Lynda Steele is CTV B.C.’s new consumer reporter
Veteran broadcast journalist Lynda Steele is the new face of CTV British Columbia’s consumer segment, On Your Side — now redubbed Steele On Your Side.
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Future of Journalism talk at Trent
In Peterborough or surrounding area? Well, haul over to Trent University for a 1 p.m. talk at Bagnani Hall, Traill College. Loyalist College journalism prof (and J-Source innovation editor) Robert Washburn will be speaking to the public on “Hyperlocal media and the future of journalism.”
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Postmedia in the digital age
Will journalists at Postmedia’s papers have to up their digital game if they plan to stick around? Postmedia president and CEO Paul Godfrey suggested as much in a recent interview with Reuters after his company posted a $12.3-million second quarter loss.
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Matthew Fisher: “Where have all the embeds gone?”
At any given time in 2006, when the Canadian military formally launched its embed program, between 10 – 15 journalists were embedded and reporting in Kandahar. Same goes for 2007 and 2008. Now? There are two, and one of them, Postmedia’s Matthew Fisher, is speaking out.
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The campaign, Twitter, and you
It ain’t called the Twitter campaign for nothing. If anything can be concluded about last night’s debate, it’s that this election is all about social media. As The Globe and Mail reports, #db8-tagged tweets made up 1 per cent of worldwide Twitter traffic around 8 p.m. EST. “Iggy” trended worldwide. According to one digital based…
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Corruption au Québec: Maclean’s a manqué de rigueur
Le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) juge que le controversé dossier de Maclean's sur la corruption au Québec, publié en septembre, manquait de rigueur et véhiculait des préjugés discriminatoires. Le Tribunal d'honneur de la profession blâme le journaliste Martin Patriquin et le chroniqueur Andrew Coyne, de même que la direction du magazine et son…
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Steve Paikin: “It’s nerve-wracking as hell”
Ever wonder how it feels to be watched by three million politically-charged Canadians on live TV? “It’s nerve-wracking as hell,” says three-time leaders’ debate moderator Steve Paikin.
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Quebec journalists approve idea of “professional journalist” title
Quebec journalists have voted overwhelmingly in favour of creating a professional status or title. More than 86 percent of the vote by members of the Fédération professionnelle des journalists du Québec (FPJQ), supported a form of professional certification. Turnout in the referendum was 58 percent. The vote comes two months after a task force…
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Leaders debates: journalists and audiences see differently?
(update by Janice Neil) Journalists tend to look at the debate of the major party leaders during an election campaign completely differently than those who are actually watching, writes Carleton University’s Elly Alboim. While reporters are assessing the “defining” or “electric” moments such as the knock-out punch, and the winner and loser, he says the…
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“If there’s another subject, I’ll answer it”: PM
We’re off and running — and there’s no stopping the press pack when election fever hits, even when the PM is only answering five questions at campaign pressers. J-Source has begun tracking the coverage. Read on to find out about Harper’s search for “another subject” at a recent Halifax PR conference.