Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for June 17 to June 29. Remember to notify us of any journalism job news on Twitter and with the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. [View the story “Media on the move: June 17 to June 29” on Storify]
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor If Briarpatch magazine doesn’t raise $15,000 by July 30, it may have to cease publishing. On June 22, the 43-year-old politics and culture magazine based in Regina, Saskatchewan, announced that it was fundraising to help cover a shortfall that has left editor Tanya Andrusieczko and publisher Rhiannon Ward uncertain about…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor BuzzFeed Canada is closing their Ottawa bureau, the Globe and Mail reported June 28. Politics editor Paul McLeod and reporter Emma Loop have been offered the option to relocate to Washington D.C., or severance packages, according to The Globe and Mail’s media reporter James Bradshaw. In a BuzzFeed staff memo provided…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor When Toronto Life publisher Ken Hunt started tracking audience data by a formula of his own invention, his assumptions about what draws in readers were blown away. At a presentation at MagNet, the Canadian magazines conference, on June 9, Hunt explained how he found that some of the most efficient…
J-Source survey finds many outlets across Canada lack a clear policy on when to credit a competitor’s scoop.
It’s human nature to sometimes want vengeance, but that doesn’t make it a desirable remedy.