Help Shape the Next 30 Years Survey

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2. How many years have you worked in media?

Student

Less than 5 years

5–10 years

11–19 years

20+ years

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3. Where are you located?

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Outside Canada

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4. Have you ever been a CABJ member?

Current member

Former member

Never been a member

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5. If you are a former CABJ member, why did you stop renewing your membership? (Select all that apply)

Cost

Didn't see enough value

Didn't have time

Didn't know what CABJ was doing

Programming wasn't relevant to me

Career changed

Geographic location

Communication was poor

Membership process was confusing

Other

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6. What has kept you from joining CABJ?

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7. What are the biggest professional challenges you are facing today? (Select up to five.)

Finding work

Career advancement

Leadership opportunities

Racism

Mental health

Burnout

Freelancing

AI and journalism

Entrepreneurship

Networking

Mentorship

Access to editors

Funding

Skills development

Investigative journalism

Digital storytelling

Safety

Other

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8. How valuable are these CABJ offerings to you?

	Not valuable	Slightly valuable	Moderately valuable	Very valuable	Extremely valuable
Networking	Networking Not valuable	Networking Slightly valuable	Networking Moderately valuable	Networking Very valuable	Networking Extremely valuable
Mentorship	Mentorship Not valuable	Mentorship Slightly valuable	Mentorship Moderately valuable	Mentorship Very valuable	Mentorship Extremely valuable
Job board	Job board Not valuable	Job board Slightly valuable	Job board Moderately valuable	Job board Very valuable	Job board Extremely valuable
Leadership development	Leadership development Not valuable	Leadership development Slightly valuable	Leadership development Moderately valuable	Leadership development Very valuable	Leadership development Extremely valuable
Professional training	Professional training Not valuable	Professional training Slightly valuable	Professional training Moderately valuable	Professional training Very valuable	Professional training Extremely valuable
Media directory	Media directory Not valuable	Media directory Slightly valuable	Media directory Moderately valuable	Media directory Very valuable	Media directory Extremely valuable
Legal support	Legal support Not valuable	Legal support Slightly valuable	Legal support Moderately valuable	Legal support Very valuable	Legal support Extremely valuable
Freelancer resources	Freelancer resources Not valuable	Freelancer resources Slightly valuable	Freelancer resources Moderately valuable	Freelancer resources Very valuable	Freelancer resources Extremely valuable
Pitch opportunities	Pitch opportunities Not valuable	Pitch opportunities Slightly valuable	Pitch opportunities Moderately valuable	Pitch opportunities Very valuable	Pitch opportunities Extremely valuable
Funding alerts	Funding alerts Not valuable	Funding alerts Slightly valuable	Funding alerts Moderately valuable	Funding alerts Very valuable	Funding alerts Extremely valuable
Conference discounts	Conference discounts Not valuable	Conference discounts Slightly valuable	Conference discounts Moderately valuable	Conference discounts Very valuable	Conference discounts Extremely valuable
Peer community	Peer community Not valuable	Peer community Slightly valuable	Peer community Moderately valuable	Peer community Very valuable	Peer community Extremely valuable
National advocacy	National advocacy Not valuable	National advocacy Slightly valuable	National advocacy Moderately valuable	National advocacy Very valuable	National advocacy Extremely valuable
Local chapters	Local chapters Not valuable	Local chapters Slightly valuable	Local chapters Moderately valuable	Local chapters Very valuable	Local chapters Extremely valuable
Research	Research Not valuable	Research Slightly valuable	Research Moderately valuable	Research Very valuable	Research Extremely valuable
Recognition awards	Recognition awards Not valuable	Recognition awards Slightly valuable	Recognition awards Moderately valuable	Recognition awards Very valuable	Recognition awards Extremely valuable
AI training	AI training Not valuable	AI training Slightly valuable	AI training Moderately valuable	AI training Very valuable	AI training Extremely valuable
Digital media workshops	Digital media workshops Not valuable	Digital media workshops Slightly valuable	Digital media workshops Moderately valuable	Digital media workshops Very valuable	Digital media workshops Extremely valuable
Media entrepreneurship	Media entrepreneurship Not valuable	Media entrepreneurship Slightly valuable	Media entrepreneurship Moderately valuable	Media entrepreneurship Very valuable	Media entrepreneurship Extremely valuable

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9. Which future programming topics interest you most? (Select all that apply.)

AI in journalism

Podcasting

Independent media

Newsletters

Video storytelling

Data journalism

Business skills

Investigative journalism

Public speaking

Media law

Leadership

Career transitions

Entrepreneurship

Building audiences

Revenue generation

Other

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10. Would you pay for a CABJ membership if it clearly provided value?

Yes

Maybe

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11. What annual CABJ membership fee would you consider reasonable?

Less than $50

$50

$75

$100

More than $100

Depends on the benefits

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12. Complete this sentence: CABJ should be...

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13. If CABJ disappeared tomorrow, what would Black Canadian journalism lose?

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14. What is one thing CABJ should start doing?

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15. What is one thing CABJ should stop doing?

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16. Would you be interested in getting more involved with CABJ? (Select all that apply.)

Join a conversation circle

Volunteer

Join a committee

Become a mentor

Serve on the Board

Not at this time

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Your feedback will help shape the future of the Canadian Association of Black Journalists.

Help Shape the Next 30 Years

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* 1. Which best describes you?

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* 2. How many years have you worked in media?

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* 3. Where are you located?

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* 4. Have you ever been a CABJ member?

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* 5. If you are a former CABJ member, why did you stop renewing your membership? (Select all that apply)

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* 6. What has kept you from joining CABJ?

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* 7. What are the biggest professional challenges you are facing today? (Select up to five.)

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* 8. How valuable are these CABJ offerings to you?

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* 9. Which future programming topics interest you most? (Select all that apply.)

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* 10. Would you pay for a CABJ membership if it clearly provided value?

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* 11. What annual CABJ membership fee would you consider reasonable?

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* 12. Complete this sentence: CABJ should be...

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* 13. If CABJ disappeared tomorrow, what would Black Canadian journalism lose?

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* 14. What is one thing CABJ should start doing?

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* 15. What is one thing CABJ should stop doing?

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* 16. Would you be interested in getting more involved with CABJ? (Select all that apply.)

1. Which best describes you?

2. How many years have you worked in media?

3. Where are you located?

4. Have you ever been a CABJ member?

5. If you are a former CABJ member, why did you stop renewing your membership? (Select all that apply)

6. What has kept you from joining CABJ?

7. What are the biggest professional challenges you are facing today? (Select up to five.)

8. How valuable are these CABJ offerings to you?

9. Which future programming topics interest you most? (Select all that apply.)

10. Would you pay for a CABJ membership if it clearly provided value?

11. What annual CABJ membership fee would you consider reasonable?

12. Complete this sentence: CABJ should be...

13. If CABJ disappeared tomorrow, what would Black Canadian journalism lose?

14. What is one thing CABJ should start doing?

15. What is one thing CABJ should stop doing?

16. Would you be interested in getting more involved with CABJ? (Select all that apply.)