Because of social media (where everyone has an opinion) and the explosion of online news tips and briefs (where many know the basic facts), the role of reporters is evolving. Their challenge is to help readers better understand what is happening – but also to add value by explaining why, writes The Globe and Mail's public…
The complainant caught an error in a CBC online story, which was quickly corrected. He still thought the story was one sided though, but the CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin writes it was an effective round up of events and reaction after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who was tried for the murder of a young…
There are just as many journalists working in Canada today as there were a decade ago, according to data from Statistics Canada. Given the difficulties newspapers have been having over the past decade, that journalists are even holding their own seems, frankly, amazing, writes the Vancouver Sun's data journalist Chad Skelton. He takes a more…
Many corrections and clarifications that the Globe runs are pretty straightforward. A wrong name or title, an incorrect number or calculation, last week Globe editors heard from a number of readers who were puzzled by what seemed to be an upside-down photo of a Bombardier jet.
J-Source's new editor-in-chief introduces himself and looks ahead to some of the changes in store for the site.
Sport reporting has always been at the forefront of real-time journalism – live match reports have been there since the beginning and are still what people associate most with liveblogs. How is the internet affecting the world of sports reporting and what do journalists have to do to keep up and keep fans coming back…
After five years at J-Source, (three-and-a-half years as editor-in-chief), Janice Neil is turning over the reins to Bruce Gillespie today. Here, Neil reflects on some of the stories we've covered, the debates we've provoked, the ethical challenges we've tangled with, and how we've tried to turn our own mistakes into 'learning opportunities' for you in…
Newsana bills itself as a way of elevating the public's conversation around news, whether it is politics, sports, entertainment, technology or whatever interests people. Ben Peterson, CEO of Newsana and Will Koblensky, a Newsana community intern, provide an inside view of what this unique project is about and how this Toronto-based project fits into the…
With new and emerging technology being updated constantly, it is hard to remember what it was like when the internet invaded Canadian newsrooms around 20 years ago. David Cadogan remembers. His reflections during those pioneering days are captured in this personal essay. As a lifelong newspaper man, he owned several award-winning papers in the Miramachi…
"One of the most popular ways many content publishers are incorporating real-time content into their production schedule is by hosting live chats with experts, celebrities and other notable guests. But how do you keep your content and topics fresh, consistently land awesome guests and cultivate the community you need? Panelists will share their tips…