Star public editor: A clear case of in-house plagiarism
Can Toronto Star reporters take material from the Star's own archives? Sometimes, yes. But outright copying of a colleague's work is plagiarism, writes public editor Kathy English.
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Live blog: Journalism: How It’s Done, Where It’s Headed
New technologies and business practices are transforming the news media and their relationship to our society. With Ryerson's School of Journalism celebrating its 60th anniversary, its alumni will consider the pivotal choices facing both the industry and a journalism school in this all-day panel. 10 a.m. EST.
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Paginator says goodbye to Sun Media colleagues with fun video
When Brad Demers’s position as a paginator at the St. Catharines Standard was eliminated, he decided he wanted to say goodbye in his own cheeky way.
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AM640’s John Oakley and Global’s Liza Fromer co-host daily simulcast segments
AM640 host John Oakley and The Morning Show's Liza Fromer will co-host live, daily simulcasts at, you guessed it, 6:40 a.m. daily. The collaboration between the Corus radio station and Shaw Media’s Global Toronto show comes as Canada’s broadcast regulator looks at the companies’ relationship ahead of its review of Corus’s $494-million acquisition of several television channels from BCE Inc.
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Metroland launches new community newspaper for Norfolk County
Norfolk News launched its first print edition on Oct. 3 with 17,000 copies. The newspaper has hired a staff of eight to cover hyperlocal news in southwestern Ontario.
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CBC ombudsman: Decision to air interview with Ottawa bus driver’s widow was correct
When the Ottawa Morning Show ran an interview with Terry Woodard, the widow of the driver of the Ottawa bus that collided with a train, there was quite a lot of reaction. The interview was raw and painful to listen to. Was it the wrong decision to air it? The complainant, Chris Young, thought it…
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Public editor: How the Globe discovers and corrects errors
If you are a fan of page A2 in the paper and the corrections online, you will be interested to know how The Globe and Mail staff find out about errors, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
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10 tips for covering funerals
The Ottawa Citizen’s Matthew Pearson recently covered the funeral of Ottawa bus crash victim Karen Krzyzewski. He shares his advice for reporting on such events.
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Julian Sher joins CBC’s fifth estate as senior producer
Award-winning journalist Julian Sher returns to the CBC as a senior producer after 13 years and talks about the changes at the public broadcaster.
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Political cover wraps disguised as articles may be the latest step in evolution of newspapers
Are the financial gains from selling cover wraps that look like newspaper articles worth it compared to the loss of credibility for newspapers? J-Source looks at how the publisher of the commuter daily Metro, as well as media commentators and political parties view these paid advertisements.