The dark side of Mexico’s drug war: A lack of reporting on the crisis
The story of the precarious human security in Mexico remains under-reported in the Canadian media.
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From the Starting Blocks to the Finish Line
A media panel discussing how Canadian women in sports media have run their race.
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Adventure, conservation and the future of Suriname culture in “Somewhere up a Jungle River”
This 2007 piece from explore uses one symbol—a endangered blue frog—to tell the story of a jungle ecosystem and Aboriginal culture at a crossroads between the past and an uncertain future.
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Photojournalist Peter Power on freelancing, funerals and famous photos
“We don’t go out and try to make this iconic image. Just an image that’s strong and impactful—how it’s received by the community is very much up to them.”
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After death of Pamela Cuthbert, colleagues recall a generous person and great writer
Pamela Cuthbert lost her life to a stroke on Mar. 11, leaving a husband and young son as well as a wide circle of extended family, friends and colleagues.
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Is Canadian journalism experiencing a generational war?
Massey College panel discusses access, labour and representation in the current media landscape. If there is a generation war in Canadian journalism, they conclude, it certainly isn’t new.
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Who makes most of Canada’s FOI requests? Not journalists
Access-to-information requests in Canada have increased 391 per cent since 1997—but the media’s share of those requests has remained relatively the same.
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Around the World Weekly: March 15 to 20
Marielle Torrefranca of the International Reporting Bureau at Humber College brings you this week’s wrap-up of Canadian coverage of world stories.
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Libel law and the freelance writer
What makes investigative journalism enticing is also what makes it legally dangerous to produce—particularly for freelance journalists without libel protection.
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CBC Ombudsman: No diatribes here please
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin agrees that the use of the word diatribe in a recent story was wrong, but believes disciplining those who were responsible goes too far.