2016 - J-Source

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Globe and Mail Public editor: A banner year for investigative journalism

By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail It has been a banner year for investigative journalism in Canada. Witness the recent spate of awards for work that uncovers malfeasance or shines…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Updating the bear facts

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star “Did Nunavut hunter shoot grizzly-polar bear hybrid?” read a headline in the Toronto Star some six weeks ago. As it turns out, the answer to…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Estimating crowd sizes is always tricky

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Canada’s new National Newsmedia Council has dismissed – with reservation – a complaint about the Toronto Star’s March report of the Ford family event held…
Shrinking press galleries leave little time for journalists to dig deep

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Anda Zeng A series of photos hangs on Jean LaRoche’s wall. The first shows the president of the Nova Scotia Legislative Press Gallery…
Postmedia announces plan to reduce $648 million debt

On July 7, the media company released its 2016 third quarter results and details of a proposed recapitalization transaction.
Memo: Postmedia announces plan to reduce debt

The following memo was sent to Postmedia staff on July 7, 2016, by CEO and President Paul Godfrey. Today we announced our Company’s financial results for the second quarter of our 2016…
Ryerson reporting project on Truth and Reconciliation makes waves

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor In a recent article in The Atlantic, Kieran Delamont tells the story of how Indigenous people have had a difficult history of representation in video games. It’s…
Torstar CEO David Holland to retire after 30 years with company

By The Canadian Press The roles of president and CEO of Torstar Corp. and publisher of the Toronto Star will be amalgamated into one position, the company said Wednesday as it announced…
Journalism Jobs: July 6

Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.
ATI makes for better policy

By Ato Baako for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Canada’s abysmal Access to Information (ATI) system is slowly being reformed by the federal government, even though a full review of the ATI…

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