Depuis l’annonce par TC Média de la mise à pied de 11 de ses 23 journalistes écrivant dans ses 22 hebdos montréalais, nombre de voix s’élèvent pour exprimer leur incompréhension. Parmi eux, plusieurs élus de l’île, qui trouvent le moment particulièrement mal choisi, à quelques mois d’une élection municipale capitale pour la démocratie locale.
By Nicole Blanchett Neheli If you teach any type of media, it’s a constant struggle to keep up with new tools and trends. That’s why I went to the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada’s (BEAC) annual conference in Banff. You can check out my live blog of the event, but if you’d rather not scroll through…
Last week, J-Source published an op-ed from Melanie Coulson who said the National Newspaper Awards need to make some changes to reflect journalism in the digital era. In this letter to the editor, Scott White, the chair of the NNAs board of governors, responds to that column, arguing the program has never been afraid to…
Several media organization, including the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression have launched an advertising campaign to protest Bill C-60. “Our public broadcaster must be at arms length’s from the government,” the ad says.
May 22, 2013 I owe you a note on Bill C-60. I want all of you to know that this Bill, and its potential direct and indirect consequences on our Corporation, is the most important matter on my desk. I (and many members of our team) have had numerous conversations with government officials on this piece of…
Les journalistes n’ont semble-t-il pas apprécié de se faire traiter de «bande d’asticots» par le maire Ford, dimanche. Si la semaine dernière, les médias québécois étaient restés plutôt à l’écart de la polémique entourant une supposée vidéo montrant l’édile de Toronto fumer du crack, rares sont les quotidiens qui font aujourd’hui l’impasse sur cette affaire.
The recent closing of Italian language newspaper Corriere Canadese and the cancellation of the print edition of Canadian Jewish News, prompted speculation about the future of ethnocultural publications in the Toronto area. Ryerson professor April Lindgren argues that these newspapers are a valuable resource, particularly for recent immigrants, and can survive if they localize their news coverage.
John Stackhouse and John Cruickshank stood behind their publications' recent coverage of the Fords in an interview on CBC's Metro Morning on Monday.
Multimedia Nova, the parent company, of the Town Crier newspapers, Toronto Today and Vaughan Today, has decided to suspend publication indefinitely for its newspapers. All the staff have been given lay-off notices.
C’est au tour du Voir d’annoncer sa solution anticrise: pour s’adapter aux grands bouleversements, l’hebdomadaire culturel va modifier sa périodicité dès cet été pour ne paraître plus que deux fois par mois. Mais pas question d’abandonner le papier.