Despatie announced his retirement from competitive diving just two days prior to Thursday’s announcement. “The announcement of Despatie in particular has been enough to capture the interest of French-language media in Quebec, who could normally not care less about local English-language television,” media blogger Steve Faguy writes.
Former Nova Scotia cabinet minister and journalist Jane Purves died at age 63 on June 1, the Halifax Chronicle Herald reported. Purves started working at the Chronicle Herald in 1974 in the Truro bureau. She was appointed the managing editor at The Mail-Star, a now defunct afternoon edition of the Chronicle Herald, in 1988. Three years later,…
Photo courtesy of CSME. L-R: Aaron Spitzer, Up Here; Penny Caldwell, Cottage Life; Diane Peters, Precedent; Simone Castello, Canadian Living; Karen Eull, Fresh Juice Cottage Life picked up three awards at the Canadian Society for Magazine Editors Choice Awards Wednesday night, including magazine of the year for medium circulation. Its editor Penny Caldwell walked away with the coveted Editor of…
L’annonce a surpris tout le monde hier matin. Par voix de communiqué, Pierre Dion, président et chef de la direction du groupe, annonçait 90 coupures de postes chez TVA, soit 4,5% des effectifs. Peu d’informations ont filtré depuis. Mais une chose est sure, c’est une mauvaise nouvelle de plus qui s’abat sur le milieu des…
The name change to "ICI" or "here" in French had been rumoured for several months, and follows over a year of internal survey. A video on Radio Canada’s website explains the public broadcaster is more than just radio – it’s operations include television, music and digital platforms.
The Toronto Star's radio room program is staying in-house after the union negotiated a 32 per cent pay cut for the interns. "The hourly rate for the students working in the radio room will now be $17, down from about $25 in the old contract," the union bulletin said. "As well, vacation, overtime and holidays…
It can’t do any good to lose the number and quality of people on the Globe list, writes former Globe staffer Dan Westell. But the media owners are desperate to find a way to make money in a digital world, and cutting costs – although not a viable long-term strategy – might provide the breathing…
In her new book, University of Alberta professor Patricia Demers examines the legacy of Miriam Green Ellis, an all-but-forgotten agricultural reporter from the Prairies who refused to be confined to the "women's pages." J-Source Agricultural Editor Mary Baxter writes Demers should be lauded for her eye-opening book.