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Review: The End of Iceland’s Innocence

In the opening pages of The End of Iceland’s Innocence, author Daniel Chartier accuses media of sensationalizing the facts to “create an ethos” with readers, and, as a result, of making the…
Lessons in tweeting: Rogers fires Damian Goddard

Even after being sacked by Rogers Sportsnet for his spate of tweets against gay marriage, on-air host Damian Goddard stands by his statements.
Traditional media tops social networks in public trust battle: study

It may be so-called digital age, but traditional media is still tops when it comes to public trust and confidence. According to a new study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium (CMRC),…
Six questions for The Grid

On the eve of The Grid‘s launch as Toronto’s newest it publication, we asked the magazine’s deputy editor Lianne George six questions. By now you’ve probably heard the magazine is ditching predecessor…
When even narrow objectives fall short

A few months ago, Christie Blatchford released Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us. The best work in the book, writes reviewer David Swick,…
The accreditation issue

Last month, Quebec's professional journalists federation voted in favour of creating a special designation for professional journos. Is it the right move? Billy Shields has worked as a reporter in the Caribbean…
World Press Freedom Day

May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. We tell you what Canadian publications are weighing in, what they’re saying, and where to go for world coverage. Plus, some upcoming events you won’t…
More awards

The Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association have announced their award winners. The CCNA list is here; the BCYCNA list is here.
Peace journalist versus proper journalist

The University of Oxford discusses if journalism should be amoral. The discussion was sparked by a comment from a professor of media history, who used George Orwell as her example of what…
The Obama/Osama mix-up

Perhaps you’ve seen it. After all, the YouTube video of a Global TV news anchor bungling Osama bin Laden’s name now has 72,000-plus views. But for those who haven’t: the anchor calls…