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Times Colonist cuts four staff just weeks after call for voluntary resignations
The January layoffs took effect just as the 160-year-old Times Colonist announced the sale and impending renovation of its building. -
Ryerson journalism prof supporting journalism innovation in South Africa
JAMLAB is a six-month accelerator program that provides journalism innovators with tools, facilities, contacts and support as they build their media startups. -
CBC Ombudsman: Fixing facts on Facebook
The complainant, Jyothi Jayaraman, was one of 9 who objected to the explanation of the process of medically-assisted death. In the course of taking questions live on Facebook, the interviewee gave wrong information. CBC admitted fault and despite best efforts,… -
Media on the Move: January 31
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. Layoffs were announced at Vice Canada: 23 staff positions cut in aftermath… -
Live Blog: A Conversation with Brian Stelter
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23 staff positions cut in aftermath of Vice Canada and Rogers Media deal ending
Last week, Rogers Media announced it would be ending its $100 million deal with Vice Canada and taking Viceland off the air. -
CBC Ombudsman: The Pit Bull Controversy
The complainant, April Fahr, is the Director of Education and Advocacy for the HugABull Advocacy & Rescue Society. She was concerned that a Fifth Estate episode on whether pit bulls should be banned was biased and cherry-picked data and information.… -
Actions speak louder than words
Journalists’ attitudes towards activism are shifting. Are newsroom policies keeping up? -
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Would you have caught these Globe and Mail slip-ups of 2017?
A reader in London, Ont., wrote to me to say there really shouldn’t be corrections – because all information should be checked before publication. “Doesn’t anybody proofread stories any more before a paper is printed? … To misspell a person’s… -
We interrupt this stereotype
New book looks at Indigenous media that’s remaking Canada’s whitewashed view of history.
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