Media Ecosystem
Mapping Canada's information environment — how news, opinion, and misinformation flow across traditional media, social platforms, and alternative channels.
17 publications
2025
Power shift: The rise of political influencers in Canada
Zeynep Pehlivan, Junyan Zhu, Chris Ross + 5 more
Research demonstrating that political influencers have become central figures in Canada's online political discourse, fundamentally altering information flow dynamics.
reportBritish Columbia Election Information Ecosystem Project: Final ReportAlexei Abrahams · 2025paperOCanada-TVNews: A Two-Year Dataset for Gender and Topic Diversity in Canadian TV News BroadcastsZeynep Pehlivan · 2025Building a Media Ecosystem Observatory from Scratch: Infrastructure, Methodology, and Insights
Zeynep Pehlivan, Saewon Park, Alexei Sisulu Abrahams + 3 more
This paper describes the design, implementation, and operation of the Media Ecosystem Observatory — a large-scale infrastructure for monitoring Canada's information environment across multiple digital platforms.
The Canadian Information Ecosystem during the 2025 Federal Election
Aengus Bridgman, Jennie Phillips, Alexei Abrahams + 38 more
Comprehensive report on Canada's 2025 federal election information ecosystem. Concludes that while election integrity was upheld, Canada's democratic resilience is weakening under pressure from manipulation and polarization.
briefLike it or Not: The Changing Canadian Information EcosystemSejal Davla · 2025paperCan-PolNews: A Multi-Platform Dataset of Political Discourse in CanadaSaewon Park · 20252024
Old News, New Reality: A Year of Meta's News Ban in Canada
Sara Parker, Christopher Ross, Zeynep Pehlivan + 1 more
An assessment of the impact of Meta's news ban in Canada one year after implementation, examining changes in information access, news consumption patterns, and platform dynamics.
reportFlame Wars: Misinformation and Wildfire in Canada's Climate ConversationChris Russill · 2024reportWhen Journalism is Turned Off: The Information Ecosystem in Local News Deserts in CanadaSara Parker · 2024