Search Results for: Media
DDP Research Memo #7: The Partisan Playground
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The final DDP election-period report finds that Canadians with partisan interests are more politically active, and less likely to engage with news that doesn't support their worldview. This is a potential source of vulnerability for the information environment.
Date: Thursday October 17, 2019
Science Disinformation in a Time of Pandemic
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By drawing parallels to elections, climate change and the anti-vaccination movement, author Christopher Dornan illustrates how disinformation about COVID-19 can pose significant risks for public health, social cohesion and collective trust. Dornan identifies several useful recommendations for citizens, governments and social media platforms to consider to effectively combat disinformation and engage in evidence-based discussion about scientific findings.
Date: Tuesday September 1, 2020
Canada-China meeting: National Security and Human Rights
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...of Canadians. Geo-economics Looking at geo-economics, experts noted that there is concern about China using economic power to leverage interests. Media reports indicate that it is a serious concern in...
Date: Tuesday December 19, 2017
DDP Research Memo #4: Talking Past Each Other on Immigration
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This report examines Canadians' opinions on immigration and their populist and nativist tendencies. It also surveys election candidates' use of social media across platforms.
Date: Thursday September 26, 2019
The Shattered Mirror: FAQ
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The Public Policy Forum report looks at the state of a much weaker news media in a very different environment, severely disrupted by the digital age. For an overview of...
Date: Tuesday June 6, 2017
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Date: Tuesday January 25, 2022
Mind the Gaps: Quantifying the Decline of News Coverage in Canada
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In our study of 20 small and mid-sized Canadian communities, the number and depth of newspaper articles about civic affairs declined sharply between 2008 and 2017, leaving citizens less informed about their democratic institutions.
Date: Tuesday September 25, 2018
Science Disinformation in a Time of Pandemic
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By drawing parallels to elections, climate change and the anti-vaccination movement, author Christopher Dornan illustrates how disinformation about COVID-19 can pose significant risks for public health, social cohesion and collective trust. Dornan identifies several useful recommendations for citizens, governments and social media platforms to consider to effectively combat disinformation and engage in evidence-based discussion about scientific findings.
Date: Thursday June 11, 2020
The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age
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The media mirror — how media reflects the communities it represents — is shattered. Is a lifeline needed?
Date: Thursday January 26, 2017
DDP Research Memo #2: The Climate Change Conundrum
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This is the second of a series of DDP Research Memos that map the media ecosystem in the run-up to and during Canada's October 2019 federal election. It focuses on Canadians' perceptions of what is shaping up to be a key election issue: the environment, and especially climate change.
Date: Thursday August 29, 2019
How ‘Get Updates on COVID-19’ Got Up and Going
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PPF's new series chronicles how public servants throughout Canada responded in real-time to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). First up: A new email notification service, Get Updates on COVID-19, turns traditional methods of government communications on its ear. How did it come to be in weeks, not months?
Date: Friday August 7, 2020
Securing Canada’s cyberspace
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...January 2016, “Digital in 2016: We Are Social’s Compendium of Global Digital, Social, and Mobile Data, Trends, and Statistics”, Smart Insights, Accessed online at http://www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing/social-media-strategy/new-global-social-media-research/ [3] Ibid. [4] 2013, “Embracing...
Date: Monday February 6, 2017
Joe Teo: Integrate as quickly as possible
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The co-founder of HeyOrca! launched the social media solutions company because he wanted to learn how to run a business. It worked.
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
The Values Proposition: Building a Stronger Canada through Values-Based Sport
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This report summarizes what we heard during five roundtables held through spring 2018 and which explored actions and policies aimed at ensuring values-based sport is an intentional and fundamental part of the Canadian sport system, from playground to podium.
Date: Wednesday August 8, 2018