The Prime Minister is in the hospital? Thirty bodies in a Texas home? You can file both them under news that wasn’t. As The Current‘s Anna Maria Tremonti said on Friday’s show, “fake news never had it so good.” Common denominator: Twitter.
When Krista Erickson’ recently interviewed world-renowned Canadian dancer Margie Gillis on Sun TV, the result was raw comedy, writes Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle.
The Eastern Door is having a very, very good year. First, it was nominated for a 2011 Michener Award; then it was honoured by the Canadian Association of Journalists. Brittany LeBorgne tells how one small, 2,000-circulation paper based in Kahnawake became a big player in the news world by doing great community journalism.
There are plenty of questions that surround WikiLeaks, writes Joshua Noble in yesterday’s Toronto Star. Is anonymous leaking ethical? Does it endanger or protect? Is it democratic or anarchistic? But most of all, are we asking the right questions? “If we take a step back from the rhetoric that surrounds Wikileaks,” writes Noble, “there is…
When it comes to religion-based broadcasts, it’s not uncommon for people to make bold — but tenuous — statements on air. But when it comes to religious opinions, how far is too far? This sticky question played front and centre in a recent decision by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, and is worth examining.
The Committee to Protect Journalists is reporting 251 journalists have been killed in the past decade. The report comes within hours of Pakistani reporter Saleem Shahzad’s murder after he reported on Al-Quaeda’s involvement in his country’s navy.A Pakistani journalist friend of mine posted this on May 31 at 4:14 a.m. PST:“New development in case of…
Online news start-ups are collaborative, innovative, and full of great journalism — but where’s the money? Former J-Source associate editor Dana Lacey introduces you to the minds behind Canada’s online news start-ups, as they try to answer the biz’s biggest elephant-in-the-room question.
Globe and Mail columnnist Christie Blatchford is none too impressed with Bonnie Porter, the presiding coroner of the Ashley Smith Inquest. In an article published in Saturday’s Globe and Mail, Blatchford writes that “Porter has three decisions to make, all of which in my view could be made in a few minutes by a chimpanzee.”
Posting this just because it speaks to the dedication of the profession: Eighteen of 26 reporters in Joplin lost their homes during the tornado — but kept on reporting. Now, folks are getting together to help them, too.
Arianna Huffington was in Toronto yesterday for the Canada launch of the Huffington Post. So what did she have to say?