2016 - J-Source

Talks break down as Chronicle Herald bosses tender offer worse than proposed four months ago

By Teuila Fuatai for rabble Bosses at the Canada’s largest independent newspaper are proposing more staff cuts and salary reductions than those that led to a newsroom strike four months ago, the Halifax Typographical Union says. The union (HTU), which represents 57 editorial staff currently on strike, announced this afternoon a week of negotiations with management…
Labour reporting about journalism back from the dead

New J-Source work and labour editor Errol Salamon on the importance of labour reporting.
Winnipeg Free Press sees success after one year of micropayments says publisher

35,000 people have signed up for the Free Press’s digital content in the last year according to publisher Bob Cox.
Postmedia outsourcing printing of London Free Press; union says 135 jobs lost

By The Canadian Press The union representing workers at the London Free Press says plans to outsource printing of the southwestern Ontario newspaper will cost 135 employees their jobs. Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC-A.TO - News), which has announced a number of cuts and consolidations in recent months amid declining revenue in the newspaper business, says Metroland…
Media on the Move: May 19 to June 1

Here's our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for May 19 to June 1. Remember to notify us of any journalism job news on Twitter and with the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. [View the story "Media on the Move: May 19 to June 1" on Storify]
Looking back, looking ahead

By Patricia W. Elliott, Editor-in-Chief Becoming J-Source’s fourth editor-in-chief is an honour that comes with big shoes to fill. On May 26, Janice Neil (editor-in-chief #2) and I sat in a booth at the Mercury Café in Regina, Sask., sipping coffee and filling in each other’s memory gaps. It was a great conversation, not only…
CBC doubling down on digital strategy and investigative news in 2016-2017

By Steph Wechsler The CBC has set itself a challenge for the 2016-17 season—to be seen as leaders in both breaking and investigative news online as well as in broadcasting. On May 26, CBC announced its programming for the fall at the CBC building in downtown Toronto, which will feature original primetime entertainment, short-form digital…
Globe and Mail wins nine National Newspaper Awards

Globe and Mail journalist Joanna Slater wins Journalist of the Year.
Memo: Tracy Seeley appointed Executive Producer of CBCNews.ca

Seeley was a producer at CBC’s London bureau for three years.
Four editing tips from Hazlitt senior editor Haley Cullingham

Eleven of the magazine pieces she edited last year have been nominated for NMA awards.

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