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Workshop: Building new pathways for support to Canadian local news and journalism

Workshop: Building new pathways for support to Canadian local news and journalism

By Clara Godbillon-Vasseur, Policy Advisor, Cultural Policy Hub

Photograph of all workshop participants sitting in a conference hall

On April 4, 2025, the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD U held a workshop on the future of Canadian local journalism as part of DemocracyXChange, in partnership with the Canadian Journalism Collective and Rideau Hall Foundation. Over 40 independent news leaders, funders, researchers, philanthropists, journalists and policymakers gathered to explore potential models of financing, policy reforms and immediate actions– so that local journalism can not only survive but thrive and continue to support a healthy democracy.

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