Local journalism needs a boost
You can find a flood of information online at any given moment about crime, but if you want to find out about a stabbing in a parking lot in your neighbourhood, you are going to have to turn to local news media.
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Ryerson journalism prof navigates censorship while teaching in China
Ryerson professor Anne McNeilly wasn’t sure what to expect when she travelled to China last spring to teach media ethics and news reporting.
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CBC Ombudsman: Anti-Semitism and The Left
The complainant thought a column by Neil Macdonald analyzing the response to anti-semitism from left-wing activists was based on a false premise and biased.
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Toronto Star Public Editor: What did Ford say? It’s far from clear
While I do believe what Rob Ford said matters to the historical and public record of Ford’s troubled tenure – and to the journalistic record of covering this wild story — I do not see any clear answers regarding Ford’s exact words.
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Getting late evening news and photos into a newspaper
Some readers have not been happy that Olympics events, including medal-winning Canadian performances, have taken place too late for early edition deadlines.
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How the CBC News team covers the Olympics
A news team of 15 covers every Olympic news story all day, every day.
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Halifax’s Frank magazine going to ‘defend the hell out’ of publication ban breach charge
Managing Editor Andrew Douglas says he didn’t get information he published from the hearing.
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Journalism Jobs: August 17
Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.
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Why journalists need to start preparing to cover natural disasters now
As global warming increases chances of violent weather, reporters need to prepare for the likelihood they will cover one, or more, during their career.
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Shad to leave CBC Radio’s ‘Q’ on Tuesday
Tom Power, host of “Radio 2 Morning,” will take the reins at “Q” in October.