When the Toronto Star announced it was outsourcing copy editing and page design to Pagemasters — eliminating 55 jobs — the journalism community mourned the state of the industry. Copy editors at Pagemasters earn a little more than half of what the Star’s copy editors did, and newspaper veterans say these types of cuts lead…
Sur place à Lac-Mégantic depuis lundi matin, Steeve Dugay, photoreporter pour l’Agence France Presse (AFP) raconte comment s’opère le travail des journalistes sur le terrain. Ou quand le professionnalisme doit prendre le dessus sur l’émotion.
A record-setting storm hit Toronto Monday, causing Sun Media's printing plant in Islington to lose power for "several hours." Production had to be moved off-site to other QMI facilities. CBC Toronto and the headquarters of The Globe and Mail also lost power for a period of time.
Depuis samedi, l’explosion du train à Lac-Mégantic est à la une un peu partout sur la planète. Elle figure même, aujourd’hui encore, au troisième rang des nouvelles les plus couvertes à l’international, selon le classement d’Influence Communication.
C’est le point de vue du Conseil de Presse du Québec (CPQ), qui, dans une décision rendue le 27 juin dernier, statue que les inexactitudes des informations publiées via cette carte en septembre dernier par le Journal de Montréal, exagèrent l’étendue du phénomène des agressions sexuelles et insécurisent inutilement le citoyen.
Miles Howe, a reporter for independent media organization Media Co-op, was arrested during anti-fracking protests in New Brunswick on July 4. RCMP charged him with uttering threats against a police officer. He was later released.
Allegations that two Canadian citizens planned to explode homemade devices similar to the kind used in the Boston marathon bombing during Canada Day celebrations at the B.C. legislature in Victoria is shocking. Does that justify the actions of journalists who entered the apartment of the two suspects this week, rummaged through their private belongings, took…
Legal blame is being shifted around after media entered the basement suite of B.C. terror suspects while they were in police custody. The media then documented and publicized the contents to news outlets across Canada.
There appears to be a movement towards criminalization of whistleblowers. What are the implications for whistleblowers, and the journalists who cover them?
Melanie Coulson, senior editor at the Ottawa Citizen, gives tips to prospective newsroom interns on how to make a great impression during an interview.