Michelle Lang Fellowship awarded to Carleton grad Natalie Stechyson
Postmedia announced that Natalie Stechyson is the winner of this year's Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism.
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J-Links for Aug. 13: Raffi vs. journos on Twitter; On political journalism; Myanmar gets journalist association after 50 years
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Raffi takes to Twitter to criticize journos, Paul Adams on the state of political journalism, Canadian Bar Association honours Financial Post editor and Myanmar gets a journalist association after 50 years. And today’s read: Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno’s personal A to Z roundup of London 2012.
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Writing e-book more lucrative than magazine writing for journalist Paula Todd
Publishing a scoop-filled story about finding Karla Homolka has earned the author 10 times more than a magazine-writing fee, according to an article in the Star. The Star reports Paula Todd's ebook has sold as many as 70,000 copies, generating as much as $200,000 in gross sales revenue. Todd's publisher/agent, Derek Finkle – himself, a…
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Jean Charest vs. Radio-Canada over story on surveillance of former head of construction union
If Québec Premier Jean Charest was hoping an election campaign would distract from the Charbonneau Commission that is looking into allegations of corruption in Québec’s construction industry, he was mistaken, as the media showed him this week.
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Canadian-born humour writer David Rakoff dies at 47
Montreal-born writer David Rakoff died after a long illness yesterday at the age of 47 in Manhattan.
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Filature avortée: chronologie d’une controverse médiatique
La diffusion du reportage de l'émission Enquête de Radio-Canada, sur l'arrêt de la filature d'Eddy Brandone, a fait beaucoup de bruits, tant dans le milieu politique que journalistique. ProjetJ a regroupé quelques analyses et réactions.
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J-Links for Aug. 10: Jean Charest angry over Radio-Canada report; Political coverage and ‘churnalism’; A $70,000 parking ticket
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Jean Charest is upset over a Radio-Canada investigative report, political coverage affected by ‘churnalism’, Jan Wong talks to The Tyee and a UK j-school head is charged with fraud. And today’s read: Perhaps Canada’s most expensive parking ticket: $70, 537
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Journalists sans j-school
Glen McGregor, Stephen Maher, Kady O'Malley, Paul Wells and Chantal Hébert are all journalists who have contributed to Canadian journalism in a variety of ways. They are all also journalists who never attended journalism school, based on a Twitter discussion late last week.
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‘We wuz robbed’ journalism and the more even-handed examples
Ivor Shapiro provoked an online furor of discussion over his column on 'we wuz robbed' journalism that he felt occurred after Canada's loss to the U.S. in the semifinals at the London Olympics. Here, he responds to his critics and gives some examples of journalism that went beyond rah-rah in the wake of the game.
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J-Links for Aug. 9: The Star on journalistic ethical breaches; Kai Nagata on Ethical Oil parody video; 2012 a “bloody” year for journos
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Toronto Star on journalistic ethical breeches, one journo shares his views on Conrad Black, an interview with Ethical Oil parody video’s creator and 2012 a “bloody” year for journalists thus far. And today’s read: Undercover government observers will take notes on bilingual service in airports this fall.