As part of J-Source and ProjetJ's transition to becoming an independently sustainable organization, Carleton University is looking to crowdfund $25,000 for a business manager position at the university.
A number of journalists have received honorary degrees from universities across Canada for their contributions to the industry.
New codes will need to recognize that activist journalism in its many forms will continue to be one of the many ways to use media. But, when are journalists ‘agenda-driven activists’ and when are they ‘investigative journalists with a valid cause’? Stephen J. A. Ward with the latest in Ward's Words.
As Canada’s Access to Information Act marks its 30th anniversary on Canada Day, federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault is calling for the act to be overhauled to make all institutions that spend taxpayers’ money – including Parliament – accountable. Legault called for changes to the act in an op-ed piece published in the Toronto Star…
Two Manitoba community newspapers and one paper in Saskatchewan published their last editions Thursday. Exactly one week after shutting down a 134-year-old newspaper, Sun Media announced the Lac du Bonnet Leader, the Beausejour Review and the Meadow Lake Progress are finished.
Steve Buttry pays tribute to Bryan Cantley, who died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday. Cantley oversaw the National Newspaper Awards for almost 25 years and his devotion to journalism included many other notable endeavours.
News organizations rarely reveal the names of confidential sources, but when it happens it's usually because the identity of the source is bigger than the story itself. On the heels of The Barrie Advance outing the PMO for sending out information on Justin Trudeau to news organizations, Edward Tubb looks at other situations where journalists or news…
Les grands éditeurs de journaux de la planète se sont donnés rendez-vous au début du mois à Bangkok (Thaïlande) à l’occasion de leur soixante-cinquième congrès. Un événement placé sous le signe des solutions émergentes et des nouveaux modèles d’affaires, dans un contexte de morosité financière. Revue de détails.
Three journalists from the Calgary Herald watched their cars get swept away by floodwaters while reporting on the scene. The entire CBC Calgary newsroom was evacuated and found a temporary home elsewhere so that broadcasts could continue. Those are just a couple of examples of what news organizations and their journalists went through to cover…
The National Newspaper Awards' official announcement of long-time executive secretary Bryan Cantley's death and funeral arrangements.