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Farewell Kamloops Daily News, Hello future of newspapers

Saturday's untimely death of the 80-year-old Kamloops Daily News is yet another reminder to those who love newspapers that the future is either digital or dismal. Fortunately, there are many reasons newspapers…
The Globe and Mail’s bonus plan could backfire

The Globe and Mail’s bold new compensation experiment is its riskiest innovation yet, with the potential either to make—or break—the paper’s migration to the digital era. But as one expert told business…
Globe public editor: A behind the scenes look at our Mandela coverage

Even though the announcement of Nelson Mandela’s death was made in the late afternoon, much of what you read in the newspaper has been prepared for weeks, months and in some cases…
Globe public editor: Here’s what readers would ask Rob Ford

The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead asked readers to be reporters for the day and offer (up to) five questions they have for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
Star public editor: Journalists honoured in Toronto for pursuit of truth

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honour courageous journalists who seek truth and report it whatever the obstacles, including jail and torture.
The ethics of Rolling Stone’s Boston bomber cover

When the venerable music magazine used a flattering selfie of the Boston Marathon bomber on its cover, it faced a ferocious backlash on social media. Thompson Rivers University journalism student Adam Williams…
Why we should care when a community newspaper shuts down

Many scholars argue the importance of community journalism to democracy and citizenship, often separately from the business decisions. The historic tension between public service and economics is longstanding. But what if there…
Why the fifth estate created an animated documentary

In the medium of television, you don't have a story without images. CBC's investigative documentary program, the fifth estate is no stranger to that problem. But when its producers decided to present the stories of…
The Unknowable Country: Why aren’t journalists pushing governments for more transparency?

Canada’s newspaper editorial writers and columnists seem reluctant to discuss the country’s problematic access-to-information system. The Unknowable Country columnist Sean Holman wants to know why.
No chequebook journalism at Toronto Star: Public Editor

Paying a $5,000 fee for a video showing Mayor Rob Ford in a drunken, angry tirade is not out of line with the Star’s guidelines on paying for information, says the newspaper's…