Le départ de Roland-Yves Carignan de son poste de directeur de l’information du journal le Devoir a été annoncé ce matin aux salariés dans un courriel interne signé de sa rédactrice en chef Josée Boileau. Une annonce qui semble avoir pris tout le monde par surprise au sein de la rédaction.
Long-time journalists Mike McCardell and Dave Gerry are joining CTV British Columbia’s supper hour show for a new segment called “The Last Word.”
Several students told J-Source they feel their program has been discredited since the University of Ottawa suspended admissions to the program for this fall and that it might affect their employment opportunities.
Canadian newspapers lead the world in charging for online news, moving to digital subscriptions much faster than papers in the United States or Europe. By the end of this year, English readers in most major Canadian cities will have to pay to read their local papers online.
La grande nouveauté de la programmation d’automne d’Ici Radio-Canada Première, comme il faut dorénavant appeler feu la Première Chaine, c’est bien entendu l’arrivée de Marie-France Bazzo aux commandes de la matinale. Pour le reste, on retrouve les mêmes têtes, mais pas dans les mêmes cases.
Lissel will fill the spot vacated by Kate Gajdosik, who moved west earlier this summer to work for Global BC. Lissel’s first day on air will be Aug. 19.
If you haven’t read this great behind the scenes look at a government trying to control the media, I encourage you to do so. It lifts a veil on how governing parties try to throw up roadblocks to keep reporters away from negative coverage.
Many corrections and clarifications that the Globe runs are pretty straightforward. A wrong name or title, an incorrect number or calculation, last week Globe editors heard from a number of readers who were puzzled by what seemed to be an upside-down photo of a Bombardier jet.
Canada’s only independent Jewish newspaper returned to print on Aug. 1. Subscription prices are jumping up 50 per cent, from $39.95 to $60 a year, with the new price kicking in as old subscriptions expire.
Trueman has been the senior producer for Global Toronto’s News Hour since 2010. He replaces former executive producer Jason Keel, who left the position in April.