CBC Mid-East bureau chief Derek Stoffel’s advice to journalism students
Journalists must have a strong work ethic and be willing to take employment risks to have a strong career, says Stoffel.
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Canadian University Press creates new project for election stories
Youth Vote launched this fall to share election related news and stories for student publications.
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Conservative endorsements fly in the face of freedom of expression
Newspaper publishers, editors, have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression.
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Toronto Star public editor: Reporting in the Facebook era
Does sending a Facebook message go far enough in trying to reach the subjects of news reports?
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Canadians must demand better journalism, says CBC’s Derek Stoffel
“Journalism and good stories are about real people, not talking heads,” says Stoffel, who tries to focus not just on conflict reporting.
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Questions remain about NDP’s FOI platform
It’s not clear if an NDP government would implement all of the information commissioner’s recommendations.
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How Dylan Robertson investigated homegrown terrorism
Recipient of the 2015 Michelle Lang Fellowship explains how his five-part Calgary Herald series came to be.
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Q&A: Rosemary Barton on holding politicians accountable
The interim Power & Politics host says not to accept talking points, and to point out when someone is wrong.
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This week in FOI news: FOI by the numbers and party platforms
How does the Liberal FOI platform stack up? And how many FOI requests are made province by province?
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Election coverage of Islamophobia left wanting
A newsroom lacking in diversity fails to deliver the whole story, while empathy drawn from experience can produce better reporting.