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Recap: CJF J-Talk with broadcast executives

How can broadcast news best deliver quality journalism while keeping ever-fragmenting audiences? That's one question among many that Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO's The Agenda posed to a panel of broadcast executives at…
Job cuts at Sun Media gut local news, argues former editor

Former Toronto Sun editorial page editor Rob Granatstein laments Sun Media’s 500 job cuts, saying they have “crushed local newsrooms.” The Sun, he argues, seems to be “ceding any advantage” it had…
Building democracy: the relationship between media and elections

On Nov. 13, a group of election coverage experts gathered in Toronto to discuss how media coverage affects election results. Eric Mark Do attended and recaps here the highlights of the evening.
The Globe and Mail acknowledges humour of #GlobeEditorial

The Twitterverse had some fun Thursday with a Globe and Mail editorial about a new video game, spawning the hashtag #GlobeEditorial.
When your recording isn’t yours

Former Toronto Sun editorial page editor and columnist Rob Granatstein was in sole possession of a recording from a 2010 editorial board meeting at which then-Toronto city councillor Rob Ford allegedly made…
From the Joseph Howe Symposium: The importance of trust and transparency in online journalism

Noted experts in their field, Mathew Ingram and Craig Silverman recently spoke about the issues of trust and transparency in a new media world to a crowd of students and media-interested Haligonians…
CBC Ombudsman decision notes ‘growing pain’ of multimedia journalism, concern about use of anonymous statements

CBC’s Ombudsman ruled that a CBC story on the elimination of non-Christian prison chaplains violated its Journalistic Standards and Practices policy—specifically the section that “calls for accurate presentation of information and the clearest possible production…
Roundup: Canadian coverage of the U.S. election

Last night, Canadian newsrooms fervently covered the U.S. election in which Barack Obama claimed victory to lead the country for a second term. Belinda Alzner put together these galleries of what Canadian…
Ira Glass on the allure of radio and the search for ‘the universal something’

Ira Glass’ radio storytelling techniques challenge a news media world that is so full of dark stories. Rhiannon Russell writes about putting a face to the famous voice of This American Life at Toronto's Massey…
On labelling advertorials

How should newspapers be labelling advertorials so that it's clear to readers where the content is coming from? This is just one of the questions Jonathan Sas asks after a recent eight-page advertorial…