Algonquin College Professor Joe Banks explains how the college is operating an innovative project to fund news stories in Canada. GoJournalism.ca is a Canadian version of Spot.us, a crowdfunding model for financing journalism. He provides insightful comments after nearly 18 months of operation.
Algonquin College Professor Joe Banks explains how the college is operating an innovative project to fund news stories in Canada. GoJournalism.ca is a Canadian version of Spot.us, a crowdfunding model for financing journalism. He provides insightful comments after nearly 18 months of operation.
Let’s face it: There is no easy way to report on a trial in which the details of the rape and murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford are given. Belinda Alzner looks at the history of the case, the dichotomy between the public's reaction to the coverage and news organizations' understanding of their duty to report…
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, in association with the International News Safety Institute, will present “The War Within: The Plight of Mexican Journalists” on Friday evening, March 30th at 6:30 pm in the Upper Library at Massey College in Toronto.
Les éditions Écosociété lanceront jeudi le tout premier livre en français dédié à l’analyse d’un phénomène d’intimidation judiciaire, la SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation). Ce phénomène touche les citoyens actifs sur les scènes sociale et politique, mais aussi les journalistes. Il a donc un impact direct sur l'information et sur le débat public. ProjetJ a rencontré…
Par Chantal Francoeur Les histoires à la «David contre Goliath» font des bons reportages. Une victime, un abuseur, une lutte inégale: des ingrédients parfaits pour attirer l’attention, l’empathie, des réactions. Les journalistes vont couvrir plusieurs histoires de ce type au cours d’une carrière. Pour réaliser souvent que le cliché est encore plus cliché que ce…
Bell’s plan to acquire Astral has once again raised the question: does media concentration concern you? Bell has been expanding steadily in recent years. Will their plan take Quebec the way of New Brunswick? Consumer advocates are expressing concern about the latest move, but it’s a longstanding issue. Media concentration was the focus of CRTC…
After Greg Smith wrote last week's scathing New York Times op-ed outlining in detail why he left Goldman Sachs, there were a number of employees who took it upon themselves to explain why they left their morally bankrupt jobs. Tim Kiladze, now a business reporter at The Globe and Mail, was one of them.
As Quebec students protest tuition hikes and student associations go on strike, Colette Brin, professor at Laval University, takes a look at how student media are covering the events and, essentially, themselves.
Allowing cameras in the courtrooms of criminal trials have some journalists saying it’s a threat to their livelihood. But as Alexandra Posadzki reports, it could also be used as a tool to increase public interest in court stories, and even create more demand for reporters in this field.