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Raveena Aulakh death prompts union call for Toronto Star newsroom investigation

By The Canadian Press The union representing Toronto Star newsroom employees says it has asked the newspaper to appoint an outside investigator to conduct an inquiry into events surrounding the death of a reporter. A memo from Steve Gjorkes on behalf of Unifor’s Star unit said it wants “the third-party investigator’s mandate to include workplace…
Toronto Star Public Editor: When a private tragedy becomes a public spectacle

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CBC Ombudsman: Balancing Act

By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant Silvana Goldemberg thought a strong statement from a filmmaker about one of the messages of his documentary needed to be balanced with an opposing view. He referred to Israel as an apartheid state. Balance is achieved over time and the interview was not about Israel. In this…
Vice Canada workers have voted to join a union—now what?

What comes next for the workers at Vice Canada now that they have voted to join a union.
Memo: Toronto Star Managing Editor Jane Davenport moves to new role outside newsroom

The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on June 6, 2016, from Michael Cooke, Toronto Star editor. At her request, Jane Davenport, our Managing Editor, will move to a new role outside the newsroom and within Torstar, effective immediately. Our newsroom's loss is somewhat softened by Torstar 's gain as Jane will no…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: We need to talk about The Donald

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Talks break down as Chronicle Herald bosses tender offer worse than proposed four months ago

By Teuila Fuatai for rabble Bosses at the Canada’s largest independent newspaper are proposing more staff cuts and salary reductions than those that led to a newsroom strike four months ago, the Halifax Typographical Union says. The union (HTU), which represents 57 editorial staff currently on strike, announced this afternoon a week of negotiations with management…
Labour reporting about journalism back from the dead

New J-Source work and labour editor Errol Salamon on the importance of labour reporting.
Winnipeg Free Press sees success after one year of micropayments says publisher

35,000 people have signed up for the Free Press’s digital content in the last year according to publisher Bob Cox.
Postmedia outsourcing printing of London Free Press; union says 135 jobs lost

By The Canadian Press The union representing workers at the London Free Press says plans to outsource printing of the southwestern Ontario newspaper will cost 135 employees their jobs. Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC-A.TO - News), which has announced a number of cuts and consolidations in recent months amid declining revenue in the newspaper business, says Metroland…