EXTENSION FOR SUBMISSIONS - now June 4, 23:59 PST - for the 2026 Mental Health in Journalism Summit, 6-9 October. All the info in link below: Submit your contributions here 👉 theselfinvestigation.com/call-for-participation/ #MHJS26 #HealthyJournalists #MentalHealthInJournalism

‼️Reminder‼️ Register for tomorrow's CNIPS group peer support session on coping with addictions and addictive behaviours at professional events. All journalists are welcome, whether personally affected or wanting to better support colleagues.

If you’re a new follower of the Forum on Blue Sky - do you know about the Trauma Aware Journalism micro-site? The Forum is a proud partner with CBC/Radio-Canada and the Global Center for Journalism & Trauma on this toolkit for journalists, newsrooms and journalism educators.

A few weeks ago, we came across this thoughtful conversation on the future of wildfire journalism hosted by Canadian Journalism Foundation.

As journalists gear up to cover multiple major events in the U.S. in 2026, from the World Cup to midterm elections, they may face increased risks such as crowd or police violence during events, arrest and detention, and screenings or device searches at the border. (1/2)

Winners have been announced for the 2025 Mindset and En-Tête Awards, recognizing excellence in Canadian mental health reporting. Congratulations to this year’s winners, and to everyone who submitted their work. #mindsetawards #lesprixentete #cdnmedia #cdnjournalists

Online violence against women in public life is escalating, and women journalists remain among those most affected. UNWomen’s Tipping Point report examines the rise of AI-assisted abuse and coordinated harassment.

Félicitations au nombre record des finalistes pour les prix En-Tête et Mindset, 2025. Avec l’ajout d’une nouvelle catégorie pour reportage en dépendances, 22 finalistes ont été sélectionnés dans trois catégories. Pour les finalistes français, rendez-vous sur en-tete.ca/prix-2025

Congratulations to a record number of finalists for the 2025 Mindset and En-Tête Awards. With a new category for reporting on addictions added, 22 finalists have been selected in 3 categories each in English and French. For the English finalists, go to mindset-mediaguide.ca/finalists-2025

The Mental Health in Journalism Summit is back for its 3rd edition 🎉 Save the date and stay tuned to know all the updates about this online global event organised by The Self-Investigation & co-funded by Fred Foundation. 🗓️ Oct 6-9 📩 theselfinvestigation.com/summit #MHJS26

Join us for a chat on healthy work habits! Working in newsrooms can be thrilling yet overwhelming. This month's CNIPS session will cover managing workloads, setting boundaries, and preventing burnout. Open to all! The event is Tues. March 24 at 8pm ET via Zoom. Register now: https://loom.ly/d7Z2Xvc

Covering violence and trauma can take real physical and psychological tolls on journalists. The Forum offers two bursary programs to support Canadian freelancers or those freelancers of other nationalities working for Canadian media. Learn more about the eligibility and apply at journalisforum.ca

The 2025 Mindset Awards recognize excellence in mental health journalism across Canada. Categories: • Youth mental health • Workplace mental health • Addictions (new) Free to enter. Deadline: March 6, 2026. Rules available on the Mindset website. mindset-mediaguide.ca #cdnmedia

DERNIÈRE SEMAINE POR SOUMETTRE VOTRE CANDIDATURE Les Prix En-Tête 2025 soulignent l’excellence du journalisme en santé mentale au Canada. Catégories : • Jeunesse • Milieu de travail • Dépendances (nouveau) Participation gratuite. Date limite : 6 mars 2026. Règlements sur: en-tete.ca/prix-2024

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY The 2025 Mindset Awards recognize excellence in mental health journalism across Canada. Categories: • Youth mental health • Workplace mental health • Addictions (new) Free to enter. Deadline: March 6, 2026. Rules available at: mindset-mediaguide.ca/winners #cdnmedia

🔴 Paul Conroy’s Last Photo Essay: Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning, Veteran war photographer and correspondent Paul Conroy died of natural causes a day after returning from Cuba with this report of another city under siege. He never stopped bearing witness open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...

Notre programme de Soutien entre pairs tiendra une séance libre ce vendredi à l’intention des journalistes qui souhaitent parler de l’impact de la fusillade de Tumbler Ridge sur leur bien-être. Inscrivez-vous : https://beeid.org/e274c3bbf1f2

The CAJ’s Peer Support program will be hosting a drop-in session this coming Friday at 12 p.m. ET for journalists who would like to talk about how the Tumbler Ridge shooting has impacted their well-being. Register now: https://beeid.org/e274c3bbf1f2

Nous venons d'envoyer le Sondage sur la diversité dans les salles de presse 2026! Ce sondage annuel demande aux rédacteur.trice.s pour les données sur la race et le genre des journalistes au Canada. Vous n'avez pas reçu de lien vers le sondage? Contactez [email protected]. https://loom.ly/sr4YnKE

Please help spread the word to your colleagues - note the deadline to participate is March 17

Submissions for the 2025 Mindset Awards, recognizing outstanding mental health reporting, are open from now until March 6. Read the rules and find application forms on the Mindset website. www.mindset-mediaguide.ca/winners #2025MindsetAwards #prixEnTete2025 #cdnmedia

How We Fail the Mentally Ill. A mother’s frustration over her inability to help her son, who is living on the streets with schizophrenia, and being left to die www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/o...

