By Kathy English, for the Toronto Star Just as opinion columnists have wide latitude to express views that some readers may find offensive, so too do editorial cartoonists have considerable freedom to offend. Freedom of expression can be a messy business and that important principle that as someone who believes passionately in freedom of expression,…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor People still read printed newspapers—free ones, at least. A study produced by BrandSpark International and Metroland Media found that about 75 per cent of Ontarians read one of the past four Metroland Media community newspapers that showed up on their doorstep. “It was a surprise to see this segment of…
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for Feb. 11 to Feb. 24. Remember to notify us of any journalism job news on Twitter and with the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. [View the story “Media on the Move: Feb. 11 to Feb. 24” on Storify]
The following memo was sent to CBC staff on Feb. 24 from Jennifer McGuire, General Manager and Editor in Chief I am thrilled to confirm Brodie Fenlon as the Senior Director of CBC News Digital. Brodie has been acting in the role for four months and has already proven to be a valuable member of my senior…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Information released by the Liberal government on Feb. 19 details $115 million in cuts to the CBC along with several other services. Budgets for sports programming were scaled back by $2.2 million, and specialty and main news services were reduced by $3 million. The $115 million in cuts over three years were…
By Lisa Gregoire When I was in Iqaluit last spring, I went back to the apartment where it happened—the suicide, the assault. It took about a week to work up to that visit. I had spent hours ahead of time walking along the beach and on plush tundra with a 20-year-old playlist in my ears,…
By Esther Enkin, for the CBC The complainant, Suzanne Maloney, thought this was an inappropriate turn of phrase to use when referring to the stabbing of a woman on the streets of Montreal. She thought it implied that the victim was to blame. I disagreed, because both in common usage and in the context of…
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor Photojournalist Eduardo Lima is the 2016 winner of the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award. “I’m thrilled and honoured for the opportunity to work at The Canadian Press alongside their great team of photojournalists,” said Lima in a press release. “I would like to gain a better understanding of what Canadian editors…
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail The Jian Ghomeshi trial on charges of sexual assault and choking has concluded and we won’t know the verdict until March 24 when Justice William B. Horkins rules in front of what no doubt will be a throng of journalists and others ready to tweet, report and…
By Grant Buckler The Alberta government has reversed its earlier position that reporters for Ezra Levant’s online publication The Rebel were “not journalists” and will admit them to government media events. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression welcomed the government’s about-face, but said it was “concerned that this violation of freedom of expression occurred at all.”…