This year, the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference will take place in Toronto on June 2-5, 2025. GJIL researchers from the Uptake and Audiences team at Toronto Metropolitan University are organizing the conference, and will be presenting their work at the following panels along with GJIL collaborators and the wider academic community.
The conference takes place at George Brown College in Toronto. This year’s theme is Reframing Togetherness.
Find the full program here.
Monday June 2, 2025
9:30 – 10:30 Panel: Methods of Extraction: Developing Evidence for Climate Action
Session Chair: Melissa Aronczyk
Decoding Environmental, Social and Governance Investing From The Perspectives of Green Washing and Virtue Capitalism – Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson U), Canada
Tuesday June 3, 2025
3:30 – 5:00 Panel: Framing Contention in Media: Representation and Analysis in News
Session Chair: Sananda Sahoo
Complicity, Silence, and Race In The Headlines: Analyzing The Evolution of Racist and Counter-Racist Discourses In Canadian News Media Reporting On The Veltman Hate Crime – Hadiya Roderique, University of Toronto, Canada; Alicia Attfield, University of Toronto, Canada
Thursday June 5, 2025
9:00 – 10:30 Panel: “Local Journalism: Perspectives, Innovations, and Challenges Ahead”
Session Chair: Sibo Chen
Local Journalism: Perspectives, Innovations, and Challenges Ahead – Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson U), Canada
Transparency and Trust: Canadian News Consumers’ Views On Ai In Journalism – Charles Davis, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Community-Driven Information Services Vs. “Journalism”: A Case Study of The Green Line – Nicole Blanchett, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada; Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada; Masahda Lochan-Aristide, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Generative Ai and The Evolution of Small News Organizations – Stuart Duncan, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada