The decision to pull the plug on the Labour Day edition of The Globe and Mail surprised news industry experts, who called it an international precedent, writes Kelly Toughill, J-Source’s Business of Journalism editor. And it gave readers a sharp reminder that advertisers – not subscribers – still rule the show in print.
Vancouver journalist Jessica Barrett has been awarded the Postmedia Network Michelle Lang Fellowship and will work on a special project about Canada’s changing workforce, job market and economy.
Canadian academic Samita Nandy has established the first Canadian research centre specializing in media, fame and celebrity culture.
Tester des plans de communication de crise jamais mis en branle auparavant. Ou mettre à profit son expertise dans un contexte auquel on n’a jamais fait face. C’est ce qui s'est passé pour les relationnistes qui ont œuvré aux communications à Lac-Mégantic. Projet J a rencontré quelques-uns de ces relationnistes. Ils livrent leur témoignage, presque…
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, in partnership with CBC News and the Mental Health Commission of Canada, has begun work on a comprehensive, Canadian guide to mental health reporting called Mindset – Reporting on Mental Health. J-Source interviewed Cliff Lonsdale, the president of the charitable organization behind this effort.
La tragédie ferroviaire survenue en Estrie il y a presque deux mois a laissé sa place la semaine dernière à la polémique sur la Charte des valeurs, au palmarès des informations les plus citées dans les médias québécois, selon le classement hebdomadaire d’influence Communication.
In a note to subscribers, publisher Phillip Crawley said The Globe and Mail will not publish on Sept. 2 due to lack of advertising revenue, which was necessary to cover the shortfall from the number of vacation stops and the printing costs of the newspaper.
Il y a, à peu de choses près, le même nombre de journalistes au Canada aujourd’hui qu’une décennie plus tôt, si l’on en croit les données de Statistique Canada. Depuis 2001, le nombre de journalistes est resté relativement sable, soit 13 000 hommes et femmes, en dépit des différentes vagues de rachats et de mises à…
Is reporting on court cases in real-time in the public interest, or does it have the potential to do more harm than good? How does adding a real-time element change the role of a court reporter? What are the legal limitations around reporting directly from inside the courtroom? Regardless of how you slice it, court…
Deadline approaching for freelance journalists to apply for bursary up to $2,500 to help pay costs of hazardous environment training.