Why Canadian news organizations lack focus on global disaster coverage

Rachel Pulfer from Journalists for Human Rights talks about the importance of the local fixer network at the RRJ's recent conference, "Covering disaster: A critical lens." (Sherry Li/RRJ)

How Canadian newsrooms focus on local and national disasters while neglecting natural disasters happening around the world

Mark Harrison leaves CBC The National

Leaving The National after 28 years won’t be easy—but Mark Harrison is ready for a new challenge. Harrison, now the former executive producer of The National, is taking over the health unit and the growing science and technology unit at CBC. He says the decision to leave CBC’s flagship nightly program was a personal one,… Continue reading Mark Harrison leaves CBC The National

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