Verified by Standards
Domain holds accreditation from recognized journalism education bodies, confirming that its quiz content, assessments, and learning outcomes meet established professional criteria.
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What the accreditation covers
Each accredited component of the platform was reviewed against criteria set out by the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the Ontario journalism education framework.
Reviews happen on a two-year cycle, with interim checks when significant content changes occur.
Quiz content
All question banks covering media law, ethics, and sourcing principles have been validated for factual accuracy and pedagogical soundness.
Assessment design
Grading rubrics and scoring logic follow standardized frameworks used in post-secondary journalism programs across the province.
Learning outcomes
Outcome statements for each module are mapped to the National Occupational Standards for journalism, giving participants a clear view of what each completed section certifies.
Instructor qualifications
Content creators and subject-matter reviewers hold credentials verified against the accreditor's minimum experience requirements.
Where the platform stands
The most recent audit, completed in spring 2024, assessed 312 individual quiz items across six topic areas.
Reviewers flagged items for revision, approved items outright, or requested supplementary material — results below reflect the final disposition.
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Heard from participants
Feedback collected after the 2023–2024 audit cycle, from students and instructors who completed accredited modules.
"The feedback after each quiz was specific enough that I could tell exactly which part of the ethics guidelines I'd misread — not just that I was wrong."
Orla Fennick — Journalism student, Northern OntarioThe question bank for defamation law was revised after the audit and the changes were noticeable. It now reflects how Canadian courts have actually applied the tests.
Knowing the content had been reviewed by an outside body made me take the results more seriously. A score here felt like it meant something.
We use the platform's accredited modules as part of our formal course credit requirements. The audit documentation made that approval process straightforward.