Ford and the 22 Minutes joke: Was it funny?
Well, Toronto mayor Rob Ford didn't think so.
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Ezra Levant reports on Occupy Toronto; protestors release unedited video
Ezra Levant's report on Occupy Toronto was, perhaps unsurprisingly, pretty negative.
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Why not occupy newsrooms?: David Carr
New York Times journalist David Carr has a question for us: Why not occupy newsrooms? If bonuses are out of control on Wall Street, he writes, they're certainly off the charts for most mega media companies. He writes: [node:ad] The optics of the bonuses are far worse than the practical impact. Newspapers are asking their…
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Online video journalism: 10 common mistakes
UK film maker and new media journalism Adam Westbrook has some advice for online video journalists: don't make your film boring, technically poor, and amateurish.
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Has the ethics committee given Quebecor a bully pulpit?
The Canadian Media Guild certainly thinks so. In a recent release, the Guild, which counts CBC and six other media organizations as its members, accused the parliamentary ethics committee of giving Sun News head Karl Peladeau a public forum to slam one of its biggest competitors, the CBC. And that's not all, says the Guild:…
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Ad Age asks top U.S. media folk: Got hope?
Earlier this month, Ad Age asked top media editors, owners, and thinkers in the U.S. why we should be hopeful for the industry. Chris Anderson, David Remnick, Emily Bell and others answered, all saying the pessimists out there have it wrong. Remnick said it opened doors to new audiences; Anderson said it was an opportunity,…
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Redefining Radio
What is the future of radio? That was the question asked at a HOMAD conference of college educators, students, and radio professionals. The upshot: radio is alive and kicking. What needs to be fine-tuned is its definition.
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A newspaper with a revenge plot?
A journalism student at the University of Tennessee has started a seemingly vindictive newspaper after his ex-wife married her professor.
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Steve Jobs may not have saved journalism, but he sure changed it
Since Steve Jobs’ death, journalists all over the world have been reflecting on the creative genius and how he changed the world of technology. Turns out, the Apple co-founder affected the journalism world too.
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“It’s beyond just any broadcast”
Canada's Indo-Canadian population is fuming over CBC's quiet cancellation of the Punjabi-language broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada. Ishani Nath on the controversy, the fight, and the whys behind the show's overwhelming popularity.