On Feb. 3, the U.N. officially declared Somalia’s famine over, providing a moment for reflection on coverage of the East African/Somali drought. This week a J-Source post asked: Is African famine too boring to cover? It’s not the first time this issue has been raised. It’s a complex story, one Brian Stewart calls “global mismanagement…
Journos got cute on Twitter for Valentine's day.
According to a new poll released yesterday by the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting organization, three in four Canadians believe that Canadian media is too important to culture and national security to have foreign ownership.
Field Notes Editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli finds out why the President of the University of Guelph said media weren't reporting on African famine because they deemed it a boring story, and speaks with CBC's Brian Stewart to get his take on how journalists are covering the devastating effects of famine in Somalia.
Jennifer Ditchburn discusses how she got the story of the fake new Canadians reaffirmation ceremony at Sun News and how she handled the reaction and subsequent personal attacks from personalities at the network. Re-published from The Hill Times.
Journalism schools aren't doing their students any favours by not teaching them how to be entrepreneurs in the field, according to Arik Ligeti, a third-year student at Carleton University. He explains how teaching students to create new ventures and sell themselves as freelancers will have a net benefit effect as more young people look to find…
Another interesting take on newsroom Twitter policies (a topic that J-Source looked at last week) comes from David Carr’s Sunday column for The New York Times.
Par Colette Brin Pour les journalistes dont l’information est non seulement le métier mais aussi une passion, il peut être pénible de constater que pour la plupart des gens, le devoir civique de s’informer est d’abord un loisir. Loisir qui s’inscrit dans un emploi du temps et un environnement médiatique de plus en plus surchargés.…
Will television be the next news medium to undergo a dramatic transformation? Robert Washburn explains how social TV products such as Apple iTV and Google TV will add a social layer to television programming that will change the way we consume broadcasts.
Starting tomorrow, west-coast news junkies can enjoy new weekend content from The Tyee over coffee and brunch, the independent news website has announced.