Torstar reports $70.8-million loss in third quarter
Torstar said restructuring initiatives it made earlier this year will save the company $26.8 million, but it expects print advertising revenues are likely to continue to be under pressure.
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La caméra cachée, un tout dernier recours à la BBC
RIO-DE-JANEIRO – Tout comme la Télévision publique suédoise, la BBC a une politique très stricte en matière d’utilisation de la caméra cachée et de l’entrevue-surprise. L’équipe doit entre autres remplir un BBC Secret Filming Form détaillant la preuve qu’elle possède sur le comportement illégal ou antisocial qu’elle cherche à documenter de manière clandestine.
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PressProgress: a new way of covering news from Parliament Hill
Under the direction of editor Sarah Schmidt, a veteran reporter of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, PressProgress is a new news site from Ottawa with the support of the Broadbent Institute. The site launched on Oct. 28.
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94 layoffs at Rogers Media
Rogers Media President Keith Pelley said in a memo that 94 staff had been laid off from the company. These layoffs follow an earlier round of cuts in May when the company shut down its 24-hours news CityNews Channel and laid off 62 employees.
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CJFE honours Chilean coup whistleblower
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is honouring Bob Thomson as the second ever recipient of its Integrity Award, to be presented at its 16th annual gala on December 4 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
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Memo on layoffs at Rogers Media
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The Tyee looks to expand nationally
The B.C.-based, award-winning magazine has decided to expand its coverage nationally. The Tyee’s editor-in-chief, David Beers, explains this bold venture and what it will take for that vision to be realized.
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Quelle place pour les communautés dans les médias québécois?
Dans la foulée du débat sur la Charte des valeurs québécoises, qui a occupé journalistes et chroniqueurs durant toute la fin de l’été, Projet J s’est intéressé à la place accordée aux différentes communautés dans les médias. Voici un résumé de cette série, pour tous ceux à qui elle aurait échappé.
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Rob Ford says reporters didn’t ask the correct questions about his crack use
Shortly after Toronto Police said they had in their possession a video allegedly showing Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine, the mayor himself admitted it to in a surprise announcement. He blamed reporters for not asking the right questions, a statement that was swiftly rebuffed by Toronto Star reporters.
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Catching a break in Nairobi: How two Canadian freelancers covered the Westgate mall shooting
Two recent Canadian journalism graduates, dreaming of careers as international journalists, caught the break of a lifetime while on fellowships with the Aga Khan Foundation Canada.