Heavily indebted CanWest Global Communications Corp is being effectively acquired by cable and satellite company Shaw Communications Corp., the companies announced. “While there is much work still to be done, Shaw’s commitment represents an important step towards a successful financial restructuring of Canwest and is supported by the Company and the members of the Ad…
The Sierra Club of Canada filed a damning complaint against Canwest and Shell Canada, alleging they “violated the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards.” The complaint concerns a series of advertorials about the tarsands, paid for by Shell, which in some formats cannot be distinguished from news …
Well, dang Poynter’s Eric Alterman anyways, for popping the bubble of my favourite New York Times story this year: “Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord.” The tale of how Philippines are killing each other over karaoke versions of “My Way” was so plain weird it was darkly funny. The kind of story you stop to…
Martin Macias Jr., a 20-year old American, was recently refused entry to Canada. Where it gets interesting for journalists is that anti-Olympic activists called him an “Independent Media Reporter,” raising the specter of censorship …
A fire Sunday destroyed CTV’s Ottawa newsroom, at the station CJOH, said many reports. The cause, and how local broadcasts would be affected, was uncertain Sunday. “Among the devastating property losses are the local news archives of this city’s history and the 37-year video history of anchor Max Keeping who is set to retire on…
A Globe and Mail columnist takes umbrage with how some foreign media portray Vancouver’s Olympics …
On Feb. 1, five journalists will reportedly lock themselves up in a French farmhouse for several days with only Twitter and Facebook for outside information, “to test the quality of news from the social networking and micro-blogging sites” ….
So the New York Times really did it: after months of speculation, years after its last failed attempt, it announced that it will charge online readers and explained why in a staff memo. There have been so many opinions ventured about this move that it’s become a big, boring, droning buzz. The reality is that…
International journalists in China have had their email accounts hacked, say numerous reports. But are emails in any country safe from surveillance?
The New York Times is expected to begin charging readers for online access this year. A (free) online story in New York Magazine reveals the heated debate between print and online managers, and the difficult issues behind such a decision. Excerpts: “The decision to go paid is monumental for the Times, and culminates a yearlong…