No comment from Quebecor on reported 400 layoffs
There have been reports today that Quebecor, one of Canada’s largest media companies and owner of Sun Media, has laid off 400 employees.
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Public voting is open for CP 2011 Canadian Newsmaker of the Year
Let the year-end best-of lists begin. The Canadian Press wants to know who the public thinks is the Newsmaker of the Year.
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Aggregation and the user experience: Joshua Benton
Joshua Benton wrote a piece for the Nieman Journalism Lab last week that is an interesting addition to the conversation surrounding Jim Romenesko’s departure from Poynter and the ethics of aggregation at large.
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Transparency is a double-edged sword: Being ethical takes more than self-exposure
When two reporters got themselves fired for joining Occupy protests, some critics said their NPR bosses should get with the program: impartiality in journalism was dead, replaced by full transparency about biases and involvements. Ira Basen, returning to a theme he explored earlier this year, thinks it’s more complicated than that.
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CJFE gala celebrates whistleblowers, Arab Spring reporters
On Thursday, Nov. 24, CJFE hosted its annual gala to recognize and honour courageous journalism. Rhiannon Russell tells of this year's gala, held at the Royal York hotel in Toronto, that focused on whistleblowing, the Arab Spring and how the movements have impacted free expression.
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Glen McGregor challenges Ezra Levant to disclose salary
Should journalists’ salaries be public? This is the question raised once again after today’s back-and-forth between The Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor and Sun News’ Ezra Levant.
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Freedom (or not) of information in Canada: Panelists agree on the latter
On Nov. 22, the CJF hosted a forum, "Freedom (or not) of information in Canada." Rhiannon Russell was there, and speaks to the discussion that Canada's Information Commissioner, Suzanne Legault, had with journalist Jim Bronskill and lawyer Paul Schabas on the state of freedom of information in our country.
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CRTC restricts use of musical montages on CKTF-FM and CKOI-FM
The CRTC has made an example of Astral-owned CKTF-FM and Cogeco-owned CKOI-FM. The federal regulator announced it will be restricting the use of musical montages on the Quebec-based radio stations.
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Un titre, une survie
Par Joëlle Robillard Les nouvelles recrues québécoises du journalisme seraient peut-être plus optimistes face à l'avenir si le travail de pigiste semblait offrir une qualité de vie désirable, et si la profession leur donnait les moyens nécessaires pour protéger la démocratie plutôt que de les réduire à se conformer aux besoins d'un marché. Un titre…
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CJFE award-winning Yemeni journalist speaks to Ryerson students
Rhiannon Russell listened as Yemeni journalist, and the 2011 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression's International Press Freedom Award winner, Khaled al-Hammadi, spoke of his experiences reporting during the Arab Spring, and how he was kidnapped in 2005 over a story he published.