Toronto Star planning to eliminate paywall in 2015
The newspaper has partnered with Montreal’s La Presse to develop a new tablet edition of the Toronto Star.
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Around the world: U.S. midterms and renewed Hong Kong protests the focus of Canadian world headlines
Canada’s print media remained focused on the U.S. midterm election results while online, broadcasters featured a spark lit among protesters in Hong Kong.
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Union stages walkout and byline strike over Chronicle Herald layoffs
Dressed in black, members of the Halifax Typographical Union staged a 15-minute walkout outside the Chronicle Herald building to protest recently announced layoffs.
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Book review: 11 journalists take on The Next Big Thing
Based on the Dalton Camp Lectures in Journalism, an annual series at St. Thomas University, in Fredericton, 11 esteemed journalists talk at length about journalism, Canada, war, standing up to power, our tumultuous era and much more.
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What the media didn’t get right covering the attack in Ottawa
While Canadian coverage was praised worldwide, it catered to a national audience. Seemingly mundane questions—such as whether buses were running and which roads were closed—didn’t become the focus of local coverage until much later the day.
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Memos: Postmedia strikes $316M deal to buy Sun Media English papers
CEO Paul Godfrey notes that Postmedia Network has agreed to buy 175 English language publications from Sun Media.
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Updated: Postmedia to buy Sun Media English papers for $316 million
Postmedia Network has struck a $316-million deal with Quebecor to purchase 175 Sun Media English-language newspapers and digital properties.
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Stories that whisper, instead of screaming
For a seven-day stretch, TC Media writers filed stories from their communities that sought to capture small yet poignant moments.
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Around the world: Growing tensions in Israel leads Canadian world headlines
The growing tensions between Israel and Palestine following two deadly attacks Monday led many Canadian world sections Tuesday
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Josh Wingrove on how he captured that dramatic video of the shooting on Parliament Hill
The Globe and Mail’s dramatic video of a police gunfight with an armed shooter, shot by politics reporter Josh Wingrove, has been seen around the world.