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Apr 24, 2011
- Posted by Janice
Neil
More turbulent relations between journalists and Stephen Harper on the campaign trail. A crowed of partisan supporters apparently led by Conservative staffers, created shouting chaos when CBC's Terry Milewski pressed Harper with followup questions.
The incident, in Mississauga on Saturday, followed Milewski's questions about the links between a man acquitted in the Air India bombing and a Conservative candidate. But Bruce Cheadle, of Canadian Press, reports:
"A Conservative staffer near the reporter prompted the crowd of about 500 into sustained, aggressive applause that lasted more than a minute, drowning out the reporter's repeated efforts to get a response from Harper.
The crowd eventually surged to its feet to shield the prime minister from the line of inquiry, while staffers led cheers of "Harper!""
The incident, in Mississauga on Saturday, followed Milewski's questions about the links between a man acquitted in the Air India bombing and a Conservative candidate. But Bruce Cheadle, of Canadian Press, reports:
"A Conservative staffer near the reporter prompted the crowd of about 500 into sustained, aggressive applause that lasted more than a minute, drowning out the reporter's repeated efforts to get a response from Harper.
The crowd eventually surged to its feet to shield the prime minister from the line of inquiry, while staffers led cheers of "Harper!""
Apr 01, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
CBC Ombudsman Kirk LaPointe has added his voice to the Elizabeth May uproar. While LaPointe has decided not to conduct a review into the Canadian broadcast consortium's decision to exclude the Green Party from the televised leaders' debate, despite what he called "hundreds of complaints", he does have a few choice words for the consortium.
Mar 29, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communication has relaunched its election blog, Political Perspectives, first introduced for the 2008 federal election.
Mar 29, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
We’re off and running - sort of. The federal election campaign period began with the prime minister refusing to talk to journalists. But there’s no stopping the pesky press pack when election fever hits. J-Source has begun tracking the coverage. A recent post calls on journalists to look beyond the ‘coalition accusation’ and dig into the issues. Some early bird observers are calling this Canada’s first social media election, with newsrooms are inviting citizen journalists on board.
For ink junkies, McGill University launches the first installment of its newspaper
content analysis later this week. The Laurier Institute’s popular federal election tracker is up and running, with plenty of numbers already crunched. Throughout the election, share your observations, tips and election angst with your J-Source community. The Town Hall, Canada’s journalism blog, awaits you.
For ink junkies, McGill University launches the first installment of its newspaper
content analysis later this week. The Laurier Institute’s popular federal election tracker is up and running, with plenty of numbers already crunched. Throughout the election, share your observations, tips and election angst with your J-Source community. The Town Hall, Canada’s journalism blog, awaits you.
Mar 28, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
The Globe and Mail's Barrie McKenna writes that "In the absence of real debate about serious issues, the false premise of a coalition has filled the campaign vacuum....So why are the media biting so willingly and hungrily on Mr. Harper’s tactical line?"
Oct 05, 2010
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
Outsourcing quality control, optional media ethics, and personal journalistic networks are some of the trends David Frum saw when he surveyed the North American media landscape. He presented his findings during a speech in Toronto.
Outsourcing quality control, optional media ethics, and personal journalistic networks are some of the trends David Frum saw when he surveyed the North American media landscape. He presented his findings during a speech in Toronto.
Sep 22, 2010
- Posted by Heather
McCall
A rumour -- even a juicy one -- won't usually tempt mainstream
media into publishing an unsubstantiated news story. The British press,
according to David Frum, is another story, to judge by recent stories
about a former Foreign Secretary's sex life.
A rumour -- even a juicy one -- won't usually tempt mainstream
media into publishing an unsubstantiated news story. The British press,
according to David Frum, is another story, to judge by recent stories
about a former Foreign Secretary's sex life.
Nov 05, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
Maclean's
national editor Andrew Coyne, senior columnist Paul Wells and Canada's
first resident ambassador to Afghanistan Chris Alexander are gathering
in Halifax on Nov. 10 for a round table discussion on Afghanistan. Former soldier and editor and publisher of...
Jun 17, 2009
- Posted by Regan
Ray
In a recent Ottawa Citizen column, "The tale of the Dion tape," Carleton journalism professor Andrew Cohen asks: "Was Duffy's appointment a reward?" Cohen gives a...
Dec 01, 2008
- Posted by Robert
Washburn
The political standoff in Ottawa created an unprecedented
opportunity for journalism online. The volume of commentary demonstrates how this publishing format can engage
audiences in a way that is not only good for journalism, but good for democracy.
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