• Nicholas Hune-Brown, left, and two of his NMA nominated pieces. Headshot courtesy Nicholas Hune-Brown, screenshots by J-Source.

    A behind-the-scenes look at the NMA nominated work of Nicholas Hune-Brown

    By Chris Lowrey Nicholas Hune-Brown is a Toronto-based journalist who has been nominated more than a dozen times at the NMAs, which honour excellence in Canadian magazines. This year, he’s nominated for five, leading all individuals nominees—one in the Words and Pictures category, one in the Health and Medicine category, one in the Profile section…
  • The Canada Periodical Fund provides grants for paid print magazines, non-daily newspapers and digital periodicals. Screenshot by J-Source.

    Canada Periodical Fund changing with the times

    By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The Canada Periodical Fund may broaden its horizons in the years to come. Luc Marchand, the director of the Canada Periodical Fund, told attendees at MagNet, the annual Canadian magazine conference, on June 8 that the results of federal government consultations on media may impact how the fund designs its…
  • There are career options for journalists after they leave the newsroom. Photo courtesy of Matt Meuse

    There is journalism beyond journalism

    The following column was adapted from the opening address at Beyond Journalism on June 2, in Toronto, Ontario. By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor Moving beyond journalism may seem just as scary to emerging journalists as it is to established journalists who haven’t lost their jobs yet, or to former journalists who have already…
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    Raveena Aulakh death prompts union call for Toronto Star newsroom investigation

    By The Canadian Press The union representing Toronto Star newsroom employees says it has asked the newspaper to appoint an outside investigator to conduct an inquiry into events surrounding the death of a reporter. A memo from Steve Gjorkes on behalf of Unifor’s Star unit said it wants “the third-party investigator’s mandate to include workplace…

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    Toronto Star Public Editor: When a private tragedy becomes a public spectacle

    [[{"fid":"6137","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":153,"width":124,"style":"width: 75px; height: 93px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-default"},"link_text":null}]]By Kathy English for the Toronto Star The union that represents Toronto Star newsroom employees called Tuesday for an independent investigation into the death of a Star reporter who recently took her own life. By all reports of those closest to her, the last thing…
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    CBC Ombudsman: Balancing Act

    By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant Silvana Goldemberg thought a strong statement from a filmmaker about one of the messages of his documentary needed to be balanced with an opposing view. He referred to Israel as an apartheid state. Balance is achieved over time and the interview was not about Israel. In this…
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    Globe and Mail Public Editor: We need to talk about The Donald

    [[{"fid":"6125","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":444,"width":361,"style":"width: 75px; height: 92px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: left;","class":"media-element file-default"},"link_text":null}]]By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail It’s no surprise that politics is at the heart of some very raucous and widespread debates – and not just those about what happens in the House of Commons (such as last week’s controversial “manhandling” incident). What…