Media on the Move: May 5 to May 18
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for May 5 to May 18.
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: No reason to give equal time to naturopathy believers
Sylvia Stead writes: To do so would be a false journalistic balance and could endanger public
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Memo: CBC responds after Jian Ghomeshi apology and Kathryn Borel’s statement
The following memo was sent to CBC staff from Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, and Josée Girard, Vice-President, People and Culture, on May 11, 2016.
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Ghomeshi’s accuser says peace bond ‘clearest path to the truth’
Kathryn Borel, a former CBC employee, says she agreed to a peace bond over a trial because “it seemed like the clearest path to the truth.”
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New Calgary media outlet hopes for a jumpstart with Kickstarter
The founder of The Calgarian wants to raise $12,000 by Jun. 5 to start reporting by September.
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The good and bad of mobile, social and vertical news
Looking forward to the future of news, Kate Tenenhouse finds it is mobile, social…and vertical.
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Torstar loss soars to $53.5 million as revenue falls, expenses rise
Torstar recorded extra expenses related to its transition towards more digital media and revenue fell at its traditional newspaper businesses.
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Press freedom under fire
Quebec protests put the spotlight on the heavy-handed treatment of journalists by police.
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A time to embrace uncertainty
Ivor Shapiro’s closing remarks at the Journalism Transformations colloquium at Ryerson University on April 28, 2016.
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Globe and Mail Editor-in-Chief: “Sloppy standards” is where they found issues with Wente
David Walmsley addresses questions from Canadaland and J-Source during a CJF talk in Toronto on May 5.