CBC vs. Quebecor: an all-out war?
While Hubert Lacroix, CBC’s president and chief executive officer, has denied CBC and Quebecor are duking it out, the Toronto Star suggests otherwise.
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The share factor: Should journalists voice personal opinions?
The share question is starring on the j-controversy stage once again after NPR dumped Lisa Simeone’s “World of Opera” after she became an Occupy Wall Street spokesperson.
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Award-winning educator brings hyperlocal news to Oshawa through college program
When Anna Rodrigues looked around for Canadian journalism schools running hyperlocal blogs back in 2010, she couldn’t find any. How the Durham College instructor launched her own.
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Vancouver Sun EIC Patricia Graham leaves top spot; becomes VP of digital at PNG
Patricia Graham is exiting the editor's desk at The Vancouver Sun, a spot she's had for eight years, to become vice-president of digital at the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia which publishes The Sun.
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Was Ford telling the truth about 22 minutes ambush?
Now that the clip of Mary Walsh playing Marg Delahunty has been released some are wondering if Toronto mayor Rob Ford told the truth about the stunt.
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Press freedom in Canada
Yes, there are threats: government secrecy, terrorism, regulation of new media. Nakita Singh Hans gives us a sneak peak at next year's Press Freedom in Canada conference.
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What’s in a union?
Rhiannon Russell listens in as journalists from the Hamilton Spectator, Toronto Star, London Free Press and CTV discuss unions in the newsroom, publisher influence and working for free.
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Occupiers, big media wants your help!
In a sea of inept coverage on the Occupy protests, news corporations are now out to make more cash by doing less journalism. Shannon Rupp on the grab for free content — and the persistent myth that newspapers' raison d’être is to inform citizens. The article originally appeared on The Tyee, and is reprinted with…
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Ottawa Public Health, the media, and the latest infection scare
In a hastily organized media conference mid-October, Ottawa’s chief medical officer of health announced a local, privately owned “non-hospital” clinic flunked proper infection control measures, resulting in the potential exposure of thousands to Hepatitis and HIV. Carleton University's Josh Greenberg on the resulting brouhaha. This post originally appeared on PR Conversations, and is reprinted with…
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Call for submissions: Speak Magazine
It's that time of year again: Speak magazine's annual call for submissions. This year Speak is being headed by the University of Regina's jhr Chapter, with support from faculty and students from the University of Regina's School of Journalism and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Speak is an annual human rights magazine published by…