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Review: A Thousand Farewells: A Reporter’s Journey from Refugee Camp to the Arab Spring

Two years after covering the Arab Spring, CBC reporter Nahlah Ayed's memoir has been released in paperback with a new epilogue chronicling the civil war in Syria and her return to Tahrir…
“When the public broadcaster is in peril” – An excerpt from Wade Rowland’s book Saving the CBC

"As “the mother corp” faces the potential loss of broadcast rights for Hockey Night in Canada, veteran broadcaster and media strategist Wade Rowland argues we have less than two years to find a way…
Moving tribute from Ottawa Citizen to Boston Globe

Ottawa Citizen's deputy editorial pages editor Kate Heartfield wrote a moving tribute to the Boston Globe saluting their coverage of the marathon bombing. Heartfield writes she toyed with the idea of sending them pizza…
Opinion: On Brian Burke, journalism and Internet anonymity

Brian Burke says anonymous bloggers have deliberately set out to ruin his good name. As his defamation suit against those bloggers goes forward, perhaps it is time to begin a discussion about…
Opinion: The CBC’s ‘no whites’ policy is a mistake, but no accident

By Matt Gurney, for the National Post On Monday, a job ad was posted seeking a new host for a CBC children’s program. They were seeking a male between 23 and 35…
Opinion: Gordon Fisher, Don’t blame reporters and editors for the problems of the newspaper industry

What I don't like about corporate bullies like Fisher is they're blaming the problems of the newspaper industry on reporters and editors, and not management's own failure to find a more sustainable business…
Why being a news reporter is NOT the worst job in the world

With competitive pressure, tight deadlines and zero tolerance of inaccuracy, news reporting was never a low-stress occupation. The proliferation of digital platforms, tools and techniques aren’t making it easier. Nor are the…
Ezra Levant commentary: Media party = Liberal war room

Watch Sun News Network host Ezra Levant as he gives his analysis of media coverage of the Trudeau ad campaign and the Conservative's attack ads.
Live blog: Women in Digital Journalism

Join a panel of leading Vancouver news media journalists, featuring Vancouver Sun deputy managing editor Adrienne Tanner, CBC's Theresa Lalonde, Vancouver Observer's editor-in-chief Linda Solomon and managing editor Jenny Uechi, public relations…
Happy Birthday Sun News Network (and why it might not get another one after the CRTC hearings)

April 18 marks Sun News Network's second birthday, but its days might be numbered. Media blogger Steve Faguy looks at why Sun News Network is unlikely to get its wish for mandatory carriage…