Tim Knight’s stinging critique of The National continues to provoke comments on J-Source, echoing the buzz over Kai Nagata’s ‘why I quit’ statement. With the aroma of phone-hacking still in the air, it seems journalistic angst runs particularly deep this summer. In an editorial, the Globe and Mail called for greater public accountability. Yet a…
In today's rapidly changing media environment, many journalism schools are getting creative when it comes to teaching journalism — and no subject is more tricky than ethics. J-Source contributing editor Stephen J.A. Ward asks: Whither objectivity? This article originally appeared on PBS MediaShift.
The Online News Association has chosen three journalists under 30 for its inaugural 2011 MJ Bear Fellows, including one Canadian.
The Economist a lancé, la semaine dernière, sa première application spécifiquement adaptée au système d'exploitation mobile de Google, Android. Le prestigieux magazine économique tentera de reproduire sur les tablettes virtuelles du Android Market le succès qu'il connaît sur celles du App Store.
The scandal at News of the World links back to some very old abuses, writes The Globe and Mail's Neil Reynolds in a recent column. Namely, the risk of factual error when it comes to using anonymous sources. In his article, Reynolds spans the history of anonymous sources, as well as the use of pen…
By now, most of us have probably read Kai Nagata's manifesto against mainstream TV news — "Why I quit my job". We've also probably read (and perhaps contributed to) the dozens of comments praising and slamming the 24-year-old. Indeed, as Joëlle Pouliot writes in The Gazette, one group has been strangely silent: other journalists in…
There is no way Stephen Harper will become embroiled in a Murdoch-style scandal à la British PM David Cameron, according to a series of analysts interviewed in a recent Canadian Press story.
The news biz may be competitive now, writes QMI's Peter Worthington in a recent column, but it's nothing compared to the wars of bygone days. Especially when it comes to the Toronto Star and the now-defunct Telegram.
Médias Transcontinental a annoncé ce matin l'acquisition du Groupe Le Canada Français, éditeur de journaux locaux dans les régions de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu et de Granby. Transcontinental met donc la main sur 11 titres hebdomadaires et mensuels, ainsi qu'une série de portails web d'information locale.
Quebecor poursuit son offensive dans le sud du Québec. Après avoir tendu ses filets en Montérégie en absorbant les 15 journaux des Hebdos Montérégiens, début février, le conglomérat s'apprête à lancer deux nouveaux hebdomadaires et constitue actuellement des équipes de journalistes à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu et à Granby.