By Duncan Pike A new report from the global press freedom watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), describes the tenure of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a “dark age” for journalism in Canada, citing his hermetically-sealed style of government and the shameful state of our access to information system. The report notes that current Prime Minister…
By Donald Teuma-Castelletti When CBC multimedia journalist Olivia Stefanovich stepped off the plane in Attawapiskat, Ont., on Monday, April 11, she had no idea what to expect. She had reported about the Cree reserve before from her home base in Sudbury, Ont., but she had yet to visit it. But over the weekend, 11 young…
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for Mar. 24 to Apr. 6. Remember to notify us of any journalism job news on Twitter and with the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. [<a href=”//storify.com/jsource/media-on-the-move-apr-7-to-apr-20″ target=”_blank”>View the story “Media on the Move: Apr. 7 to Apr. 20” on Storify</a>]
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor It’s fairly unusual for J-Source to be tipped off about the existence of a newsroom memo by the person it concerns. Of course, most people aren’t Twitter’s Steve Ladurantaye, making a splashy public announcement about his imminent move to the CBC and return to journalism. Just got my hands on…
By Kendall P. Latimer On Feb.2, Kelly Geraldine Malone’s 4,000-word article “Why Indigenous Women Are Canada’s Fastest Growing Prison Population” was published on Vice, sparking a national dialogue about incarceration rates of Indigenous women. The Saskatoon-based journalist still considers herself green—despite an extensive resume, a journalism degree from University of Regina and national and prairie…
By Esther Enkin for the CBC In a story about conflict at a Montreal community college, the complainant, David Murrell, noted that another media outlet identified the religion of one of the students alleged to be involved. The college has been associated with students accused of attempting to join Islamic State. He thought those details…
By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant, Mark Wright, thought CBC in New Brunswick was providing free advertising to one of its regular columnists. The author of World of Work broadcast on radio, and had a column online. The online column linked directly to his company. There’s nothing wrong with using experts, but the…
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star Reporting on the tabloid tizzy over a British court order blocking British media from publishing details of a celebrity sex scandal has embroiled the Toronto Star in a global controversy about press freedom in our digital age. The Star received a “cease and desist” letter Tuesday from a…
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star (ICIJ) came calling for Canadian journalists who could put collaboration above competition to investigate a gigantic global data leak, it is not surprising they reached out to the Toronto Star’s Rob Cribb. The award-winning reporter has spent much of the past three years working on investigative “co-productions” that…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Metro Toronto’s newsroom is now a little smaller. Layoffs of seven unionized editorial staff members were announced on Mar. 8, Bob Hepburn, the director of community relations and communications for the Star Media Group, confirmed to J-Source. Seven of those were in editorial roles—five copy editors, one photo editor and…