More than a dozen Canadian writers’ groups banded together and issued a boycott notice against Transcontinental on September 30. “It’s about time that independent writers got our act together,” writes Deborah Jones in this Town Hall post. At issue is the Transcontinental Master Agreement, viewed by many freelancers as a rights grab. The agreement is…
Despite widespread calls for changes in Section 13 of the federal Human Rights Act, Prime Minister Harper is doing nothing about it. Why? Because the Conservatives don’t want to do anything that opposition parties might use to paint them as social conservatives – so “no movement on abortion, family issues or free speech – yes,…
What happens when investigative journalism intersects with the travel industry? A unique website that employs undercover visits and undoctored photography to review hotel rooms.
“Fifty years ago, The Globe and Mail became the first Western newspaper to open a bureau in what was then known as Red China. Beijing correspondent Mark MacKinnon reflects on what’s changed since then and what hasn’t.” — From the FOCUS section of The Globe and Mail
So asks a professor of psychiatry and internationally-respected author who studies the effects of conflict reporting on journalists. The University of Toronto’s Dr. Anthony Feinstein will present this year’s Dr. Julius Guild Public Lecture on Wednesday, October 14th in Toronto, as part of…
The new Apple tablet promises to bring a revolution to the magazine industry in a manner similar to the iPod’s impact on music. “Traditional publishers — concerned that Apple’s anticipated tablet computer could affect their business the way the iPod disempowered music publishers — are discussing possible strategies, including an industry-wide digital storefront where tablet…
Some reaction to the boycott by independent writers against Transcontinental is dribbling in. Slowly, cautiously, too often anonymously … geez writers are a timid breed…
It’s about time that independent writers got our act together, and if it takes a boycott of Canadian Living, More, Elle Canada, Homemakers, and Vancouver Magazine to protest Transcontinental’s odious new contract, so be it. More than a dozen organizations of Canadian writers “are calling on the thousands of writers they represent to not write…
Despite the surging popularity of social media sites, content-oriented sites are by far the biggest attraction online, according to figures compiled by the Online Publishers Association. In fact, the number of people attracted to content sites and the amount of time they spend there are growing. So far, it appears the dramatic growth in popularity of social media is happening…
An interesting post on editorsweblog.org points to discussions in several places about how public journalists can be with personal views. The news hook is a Washington Post guideline for its journalists using social networks. The discussion, predictably, wanders to whether bias is inevitable, always damning, and should be declared. This quote from the editor’s memo,…