"Everyone" may have known about the child abuse and sexual assault that was occuring in the Catholic Church, but it took years for anyone to bring the issue to light. And in this, says Tim Knight, journalism has played a complicit role.
‘Did you see that guy’s hair?' That’s the kind of commentary CBC is looking to offer its female viewers during the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals. Lena Sutherland and Jules Mancuso, who run whilethemenwatch.com, will run the sports talk show, which they describe as “Sex and the City” meets ESPN.
Marc Ellison, a Canadian photojournalist wrote about his approach to anthropographia in Uganda back in March for J-Source. In a special to the Toronto Star on Saturday, he tells Alice’s story in particular.
It's true: The way journalism and journalists interact with social media is rapidly evolving. So if you think you’ve got a handle on how to use each platform to enhance your journalism, you might want to re-think that with Facebook’s much-hyped upcoming IPO. At least one journalist is, anyway.
What do you do with your highest rated orginal program when it has an engaged audience and phenomenal growth? Cut it. That's what's happening to CBC News Network's Connect with Mark Kelley. Field Notes Editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli finds out why.
A new service, Geofeedia (previously Geofeedr) launched its new interface today. It aims to aid journalists when reporting breaking news by allowing them to monitor geographical areas or to identify an area of interest.
We've known the financial picture for Canadian journalism has been in decline for a while. But one quick-and-dirty answer that has yet to be considered in Canada comes courtesy of a documentary called This Space Available, which is showing in Toronto for the first time this weekend. Here, it is asked: Could a ban on outdoor advertising…
The Detroit Free Press has published an entire gallery of prom dresses that have been made out of re-purposed newspaper. Sure, they may not be practical—presumably you'd have to be okay with ink rubbing off onto you in order to wear one and they would probably rip easier than traditional fabric—but the idea is pretty cool. Some…
At times, newspapers walk a fine line between advertising and editorial. As Heather Jordan Ross explains in the latest issue of the King's Journalism Review, advertorials come in all shapes and sizes and, in some cases, are absolutely essential to the survival of the newspaper.
The Montreal Gazette's Anne Sutherland's tweets last week have raised the question of whether or not editors should have some sort of oversight when reporters are live-tweeting from the field. After all, while live-tweeting on assignment, a reporter is directly representing his or her news organization. Or should reporters simply know better and act the…