Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use an on-camera flash
In this Master Glass video series on photojournalism, Star photographer Andrew Francis Wallace explains how to light a subject using an on-camera flash.
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Black Press shuts down Abbotsford/Mission Times
Black Press Media has shut down the Abbotsford/Mission Times, a little more than a month after purchasing the B.C. paper from Glacier Media.
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Hausse importante des plaintes à l’encontre de Radio-Canada
C’est ce que révèle le rapport annuel de l’ombudsman de la SRC, rendu public la semaine dernière. 1130 plaintes ont en effet concerné l’information durant la saison 2012-2013, contre seulement 690 en moyenne lors des cinq dernières années. Une hausse justifiée par l’effet combiné du conflit étudiant et de l’élection provinciale.
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Why we should care when a community newspaper shuts down
Many scholars argue the importance of community journalism to democracy and citizenship, often separately from the business decisions. The historic tension between public service and economics is longstanding. But what if there is another set of lenses beyond journalism, political economic, communications theory and other traditional disciplines to shed light on the significance of news…
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Diversity of media ownership literally non-existent in Canada
The fewer the media outlets, the fewer choices Canadian journalists have in terms of full-time, part-time and freelance employment. Dwayne Winseck, CMCRP director and Carleton University journalism professor, said the content produced by journalists is being undervalued as consolidation through acquisition puts media companies in debt.
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Why the fifth estate created an animated documentary
In the medium of television, you don't have a story without images. CBC's investigative documentary program, the fifth estate is no stranger to that problem. But when its producers decided to present the stories of two people who escaped from North Korea, they faced a unique journalistic challenge. How do you illustrate a story for TV when you…
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Déclin de l’information internationale: Une question d’argent ou de priorités?
QUÉBEC – L’information internationale reste-t-elle le parent pauvre des médias québécois? Question soulevée samedi lors du colloque proposé par le Centre d’études sur les médias (CEM), dans le cadre du congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ). Dix panélistes, dix lectures différentes de la faiblesse de la couverture.
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CJF J-Talk on celebrity journalism: Guilty pleasure or real news?
It's driving eyeballs to websites and media organizations love it. From Miley Cyrus to Gwyneth Paltrow, media outlets are betting–for better and for worse–that names in the news will sell. Is celebrity gossip real news or simply “click bait” in the digital universe? Join Malene Arpe, who writes the Toronto Star Stargazing pages; Alison Eastwood,…
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Toronto’s Watergate? The inside scoop on how the media exposed Rob Ford
Meet the journalists responsible for the biggest story to ever come out of Toronto City Hall. Hear how they did it and what’s next. This will be a lively panel discussion followed by a Q&A. Participants: Michael Cooke: Editor, Toronto Star; Robyn Doolittle: City Hall Reporter, Toronto Star; Andrew Coyne: Columnist, National Post; Greg McArthur:…
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Postmedia Network outsources printing of Vancouver Sun and The Province
Postmedia has entered into two separate print outsourcing agreements: one with TC Transcontinental Printing for the production of the Vancouver Sun and with Black Press for the production of The Province, when its current facility closes in 2015.