If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of Colin Myler's final words to News of the World staff. As former NoTW reporter Paul McNamara says in a recent New York Times magazine article: "In the time since the paper’s demise, I must have watched it a dozen times. And every time, I’ve…
Mark Kearney takes a look at The New Journalist — and discovers a resource that was designed for longevity in the fast-changing journo world.
John Honderich opens his Monday column in the Toronto Star with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities."
Filipino journalists in Canada are sick of the substandard contents of many Filipino newspapers in Canada — and they're ready to do something about it. Romeo Marquez talks to members of the newly-formed National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. This story original appeared on Digital Journal.
Reporters are now part of a content engine, cameras in hand. But how solid will that content be? Simon Doyle on the push for video. This story originally appeared in the Canadian Association of Journalists' Media Magazine.
Broadcast veteran Tim Knight talks about how he lost respect for CBC's flagship news program The National on July 7, 2011. After 30 years of watching, some years of working there, and pages and pages of notes, Knight asks: Has The National lost its journalistic soul?
After the earthquake in Haiti last year, plenty of organizations rushed in to help. One of those was former U.S. president Bill Clinton's foundation, which promised to build several "hurricane-proof" shelter/school duos. However, in a recent investigation published by the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting two journalists discovered promises that look good on paper don't…
The horrific bombing and shooting rampage in Norway generated global front page coverage and raised several media-related debates. First, 24-hour media outlets stand accused of fact-free conjecture for broadcasting news of the Islamist attack that wasn’t. Then there is the issue of the court-ordered media ban, and whether or not the media acts as a…
Montréal accueillera, au printemps prochain, un colloque international visant à repenser le rôle du journalisme au Canada et les politiques publiques le régissant, afin de mieux le soutenir. Intitulé «Stratégies publiques pour le journalisme dans l’environnement médiatique canadien: débats, diversité et financement», il est organisé par des chercheurs des universités McGill, Concordia et Laval, ainsi…
Rogers Communications has released its second quarter results — and things are looking pretty good for its media division.