Field Notes
Jun 15, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Global News pulled a first-ever last night when it liveblogged from the frontlines of Afghanistan for an hour.
Jun 15, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
In 2009 the story of a bear sighting in Cleveland became world famous. Not because of the bear, but because of the way the story was covered. Field Notes editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli talks to FOX reporter Todd Meany about news satire gone awry -- and a story that lives on, online.
In 2009 the story of a bear sighting in Cleveland became world famous. Not because of the bear, but because of the way the story was covered. Field Notes editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli talks to FOX reporter Todd Meany about news satire gone awry -- and a story that lives on, online.
Jun 14, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Patrick
Brown is this year's Canadian Journalism Foundation's Lifetime
Achievement Award winner. After being selected from more than 50
nominations, he'll receive the award at tonight's 14th annual awards
gala. We caught up with the former CBC foreign correspondent to talk
about stories in a quick-hit news environment, what role long-form
broadcasting will play in the future, and, also, the role of foreign
correspondents in a Twitter world.
Jun 14, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Robert MacNeil's four-decade long journalism career is full of well-deserved accolades. Now, the former NewsHour host will add another to the list. J-Source talks to tonight's Canadian Journalism Annual Awards Gala Honorary Tribute winner about his return to reporting 15 years after retirement, why, after 50 years, he finally brought his family into the story, and how technology is -- and isn't -- changing the way journalists tell stories.
Jun 07, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
From a tip about a former advisor in the PMO's office to one of the juiciest political scandals of the year. David McKie talks with Paul Barnsley, executive producer of APTN Investigates about the Bruce Carson story. This Q&A is the first in a series of articles J-Source will feature as part of our new content-sharing agreement with Media Magazine.
May 26, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Reuters journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi, a Jordanian citizen, was arrested and held in Syria for four days nearly two months ago. Today, Reuters published a story by Al-Khalidi describing his experience at the "Mukhabarat", his treatment by Syrian intelligence services -- and the scenes of torture he witnessed.
May 20, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Yesterday, we told J-Source readers to go check out Ira Basen's new article in Maisonneuve about algorithms and content farms. Today, Basen shares his thoughts on the top farm, Demand Media, and a little bit more of his experiences working for them.
May 17, 2011
- Posted by Nicole
Blanchett Neheli
Director Steve Pennie captures CBC's election coverage step-by-step, from the drop of the writ till the lights go out election night.
Director Steve Pennie captures CBC's election coverage step-by-step, from the drop of the writ till the lights go out election night.
Mar 23, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
Four recently-kidnapped New York Times journalists tell their harrowing tale.
Mar 15, 2011
- Posted by Nicole
Blanchett Neheli
When freelancer Chris Fox agreed to cover the Ontario University Athletics Women’s hockey final for the Kingston Whig-Standard, he didn’t realize what kind of commitment he was making. The historic game went into six overtimes, left Fox scrambling to make his deadline, and get to his next assignment.
Field Notes
edited by NICOLE BLANCHETT NEHELI
We get the stories behind the stories from journalists in the field. Nicole Blanchett Neheli is the Co-ordinator of the Journalism Broadcast Program at the Sheridan Institute of Technology. She formerly worked as a news producer and writer at Citytv in Toronto, and is currently researching participatory journalism: Redefining Journalism
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