Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media (IJM100)

Some of the biggest issues in the news today draw journalists into complex questions about race, religion and ethnicity. To get the story, journalists may have to seek and draw out diverse perspectives, navigate stereotypes, establish trust and ask difficult questions about religious, cultural and historical traditions. This puts a special responsibility on journalists and media organizations.

This microcredential helps you develop equity and inclusion-informed skills to incorporate into your reporting processes, leading to more inclusive journalism practices. You will develop a set of skills to support fair and accurate reporting of a wide range of groups and individuals, particularly audiences who have been historically, and continue to be, misrepresented or underrepresented in Canadian media.

This microcredential has been developed in collaboration with New Canadian Media.

• using inclusive language to report on issues related to race, religion, ability, ethnicity, nationality, gender and sexuality, and the intersection of these identities
• editing for bias to promote fair representation and reporting in Canada
• analyzing the historical and present role of journalists in addressing systemic racism
• acknowledging the impact of colonialism in Canada on the reporting of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), historically and presently
• pitching stories that incorporate anti-racist, trauma-informed and decolonized journalistic practices

This microcredential is intended for working journalists in Canada who want to upskill and reskill their reporting strategies using an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) lens. Upon completion of the microcredential, you will have created a portfolio that demonstrates the use of EDI-informed techniques grounded in the legal and ethical frameworks, standards and principles of journalism in Canada.