Wade Rowland on the Senate’s CBC report
We spoke to the York University communication studies professor and former CBC manager about the report and his upcoming book on the history of public broadcasting in Canada.
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Memo: Robert Fisher’s last day at CBC
“Today Robert Fisher, our news anchor and provincial affairs specialist, signs off.”
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TwelveThirtySix’s Marc Weisblott on the rise of the e-mail newsletter
Billed as a lunchtime tabloid, TwelveThirtySix is also Weisblott and publisher St. Joseph Media’s take on the resurgence of the e-mail newsletter.
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#FOIFriday: send us your worst FOI horror stories
On Fridays, J-Source will feature a new outrageous FOI response, from redactions to expensive research fees.
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Two groups to launch Charter challenge of Anti-Terrorism Act
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Canadian Civil Liberties Association plan to launch a charter challenge against sections of Bill C-51.
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Tuesday Tabs: doxxing journalists, Gawker scandal and the CBC senate report
News about the news for the week of July 21.
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Race affects how media cover Canadian political candidates
University of Toronto professor’s book-length study examines how race factors into news stories about politicians and political candidates.
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Toronto Star’s Robert Cribb on teaching investigative reporting
Cribb will spend four months in 2016 developing a national program that would have journalism schools across the country collaborating on investigative reporting.
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Star public editor: Catherine Porter, Ezra Levant and journalism standards
What happened at the climate change protest point to a journalistic failure regarding accuracy and fairness.
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Media on the move: July 2015, Part 2
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for the second half of July.