A program that teaches journalism and communications side by side may seem controversial. But Western University says it can see where the media industry is headed and is changing its curriculum to address the increasingly blurred line between journalism and public relations.
Sylvia Stead responds to readers’ questions about newspaper endorsements.
Open source hero or every government’s worst nightmare? Glenn Greenwald has championed making secret documents part of the daily news. He speaks with David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, about power, secrecy and journalism’s role in an era of digital openness.
Reporters can and should synthesize facts and draw conclusions. In matters of controversy, they are obliged to provide alternate perspectives to that conclusion. – See more at: http://jpress.journalism.ryerson.ca/jsource/page/4/#sthash.ZwU0OfNQ.dpuf
The union representing CBC employees said management has informed them the public broadcaster will lose another 400 jobs by March and another 400 the following year.
Credit should be given to the police who allowed media to continue to do their jobs in the midst of an active crime scene, as well as the journalists who fervently covered the situation as it unfolded in a dangerous and turbulent environment.
Postmedia Network Canada Corp. says its losses deepened in the fourth quarter as revenues dropped 13 per cent, weighed down by weaker print and digital advertising sales.
What’s the role of media in influencing public opinion and public policies involving mental health? Join the discussion at this year’s Joseph Howe Symposium at the University of King’s College.
When terror gripped Ottawa last week, Star journalists faced the challenge of reporting the news as it happened in an atmosphere of fear and chaos.
WikiWash, new software conceived by journalists at Metro News, is helping users—including reporters—watch and track edits made to Wikipedia articles in real time.