Memo: Canadian Press president outlines temporary layoffs at PMNA
The following memo was sent to staff on May 11, 2020 from Canadian Press president Malcolm Kirk Continue Reading Memo: Canadian Press president outlines temporary layoffs at PMNA
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Canadaland staff officially unionized
Staff at independent podcast network and news organization Canadaland are now officially unionized after the Canada Industrial Relations Board approved an application for union certification. Continue Reading Canadaland staff officially unionized
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Newsroom accessibility in a post-pandemic world
The rapid shift to work-from-home shows that better conditions for disabled workers aren’t so inaccessible after all. Journalists discuss the conditions that threatened to push them out and how to bring them back in Continue Reading Newsroom accessibility in a post-pandemic world
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Canadaland staff file to unionize
Staff at Canadaland, an independent podcast network and news organization, have officially filed for union certification. Continue Reading Canadaland staff file to unionize
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Postmedia printing plant staff file to unionize
Workers at the Postmedia printing plant in Toronto have officially filed for union certification. Continue Reading Postmedia printing plant staff file to unionize
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Writing decent work into the future of news
Journalists are among the many workers whose employment has become precarious in the transition to a digital economy. Their core values and the quality of the news are threatened as a result. The threat to our democracy is even greater. Decent work must be written into plans for Canada’s news media industry to create a responsible future Continue Reading Writing decent work into the future of news
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Margaret Wente leaving the Globe and Mail, 5 layoffs following May buyout offer
Departing staff will leave the paper over the summer Continue Reading Margaret Wente leaving the Globe and Mail, 5 layoffs following May buyout offer
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The future of videojournalism at CTV
Traditional reporting jobs in limbo at CTV1 as Bell Media restructures Continue Reading The future of videojournalism at CTV
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BuzzFeed News Canada union begins bargaining
The media giant is one of many digital newsrooms with workers organizing to protect their jobs Continue Reading BuzzFeed News Canada union begins bargaining
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Former reporter creates ‘Rate my Professor’ for newsrooms
This piece was originally published on Columbia Journalism Review’s website and appears here with the editor’s permission. In a corner of a big, empty Krispy Kreme in Atlanta, Valeria Sistrunk is nibbling on a donut. She is 27, with wide eyes and an ever-present smile. She has the positive energy of a TV newscaster—a job she…