A decision by the British Columbia Court of Appeal gives Adbusters the right to sue broadcasters CBC and CanWest Global for refusing to screen anti-consumerist television ads, which were pulled after car companies complained…
The BC Civil Liberties Association filed a complaint with the Vancouver Police Board, following the brief seizure of Province newspaper photographer Jason Payne’s camera….
The online magazine The Tyee is running a series on journalism by Steve Anderson, coordinator of Canadians for Democratic Media and the Stop the Big Media Takeover campaign. Anderson’s first piece, “Why Big Media Is Failing,” blames Canada’s media crisis on “the highly concentrated media ownership in Canada combined with the deepening bottom-line mentality of…
“So, you want to be a journalist? Ha ha ha. Jeez.” Not exactly encouraging words from the Gawker, but at least the satirical website has a sense of humour about it. As j-students prepare to graduate, there couldn’t be more interesting times awaiting. Jobs are bound to be scarce, which only means there’s more call…
“These days, everywhere you look it seems that some newspaper is closing its doors, stopping its presses, or maybe just going online-only. This sea change is being heralded by some as the “death of journalism,” a transformation that has been brought about thanks to the web. But is the web really killing journalism? Or is…
While news organizations are struggling in the face of the recession, little is being done to discuss issues around the quality of journalism being practiced on the front lines. Journalism online offers a new method of producing, distributing and consuming news, but the current focus appears to be on breaking news and short formats. What…
“As the financially battered newspaper industry considers various schemes for charging for its digital content (see Prime Time, February/March), some look back ruefully on what news industry blogger Alan Mutter refers to as “the Original Sin” – the more or less collective decision to offer free access to news online.” This article provides an insightful…
Vancouver police roughed up a photographer with the Province newspaper and briefly confiscated his camera ….
A column in the New York Times about the future of journalism and developing a sustainable model by columnist Nicholas D. Kristof.
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British parliament is undertaking public consultations on community news outlets. In particular is want to study: The impact of newspaper closures on independent local journalism and access to local information; How to fund quality local journalism; The appropriateness and effectiveness of print and electronic publishing initiatives undertaken…