Près de 15 ans après la surprise qu’a généré cette poursuite dans le milieu journalistique, Pierre Trudel, spécialiste en droit des médias, affirme qu’une prise de conscience reste à faire sur la portée du jugement Néron.
Albeit quietly, there has been an interesting journalism experiment conducted on Parliament Hill over the last week. Every day, there is a list of committee meetings, panels and other goings-on in Ottawa. The trick for most journalists on the Hill is figuring out which one to attend, and which event will hold the most interest…
The Globe and Mail has gone live with its paywall and its new subscription service, Globe Unlimited. As J-Source reported last week, The Globe has taken a metered approach to its paywall, setting the limit for free articles at 10 per month. Readers who wish to access more than that will need a Globe Unlimited account.
On ne peut vraiment plus se fier à rien ! Il semble si naturel de croire que les décisions des tribunaux, en matière de diffamation ou de respect de la vie privée par exemple, ont pour effet de refroidir les ardeurs des journalistes (le prétendu mais non moins populaire « chilling effect »), de les inhiber au point…
It may not be Canadian, but a legacy weekly magazine shifting out of print production as Newsweek announced today will likely have industry-wide implications, at least serving as an example for publications thinking about going digital-only. As a result, we have created this roundup of coverage and analysis that those south of the border have provided.
Paywalls, engagement, social media and competitors. Those were just some of the subjects broached in Thursday evening's CJF J-Talk with the editors of some of the largest newspapers in Canada. J-Source livestreamed and liveblogged the event. Check out our recap here.
J-Links: CRTC to rule on Bell-Astral merger; Canadian journos top social media list; #bindersfullofwomen
Canadians continue to turn to traditional platforms for daily news despite online news sites and social media, according to a new poll. Belinda Alzner explains which platform was most popular across the board and which one was perhaps surprisingly only used by 10 per cent of respondents.
Canadian University Press president Sam Brooks spoke with Eric Mark Do about the student press’ unique editorial voice, the Francophone representation in CUP and why its member papers find themselves facing the same challenges as newspapers across North America.
Turns out CBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge can rock the horse dance with the best of them.