Who does the celebrity interview really purpose?
The problem one editor has with the relationship between celebrities and journalists, from GOOD.
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Radio-Canada and Quebecor announce agreement on advertising, broadcasting distribution
Quebecor Media and Société Radio-Canada have come to terms on a new agreement that will see a renewal of Quebecor’s Videotron distribution of CBC/Radio-Canada specialty channels as well as Radio-Canada advertising in Quebecor’s French-language publications.
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Breaking the ‘robocalls’ story: Maher and McGregor
The Hill Times has a feature with Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher — the two reporters who broke the robocalls story for The Ottawa Citizen and Postmedia, respectively. They discuss how they got the story as well as what the reception has been like and how the story has developed since the original broke on…
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Time to give up on newspapers, says MacPhail
After years of trying to convince Canadian newspapers to embrace the future, Wayne MacPhail says he has had enough. With the launch of Open Journalism at the Guardian and other innovations, newspapers fail to understand the changing landscape of journalism. He makes his case with humour and sadness.
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Legally-blind sportswriter in Peterborough, ON, covers hockey and manages department
Last month, Mike Davies told Peterborough Examiner readers that a rare disease had been robbing him of sight and that he was covering the city's OHL team, the Petes, while legally blind. The Globe and Mail's Steve Ladurantaye reports on how he does it. [node:ad]
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Getting the story in Ghana: A Canadian journalist’s perspective
Gwyneth Dunsford, a Canadian journalist living in Ghana as a JHR Rights Media Radio intern, wrote this account of her frustration with gaining access to sources, re-published here with permission from JHR's Field Notes.
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Nouveau Projet: en route vers le second numéro
Plus de 700 personnes ont envahi hier soir la grande salle de Société des arts technologiques de Montréal pour souligner le lancement de Nouveau Projet. Ce magazine né dans la tête du journaliste et auteur Nicolas Langelier se définit comme un slow mag engagé qui veut remettre en question les certitudes et les idées reçues,…
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Guardian’s Open Journalism approach to collaboration goes beyond Canadian experience
The Guardian’s launch of its Open Journalism approach this week with the innovative, witty Three Pigs advertisement also ushers in a powerful endorsement of the collaborative approach to producing news. While Canadian newsrooms are embracing new ideas and approaches, the size and scope of this initiative paves an exciting new path. Robert Washburn opens the…
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CBC’s the fifth estate wins 2012 Canadian Hillman Prize
CBC's the fifth estate has won the 2012 Canadian Hillman Prize in Journalism.
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Le journalisme en région est-il snobé?
Par Mickaël Bergeron Récemment, une amie m’a confié que ses patrons n’avaient pas considéré une candidature pour un poste parce que celle-ci n’avait de l’expérience qu’en région éloignée. On dirait que certains croient que l’on couvre que des activités communautaires. Que l’on ne fait que parler de la chicane de coq entre un conseiller et le…