New York University professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen led an online chat at Poynter recently to offer advice about to teach blogging and answer questions from educators about things such as how to construct and evaluate assignments related to blogging.The archived chat is available at this link. He returned a week later for an encore chat to…
Twitter may be a hot subject in many newsrooms, but in the real world … not so much. A recent survey of Canadians by Ipsos-Reid found just 26 per cent of respondents had ever heard of Twitter and only a teeny-tweety-tiny 1.45 per cent actually use it. Said a polling company spokesman: “The buzz (to) usage ratio is sort of…
With the spotlight on the detention of Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea, we are reminded of the dangers confronting young journalists working abroad for new media. As many traditional news organizations reduce their foreign coverage, some alternative ones are rushing in. For eager young journalists with little or no safety training and…
Le CRTC est-il en voie de sous-traiter une partie de ses opérations? Signe manifeste de cet intérêt apparent: sa décision de reléguer au Conseil canadien des normes en radiodiffusion (CCNR) l’étude des plaintes sur le Bye Bye présenté à Radio-Canada en décembre dernier.
Colette Brin, ProjetJ – 12 juin 2009 | Une spécialisation en économie, voilà qui vaut cher sur le marché de l’emploi journalistique. Deux bourses d’études de la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (15 000 $) et de la Fondation Reader’s Digest du Canada (5 000$) sont offertes à des candidats ayant une formation…
What, if anything, does Raitt-tapegate say about the practice of journalism? The story about cabinet minister, Lisa Raitt, the private conversation she had last January with her aide, Jasmine MacDonnell, the accidental tape recording which then fell into the hands of a reporter for the Chronicle Herald, certainly seems to be “sexy” judging by the…
News Ottawa Citizen reporter Glen McGregor filed a steady stream of tweets from Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien’s recent bribery trial. Kate Dubinski of the London Free Press did the same at the Bandidos biker gang murder trial. Is twitter in the courtroom a fad or a new way to cover trials? Luigi Benetton weighs the…
The folks at Project Censored, who usually decry serious issues underplayed by mainstream media, have just released a top-ten list of “junk food stories” served and served again by the press during the past two years. See how many you gobbled up … 1.Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps Hits a Bong2. Jessica Simpson Gains Weight3. First Lady Michelle Obama’s Fashion Sense4. The Brangelina Twins5. Lindsay Lohan Dating…