Weak Canadian FOI rules need revision, says information commissioner
The public’s access to government information in Canada will only improve if existing legislation is reworked completely, says Suzanne Legault.
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Tuesday Tabs: Periscoping a front-page layout, the newsroom’s mental health crisis
News about the news for the week of May 19.
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When newspapers are inconsistent FOI allies
The Globe and Mail endorsed Suzanne Legault’s FOI reforms report—but its editorial board also been equivocal in its support for one of its main principles.
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Beautiful houses, tormented homes in Don Gillmor’s “Shelter from the Storm”
This 2008 Walrus article weaves together the story of the Gillmor’s family and Frank Lloyd Wright’s, who built homes for families quite unlike the author’s.
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Postmedia’s Stephen Maher named 2016 Nieman Fellow
The Nieman Foundation has announced its class of fellows for the 2016 year, including Postmedia national columnist Stephen Maher as the Martin Goodwise Canadian Nieman Fellow.
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CWA Canada releases project on media worker rights and labour reporting
Labour stories are getting lost. At least, that’s what research for the recently launched Media Works: A Labour Rights and Reporting Project has discovered.
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Leonard Cohen’s not-so-golden years in Ian Pearson’s “Growing Old Disgracefully”
This 1993 Saturday Night profile humanizes a man often elevated to god-like status, and shows an artist who worries endlessly about his work, suffers mental breakdowns and likes to eat Cheezies.
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Are Canadian journalists missing the real story when reporting on ISIS?
Yusur Al Bahrani considers the risks of using social media when reporting on terrorism-related stories.
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FHRITP’s long, ugly history
In the past 48 hours, a video of a woman harassed while doing her job as a TV reporter has gone viral, a Hydro One employee has lost his job for engaging the incident and MLSE has said it will ban anyone on their facilities heard saying the obscene phrase at the centre of this…
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Hannah James on reporting international stories from Toronto
The 16×9 producer discusses reporting on a story about Al Shabab with Toronto roots and an international reach.