Memo: Toronto Star announces layoffs
Layoffs affect 22 regular employees, including 19 in the Toronto Star newsroom. A further 26 temporary staff will depart in “the next couple of months.”
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CBC Ombudsman: What’s in a Name?
The complainant objected to being described as a former board member of Vaccine Choice Canada because she said she appeared on air as a “concerned parent.”
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CBC Ombudsman: Deadline vs. Duty—Taking the time to get all sides of the story
The complainant objected to a cbcnews.ca story about a Toronto-area teacher being investigated for part of an address she made at an Al Quds rally.
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Why Postmedia is opening a digital development lab in Kitchener-Waterloo
New digital development lab will focus on business-to-business products.
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Should the Globe fix or ban online comments?
Sylvia Stead argues to keep them but adds: I would advocate tighter rules for certain topics. By Sylvia Stead for The Globe and Mail As a rule, journalists love feedback – concrete evidence that the fruit of their labour is not only finding an audience, but having an impact. And yet there is nothing…
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“Toward 2020” makes the case for better journalism education
The crux of book is that journalism education, as it currently stands, is broken.
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Journalism Jobs: August 3
Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.
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Memo: Torstar updates conflict of interest provisions in Code of Business Conduct
New paragraph states employees are in conflict of interests if the the employee is engaged in a close personal relationship with an employee who reports directly or indirectly to them, unless approval has been obtained.
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Welcome to Canada: Abdirahman Abdi & the selective silence of Canadian leadership
By Jared A. Walker Just a few moments ago I watched the Mothers of the Movement give a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. To say they were compelling would be a gross understatement. These tremendous women inspired millions worldwide with their grace and resilience in the face of unfathomable suffering and monstrous injustice. They are superheroes. As…
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Canadian media outlets really love reporting on Pokemon Go
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Since Canadian smartphone users have been able to get their hands on it, there has been an insatiable appetite for Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game that allows users to catch Pokemon. And Canadian media has been there to document it, every step of the way. A quick primer, in…