More and more young people enter the labour market not expecting to be compensated for their labour and not viewing fair treatment as their basic right. Not only does this establish an exploitative pattern for young journalists, it is bad news for all workers, says Katherine Lapointe, CWA Canada–CUP partnership program coordinator.
Peter Mansbridge and CBC’s The National faced sharp criticism about their interview with Toronto mayor Rob Ford, in which he fibbed and stretched the truth. Mansbridge, one of Canada’s top anchors, did not contest Ford’s assertions before they aired. But as the show’s executive producer Mark Harrison tells J-Source, there wasn’t enough time to fact…
In this Master Glass video series on photojournalism, Star photographer Richard Lautens teaches you how a good crop can make your photos go from "Blah" to "Ahh."
CMA magazine and CAmagazine have wrapped their runs. To reflect the merger of associated trade groups, a new chartered accountant trade mag, CPA Magazine, launches in January.
With the Local Programming Improvement Fund set to dry up next year, television networks must find ways to cover news outside big cities without blowing the budget. But cheaper isn't always better, writes Harriet Luke for the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Managing editor Andrew Potter has been named editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen, filling a role that has been vacant since Gerry Nott’s departure in September.
One day after announcing 200 layoffs, Sun Media has sold 74 Quebec dailies to Transcontinental for $75 million. The deal, which is subject to approval from the Competition Bureau, was announced Thursday and will add approximately $20 million to TC Transcontinental's operating income before amortization. While the transaction is under review, Sun Media will continue publishing the weeklies…
What you don't know CAN hurt you. J-Source, ScribbleLive and CJFE will live blog the 16th annual CJFE Gala featuring stories we would never have known about if people had not risked their jobs, their freedom or even their lives to tell us. This annual event is an opportunity to hear these stories and pay…
Après les 360 postes coupés cet été, Sun Média, filiale de Québecor Média, annonce aujourd’hui une nouvelle vague de départs: 200 personnes vont être ainsi poussées vers la sortie, dont un quart à l’éditorial. Les salles de nouvelles du Québec ne seront cependant pas touchées.
QUÉBEC – Alors que l’Agence Science-Presse fête cette année ses trente-cinq ans, le congrès de la FPJQ a organisé un atelier sur les relations qu’entretiennent journalistes et scientifiques. Des rapports devenus très tendus ces dernières années, depuis que le gouvernement fédéral impose le bâillon aux chercheurs travaillant pour ses services.