Sarah Ganter, Simon Fraser University

Research

media governance digital policies digital platforms policy convergence policy transfers international policy regimes amplified governance elite interviews

Latest funding

Laws Regulating the Use of News Content and their (Un)intended Consequences for Journalism
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$77,576
An Exploration of Independent Journalism’s Epistemologies: Enhancing Democratic Resilience in the Age of Disinformation [EDIT: Epistemologies of Democratic Resilience, Independent Journalism, and Trust]
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$68,418
Learning from others: The influence of other countries' experiences on Canada's digital platform policies.
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$62,872

All 4 grants and awards

Laws Regulating the Use of News Content and their (Un)intended Consequences for Journalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ganter, Sarah Anne-Sophie

Keywords: online news act; news media bargaining act; platform power; digital journalism; regulatory consequences; media policy and regulation; media governance; comparative research; Canada; Australia; qualitative research; Neo-institutionalism

$77,576

An Exploration of Independent Journalism’s Epistemologies: Enhancing Democratic Resilience in the Age of Disinformation [EDIT: Epistemologies of Democratic Resilience, Independent Journalism, and Trust]

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Trans-Atlantic Platform Democracy, Governance and Trust

Principal investigators: Ganter, Sarah

$68,418

Learning from others: The influence of other countries' experiences on Canada's digital platform policies.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ganter, Sarah

Keywords: digital policies; digital platforms; policy convergence; policy transfers; international policy regimes; media governance; amplified governance; elite interviews; policy document analysis; policy process tracing

$62,872

Being remote but moving closer: Building audience-centered resilience models for arts and cultural organizations in acute crises

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Ganter, Sarah Anne-Sophie

Keywords: arts and cultural organizations; audience-making; model of resilience; acute crises; COVID-19

$24,965

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: media governance Dear Professor Ganter, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on media governance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Laws Regulating the Use of News Content and their (Un)intended Consequences for Journalism" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]