Ah, what a tease. Many mag writers were surprised and delighted (and in some cases, disappointed) when a nominee list went up on the National Magazine Awards website Wednesday — way ahead of the previously-announced May 2 release date. But, alas, just as congratulatory tweets started flying, the NMA Foundation said the list wasn’t right.
Elizabeth May’s bid to obtain a court order demanding the Canadian broadcasters consortium allow her to participate in next week’s leaders’ debate has failed. Meanwhile, May hasn’t let the consortium’s cold shoulder stop her from promising a little love to the industry.
The federal Conservative candidate in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock has decided to boycott his local paper, The County Voice, after the Liberal Party named the managing editor as its candidate.
Le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) blâme quatre filiales de la société Quebecor pour ce qui s'apparente à du voyeurisme. Il juge que les journalistes Andrew McIntosh et Kina Adamczyk de l'Agence QMI ont porté atteinte à la vie privée de Geneviève Morand, alpiniste amateur, dans un article paru dans Le Journal de Montréal,…
The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA Canada) has announced the Central region winners of its annual electronic journalism awards. The awards honour the best programs, stations and newsgathering organizations in radio and TV.
Is Facebook suffering from Twitter envy? In an attempt to make the social networking site more prevalent among journalists — and to cinch the newsroom crown — Facebook has launched a new page dubbed “Journalists on Facebook”, as well as a new meet-up program.
Le départ du président sortant de la Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, et la prise de pouvoir de son rival, Alassane Ouattara, ne sont pas une garantie de sécurité pour les journalistes ivoiriens. Depuis le nord du pays, où il a fui avec plusieurs de ses collègues, le secrétaire général du Comité ivoirien pour la protection…
Le président de Quebecor, propriétaire du Journal de Montréal, a accordé ce matin une rare entrevue à l'antenne du 98,5FM. L'animateur de l'émission matinale, Paul Arcand, l'a questionné pendant près d'une demi-heure sur son investissement dans l'amphithéâtre de Québec, mais surtout sur le conflit de travail qui a affecté le navire amiral de son empire…
Halifax-based Saltscapes magazine is branching out into the restaurant biz. The local mag first talked about extending the brand five years ago, but loyal readers won’t have long to wait now.
CBC’s The House has enlisted veteran journalists Tom Clark and Kevin Newman to help “cut through the spin.” The two will appear on air every Saturday until the election closes.