Canada invests $5.5M to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network

The Government of Canada has announced a $5.5M investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN), a research community that aims to strengthen defences against online disinformation. The network will bring together Canadian researchers, civil society organizations, and journalists to analyze Canada’s information ecosystem and develop strategies to respond to threats against it. CDMRN will be administered by the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), which is led by McGill University and the University of Toronto. “We are thrilled that the Government of Canada has committed to resourcing a national community of researchers to help all Canadians better understand the impact of the digital world on our everyday lives,” said project co-principal investigator Peter Loewen (U of T).