The Toronto Star headlined Tuesday with a story of an "intoxicated" Mayor Rob Ford being asked to leave a gala event. Mayor Ford then accused The Star of continuing its vendetta against him, and called its staff "pathological liars." And so the acerbic on-going battle between the mayor and the city's largest daily continues. J-Source has the round-up of…
BCBusiness has completely revamped itself from a traditional magazine to online site with the launch of a redesigned print edition in March and new website. The magazine also offers a daily newsletter and will roll out an iPad edition soon. J-Source associate editor Tamara Baluja interviewed editor-in-chief Tom Gierasimczuk about the changes at the magazine and how…
It’s 2013. Visible minorities are 50% of the GTA population. What impact has this had in the coverage of stories that fall outside what is considered "the mainstream?" Are the shootings at the Sikh gurdwara in the U.S., Tamil protests in Toronto or the Shafia murders treated like any other story or treated as stories…
The Globe and Mail Monday A1 photo, which showed 17-year-old Kaetlyn Osmond lifting her leg in a revealing crotch shot position, sparked outrage amongst readers. J-Source has a round-up of the reaction from journalists and the public.
About 61 per cent of Americans remain unaware of the financial struggles that have led to cutbacks in newsroom, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. But that doesn’t mean they’re not taking notice. Nearly a third turning away from news outlets when it no longer provides the news consumers are used to getting,…
Digital Journal put together a Future of Media panel on branded content and its role in the newsroom. Here is J-Source's round-up of #FOM2013 from March 14.
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A Waterloo-based startup Media Spot Me says it can help journalists find reliable sources and experts faster.
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom is accepting nominations for a journalist who made a significant contribution to promoting free speech.
How does your right to privacy impact your right to free expression? What kinds of difficult decisions do journalists face in deciding what private information to hyperlink to, or publish? Join the CJFE Q&A and have your questions answered live by panelists Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario; Wilf Dinnick, Founding Editor and CEO…