Take in the history of newspapers at the Stop the Presses film series, held Jan. 27 until Feb. 2 in Vancouver. The Tyee editor, David Beers, sits down with Rod Mickleburgh, one of the brains behind the series, and talks about days past in the newsroom and what young journalists can learn from them.
In the wake of the controversy that has surrounded Gilles Duceppe over the past week, there has emerged a media war as well.
In Canadian media, is it just the same small group of journalists and news organizations who consume one another’s tweets and the content that said tweets contain? Or is the influence broader than that?
Par Josée Boileau, Rédactrice en chef, Le Devoir Nous sommes tous, collectivement, à la recherche du scoop, et cette quête prend parfois, comme la semaine dernière, une tournure frénétique, et des sources sont bien heureuses de nous alimenter, et nous sommes bien contents de les écouter, ce qui nous fera vendre ou remarquer. Dans cette…
J-Source is recognizing Wilf Dinnick and OpenFile as the Canadian Newsperson of the Year for his courage to put his own reputation on the line to create new and innovative approaches to engaging citizens with local, public service journalism. Dinnick, a former CBC, CTV and CNN journalist, launched the site a year-and-a-half ago to become…
The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down a sweeping ban on publishing details of the divorce proceedings of convicted murderer Col. Russell Williams, confirming that “emotional distress and embarrassment” are insufficient grounds for supressing information about court cases. The ban was lifted on Feb. 7.
«Ce que La Presse a fait à Gilles Duceppe m'apparaît comme un lynchage, une sorte d'assassinat», a déclaré Bernard Landry ce matin à l'antenne de RDI. L'ancien Premier ministre péquiste commentait les déboires de l'ex-chef bloquiste, Gilles Duceppe. Celui-ci a renoncé à un retour en politique active après que La Presse ait révélé samedi qu'il a payé le salaire…
You might think content is the most important factor when you're trying to sell a story, but it's the pitch that closes the deal. Freelance journalist Katie Ingram gets advice from three seasoned professionals on pitching for publication.
In an exclusive interview with New York Daily News, Lara Logan speaks candidly about the sexual assault she endured in Egypt last winter, her recovery and how she is handling and covering stories now.
Readers of MarketingMag.ca do not believe that a metered paywall system is the way of the future for online news. In fact, they believe that media will always find a way to be free.