Chris Wilson-Smith named Globe’s deputy national editor
Wilson-Smith has been promoted from assistant national editor to deputy national editor at The Globe and Mail.
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Live blog: Should surveillance scare you?
Looking at the role of digital surveillance in Canada, CJFE will be hosting a live discussion with Citizen Lab’s Christopher Parsons in conversation with University of Ottawa Professor Wesley Wark, The event will be moderated by Toronto Star National Security Reporter Michelle Shephard.
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Video: Once upon a time, when deadlines, slugs and typeset were tangible
Did you know a deadline was an actual line on a printing press and anything that was typeset after that line would be cut off? Turns out, much of our journalism vernacular comes from the printing presses of a bygone era.
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Innover et réseauter pour sauver le journalisme scientifique
Journalistes et experts du milieu scientifique se sont réunis à Oak Brook (Illinois) en février dernier à l’occasion du Kavli Symposium on the Future of Science Journalism, afin de discuter de l’avenir de leur profession. La teneur des échanges et des discussions ainsi que les conclusions, viennent d’être compilées dans un rapport dont ProjetJ a…
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Brunswick News ombudswoman: How letters to the editor are picked
Letters that are well written, respect the word count and are timely and topical stand a good chance of being published, writes Brunswick News ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
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Globe public editor: Publishing Lac-Mégantic ‘perp walk’ photo does not endorse the practice
A Globe editorial simultaneously denounced the display, but we have to report the news, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
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CBC ombudsman: You can’t report what you don’t know but you can tell the public you don’t know it
Sometimes it is as important to say what is not known as what is, writes CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.
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Ontario Press Council upholds complaint against Windsor Star
The Ontario Press Council ruled that including the complainant’s and his wife’s name in an article on the court proceedings of an individual convicted of drug related crimes exposed them to unwanted publicity and possible negative consequences in their careers.
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Edmonton Journal picks up seven awards at the Society for Features Journalism
Jana Pruden, a crime reporter at the Journal, won first prizes for narrative writing and feature speciality writing portfolio. The newspaper also won in its division for best section.
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Toronto Star, union compromise on digital hires
The Toronto Star has reached a compromise with the union on its controversial plan to hire digital reporters at “market-based salaries.” The union claimed the lesser pay grade led to a devaluation of digital journalism and a two-tiered pay scale.