By The Canadian Press Unions representing Canadian journalists want five Postmedia executives to reject bonuses totalling $2.275 million as the struggling newspaper chain continues staff reductions. The company awarded Postmedia president and CEO Paul Godfrey $900,000, CFO Doug Lamb $450,000, COO Andrew MacLeod $425,000, legal and general counsel Jeffrey Haar $300,000, and National Post president…
By Amanda Ghazale Aziz When Carleton University asked reporter Judy Trinh to give a talk on diversity in the journalism industry to students in the journalism and communications program, she said yes. She suspected why the university had asked her: She works full-time for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and she’s not white. Even with some reservations,…
The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Nov. 18, 2016 from Michael Cooke, editor, and Irene Gentle, managing editor. Colleagues, I am very happy to announce some further changes in the newsroom. Patrick Ho will bring his digital-first style and strong talent for rewrite and coaching newer reporters to a new breaking…
It’s part of a massive campaign against the TPP in North America, led north of the border by CWA Canada.
The average employment income of a journalist in Canada was $46,621, according to Statistics Canada’s 2011 census.
Process has been “frustrating” says unit chair Jonathan Goldsbie.
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Mary Ellen MacIntyre There is no music in snow-laden boots stomping on the tiled floors at picket headquarters. Out on the line, winter is about nothing but staying warm. Long johns, scarves—mittens some hadn’t worn since grade school—and those wonderful packets of hand and foot warmers…
By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor CWA Canada’s National Representative Council unanimously adopted Canada’s first guidelines on educational media internships at the union’s annual meeting in Calgary from April 29-30 to establish fair standards across the media industry. The CWA Canada Associate Members Steering Committee wrote the 15 internship guidelines. The union’s list of…
By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor Before the Internet and World Wide Web became fully commercialized in the mid-1990s, freelance writers and photographers began using computer networks as organizing tools as early as 1992. Even before rights-grabbing contractsbecame the strong concern they are today for freelancers in Europe and North America, and before freelancers launched social…
15 layoffs reported at Vice’s U.S. office as company restructures.