Journalist and activist Bob Carty has died
CJFE Board member Bob Carty, a journalist and activist with a tireless dedication to human rights, passed away on Sunday, September 22, in an Ottawa hospital.
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Microsoft lays off Canada news editor Lee Richardson
Richardson was laid off as part of the company’s strategy to cut its overall workforce by 18,000 positions.
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CTV London reporter Cristina Howorun wins labour journalism award
Howorun won the Unifor Local 87-M Labour Journalism Award for her reporting on right-to-work legislation in North America.
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Regina Leader-Post names new education, legislature reporters
Emma Graney, the newspaper’s education reporter, will cover the Saskatchewan legislature while Austin Davis becomes the Leader-Post’s new education reporter.
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Barry Hertz joining National Post as features editor
Hertz, currently the manager of editorial production at Maclean’s, will take over the role from Benjamin Errett, now the Post’s director of strategy.
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Nicolas Van Praet joins Globe as Montreal business reporter
Van Praet, currently the Montreal business correspondent for the National Post, will join The Globe and Mail in October.
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Public editor: The Globe’s rating systems explained
A reader wrote to us this week confused about the star rating system used in The Globe and Mail.
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Andy Blatchford named CP finance and economics reporter
Blatchford, who currently works in the Montreal bureau of The Canadian Press, will start his new role in Ottawa on Oct. 6.
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Tom Gierasimczuk named publisher of Vancouver Magazine, Western Living
Gierasimczuk, currently vice-president of editorial and business development at Canada Wide Media, will start his new role on Oct. 1.
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Globe public editor: Without the media, some things would never be revealed
Generally, Canada’s courts have been in favour of openness and have ruled in favour of the media’s social and moral duty to report openly on matters of public interest. So why is it that the media must continue to do battle?