What does a photographer need to cover the Olympics?
While surely many spectators will attempt to capture a visual piece of the 2012 London Olympics with their mobile phones, Olympic photojournalists need a few more pieces of equipment.
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An ear to the GroundWire: citizen journalism for community news
Depending on who you talk to, the rise of the “citizen journalist” may be heralded as democratic, engaging, educational, and authentic. Alternatively, it might be criticized for its diminished professional standards, unsustainable growth or lack of oversight. Jacky Tunistra explains how GroundWire, a national community radio program, harnesses the idea of the citizen journalist in…
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Week in review: Social media and the Danzig St. shooting
I heard about Toronto’s Danzig St. shooting before I’d even got out of bed on Tuesday morning. My iPhone often doubles as an alarm clock and as a result, I find myself checking email and social media feeds before my feet ever touch the floor. Lest that day be an exception, as I came across a tweet…
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Are paywalls changing the way journalists write stories?
Are inverted pyramids, 24-word ledes and formulaic approaches to stories to be the ghosts of journalism past with the proliferation of online paywalls? Or is writing simply evolving on a new medium?
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Former Montreal Mirror contributors launch online arts and culture publication
What do you do when your cultural alt-weekly gets shut down? Move online, of course. Or at least that’s what former contributors to The Montreal Mirror have done with the launch of the new site Cult Montreal.
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CJFE is seeking volunteers for regional monitor positions
The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is looking for volunteers to monitor free expression news in six regions across Canada.
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B.C. Premier Christy Clark vs. her former radio station, CKNW
CKNW's Gord MacDonald blasts B.C. Premier Christy Clark after the politician took a swipe at her former radio station.
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How Paula Todd found Karla Homolka and got her photograph: Macleans
A feature in the latest issue of Macleans lays out how Todd found Homolka in the rural setting of Guadeloupe and how her photographer camped on a neighbour’s goat farm for four days in order to get a shot of Paul Bernardo’s convinced partner in crime.
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Week in review: Stephen Wicary moves to Cuba, Ezra Levant and Tony Clement disapprove
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Paying journalists’ pensions the latest hurdle for newspapers: Carr
New York Times’ media columnist David Carr’s Monday column takes a look at another daunting problem facing newspapers: paying journalists’ pensions.