'Colleagues Helping Colleagues' - thinking of everyone covering the Tumbler Ridge BC tragedy. If you're a journalist needing support, please consider reaching out to the Canadian News Industry Peer Support network. And many thanks to all for helping us spread the word @cajournalists.bsky.social

À venir: Les inscriptions pour les Prix En-Tête 2025, récompensant l’excellence du journalisme en santé mentale, s’échelonne du 16 février au 6 mars 2026. #prixEnTete2025 #reportage #CDNmedia

Coming soon: Submissions for the 2025 Mindset Awards, recognizing excellence in mental health journalism, will be open from February 16 to March 6, 2026. #CDNmedia #2025MindsetAwards #MentalHealthReporting

Journalism often means dealing with violence, grief and trauma up close. Not only in war zones, but in courtrooms, at crash scenes or natural disasters in communities across Canada and around the world. And sometimes that harm is directed at journalists themselves.

📣 Feeling refreshed after the holidays? 💪 🏆 Put that energy to good use with a submission to the CAJ awards! 🗓️ Deadline is Jan 13. Apply now 👉 caj.ca/awards 🏆

Fired for online speech. Doxxed and swatted for covering breaking news. Bombarded with death threats for exposing corruption. These are just a few of the safety concerns that U.S. journalists are now navigating. (1/2)

If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join @PENAmerica and @TheCAOV's free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET. Register here: pen.org/event/buildi...

Hi, everyone. The countdown is on! Only a week until the second annual Mental Health in Journalism Summit kicks off. If you haven't already registered, hope you're get onboard today. All the details here: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/

We're proud to be industry supporters of UNIFOR's new fact-checking campaign to fight misinformation. Check out all the details and media content here: www.factcheckhere.ca - and help us all spread the word.

Sobering results from study led by Dr. Anthony Feinstein now published. Data gathered from 246 Canadian journalists, showing online harassment is associated with a broad range of mental health difficulties including PTSD, anxiety and moral injury. Click below: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Important takeaways from last week's Reuters Institute session on the impact of climate reporting on journalists' own mental health - including presentation of new research by Dr. Anthony Feinstein.

5th June deadline fast approaching for proposals for the online Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025 - check out all the details: theselfinvestigation.com/summit/

Twenty volunteers were trained this month and are now officially open for business to offer Canadian journalists confidential colleague-to-colleague help through the Canadian News Industry Peer Support (CNIPS) program, a pilot initiative of the CAJ. caj.ca/canadas-news...

Most major social media platforms are not doing enough to protect their most vulnerable users from online harassment, according to our new report with @consumerreports.org. A solution? Treat online abuse more like spam. Read the full report here: pen.org/report/treat...

Congratulations to winners of the 2024 Mindset Awards - see details below in today's press release. Very special thanks to the Canadian Mental Health Association (BC Division) for their awards sponsorship. Awards event on 30 May at annual conference of @cajournalists.bsky.social bit.ly/42b6x1e

Shoutout to journalism colleagues around the world -- this online summit was a huge success last year and is happening again in October 2025. See link below to register and keep up to date as the program develops. Congratulations to everyone at The Self-Investigation for making this happen:

Pleased to announced 8 finalists for the 2024 Mindset Awards for mental health reporting in Canadian media. The 2 categories this year were the mental health of young people and workplace mental health. All the details below in today's press release: www.newswire.ca/news-release...

We're proud to be working with @cajournalists.bsky.social to build a first-ever national peer support network for the Canadian news industry. Check out all the details, including how to apply to be a volunteer peer supporter: www.caj.ca/peersupport

B.C. issues new guidance to doctors for involuntary care under Mental Health Act. Chief scientific adviser aims to clarify when a person can be involuntarily treated, by @andreawoo.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #MentalHealth #addiction #ToxicDrugCrisis

A new and sobering global survey of efforts to harass journalists. Project is a partnership of the Global Reporting Centre, Committee to Protect Journalists, PEN Canada and Simon Fraser University's School of Commmunication:

“The aberrant and the abhorrent became the norm in 2024, compelling us to face the ugly reality that media freedom, justice & the sanctity of civilian life have been eroded, even in democracies,” writes @elenacosentino4 in INSI’s #KillingtheMessenger. Read our report. tinyurl.com/d4rjbh5h

📣 Pleased to announce that entries now being welcomed for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canada. The categories are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Please see our press release for all the details: www.newswire.ca/news-release...

ANNOUNCED TODAY: Upcoming application dates for our 2024 Mindset Awards for excellence in mental health reporting in Canadian media. The two categories this year are workplace mental health and the mental health of young people. Details below in today's press release (English + French versions):

"I have tried to understand why the Israel-Hamas War has shaken me more—from afar—than any conflict I have covered up close, which amounts to nearly 18 wars, including three genocides, in 35 years." Janine di Giovanni www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Dr. Anthony Feinstein's "Moral Courage" released today (G Editions). An essay collection profiling 19 international journalists who work amid death threats, torture and imprisonment. All royalties from the book are going to Anthony's not-for-profit trauma therapy fund for freelance journalists.

The Forum's Trauma Assistance Fund for Freelancers has now expanded its criteria to welcome applications from freelancers of any nationality with relevant Canadian journalistic connections, wherever they are based. Check out further details in our FAQs. www.journalismforum.ca/trauma-assis...