In recent years, community news outlets across the country have been rapidly downsizing or shutting down. Sometimes it’s the university reporters in these communities who are the only ones covering overlooked local stories and holding those in power to account. Now, even they’re under fire. In Ontario, the government under Doug Ford recently implemented the Student Choice Initiative, and known as the SCI, which gives students the ability to opt-out of certain initiatives on campus. The policy is being challenged at court by student groups who say it interferes with the autonomy of schools.

Guest host Rachel Browne is joined by Sarah Krichel, editor-in-chief of The Eyeopener at Ryerson University. They discuss the impact funding cuts are having on campus journalism, and what this all means for the future of journalism as a whole.

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