When Mitt Romney made his now-infamous “binders full of women” comment during the second U.S. Presidential debate back in October, the Internet latched on. As with most viral things these days, Twitter exploded, a tumblr was quickly created, and memes were born. But as controversial as his comment turned out to be, it prompted TVO’s flagship current…
How do you give voice to the voiceless without damaging them in the process? Paula Last reports from the recent CAJ event on interviewing trauma survivors, explaining how journalists can be sensitive when telling their deeply personal stories
Yesterday, we brought you what the Rob Ford decision looked like as it was covered live. Today, the front pages of the morning after.
Television news is here to stay for at least the foreseeable future, but in an age of instant information, networks must provide more than just the scheduled newscast to keep their audience engaged. Eric Mark Do reports from the recent CJF J-Talk, where a panel of Canadian broadcast executives discussed why their networks are still the sources people rely…
The Grid's cover story this week is a profile of controversial Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy comes a month after she made what at least one journalist called an attempt to “self-destruct” on Twitter. A self-described “shit disturber,” some other journalists refused to be interviewed about Levy for the Grid feature, and in the past, councillors have literally run away from her.
Sun Media is restructuring in a big way – a 500-jobs-cut kind of big way. Former editorial page editor Rob Granatstein says the cuts have “crushed local newsrooms,” but Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace disagrees, responding that the cuts to editorial are hardly “gutting,” though they aren’t made without pain.
Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace responds to Rob Granatstein’s lament on Sun Media’s 500 job cuts, saying that that the cuts to editorial are hardly “gutting,” (though they aren’t made without pain) and that Sun’s restructuring comes in response to “an industry caught mid-evolution between old traditions and new realities.”
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 Thursday night's CJF J-Talk: "Keeping You on the Tube: The Mission of Broadcast News." J-Source liveblogged and livestreamed the discussion with Wendy Freeman, president…
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 as a local newspaper to its competitors.
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.