julie Derrett, who works at the Market Plaza on George Street in Peterborough, wants city council to remove the nearby bus stop shelter, saying it’s regularly being taken over by homeless people.
Dame Frances Cairncross for World News Day
The survival of news sources matters even more for good government and watchful citizens than does the future of the upmarket press.
David Walmsley: The convening power of independent journalism has never been more important
War, economic uncertainty, a determination to run roughshod over generational practices at our institutions are the changes facing the world. Journalism at its best is in the middle of it all, with a role to sew not division but mutual understanding and transparency.
Warren Fernandez: In times of crisis and change, journalists play a critical role in society
Journalists in professional newsrooms have a vital role to play in safeguarding the well-being of the communities they serve. Our democracies depend on them doing so, effectively and purposefully.
Kathy English: Journalists must explain our work to our readers
World News Day is a day to celebrate journalism. But it is also a time for the global journalism community to aim to create deeper public understanding of the role that journalists play in providing trustworthy news and information that serves citizens and democracy.
The Star: More women are delaying marriage. Here’s why and why it matters
Better national policies are needed to meet the needs of a growing number of women in Malaysia who are opting to marry later or remain single.
The Star: Malaysia’s skewed sex-ratio, what it means and what must be done
Malaysia is becoming an increasingly ‘male country’, with males increasingly outnumbering females over the decades. According to the Statistics Department, the country’s population sex ratio in 1970 stood at 102 males to every 100 females.
The Star: How breastfeeding mothers have been affected by the pandemic
With Covid-19 restrictions affecting the income of many households, some women were forced to choose between spending more time at home nursing their babies or going out to work to support their families.
The Star: Back at the office, nursing mums are struggling
Working mums who found it convenient to breastfeed their babies while working from home now find it a struggle to express milk while dealing with long hours at the office. These are among the challenges cited by nursing mothers in a survey by The Star.
Toronto Star: The last orca
The “world’s loneliest orca” in captivity lives in a theme park near Niagara Falls, a home she has known for more than four decades. For the past 10 years, she has been her tank’s only inhabitant.
Toronto Star: Rights wronged
Police officers across Canada are violating people’s Charter rights with alarming frequency, leading to guilty people walking free and the trampling of rights of the innocent.