Toronto Star Public Editor: Media tradition of April Fool’s Day jokes isn’t so funny now
No kidding here: Given widespread concerns about fake news, this is no time for newsrooms to play with far-fetched fraudulent news just for fun.
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Toronto Star Public Editor: Smart readers ask good questions about the how and why of journalism
It is time we did more to close the media credibility gap.
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Police force’s demand for Toronto Star video interview flies under radar
Why the Toronto Star isn’t fighting a production order issued against them.
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Journalists in Mexico are risking their lives to do their job
Mexico’s drug cartels are making full use of cyberspace to mount a campaign of intimidation targeting the country’s journalists and society.
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Postmedia reduces quarterly losses but revenue declines by 13.5 per cent
The Toronto-based owner of the National Post and other newspapers says it had a loss for the quarter ended Feb. 28 of $26.5 million or 28 cents per share
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CBC Ombudsman: What to call Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Using “dictator” is not bias
The complainant objected to one reference to Bashar al-Assad as “dictator” in a panel discussion on The National.
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Journalism Jobs: April 5
Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.
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Live Blog: Reporting the Refugee Crisis
The global refugee crisis has reached record levels, with more than 20 million people around the world forced to leave their countries.
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Journalism more important now than ever, say RSJ teach-in speakers
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Journalism matters now more than ever, the media director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association told journalism students and faculty during the Ryerson School of Journalism’s (RSJ) recent teach-in day. Gail Cohen, former editor of the Law Times, said that while the news industry is struggling to…
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New database seeks to amplify women’s voices in the news media
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By Michael Ott “We couldn’t find any expert women,” cannot be an excuse. That’s the mantra of a new website dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in Canadian news media. Expertwomen.ca seeks to create a database of women from across the country who are experts in their fields.…