TwelveThirtySix’s Marc Weisblott on the rise of the e-mail newsletter
Billed as a lunchtime tabloid, TwelveThirtySix is also Weisblott and publisher St. Joseph Media’s take on the resurgence of the e-mail newsletter.
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CBC Ombudsman: Sound and colour is information, too
In a radio piece out of Iran, reporter Derek Stoffel used the image of people arriving in a horse drawn carriage at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran as a scene setter about the mood on the eve of the conclusion of the nuclear talks.
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CBC Ombudsman: A proposed war memorial and conflict of interest
The complainant questioned the status of Rex Murphy and Peter Mansbridge as honorary patrons of the “Mother Canada” war memorial proposed for Cape Breton
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#FOIFriday: send us your worst FOI horror stories
On Fridays, J-Source will feature a new outrageous FOI response, from redactions to expensive research fees.
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Two groups to launch Charter challenge of Anti-Terrorism Act
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Canadian Civil Liberties Association plan to launch a charter challenge against sections of Bill C-51.
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Applications open for Grace-Pepin Access to Information Award
The Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada has opened applications for the fifth annual Grace-Pépin Access to Information Award.
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Tuesday Tabs: doxxing journalists, Gawker scandal and the CBC senate report
News about the news for the week of July 21.
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Race affects how media cover Canadian political candidates
University of Toronto professor’s book-length study examines how race factors into news stories about politicians and political candidates.
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Four things every journalist should know before writing about autism
Every week a new study on autism seems to surface, and too often there are errors or critical omissions in some of the media coverage on the topic.
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Toronto Star’s Robert Cribb on teaching investigative reporting
Cribb will spend four months in 2016 developing a national program that would have journalism schools across the country collaborating on investigative reporting.