This week in Canadian media history: Evening Star launches in Toronto
The four-page paper that would grow into Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily newspaper, and was initially sold for one cent.
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Around the world: International headlines focus on Canadian air strikes in Iraq
The first Canadian airstrikes against Islamic State militants were given significant play by Canadian news outlets Monday.
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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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Around the world: Church makes ‘seismic shift,’ war on ISIS continues
ISIS held its place in Canadian headlines but shared the spotlight with a recent report on the Catholic Church.
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Around the world: Church makes ‘seismic shift,’ war on ISIS continues
ISIS held its place in Canadian headlines but shared the spotlight with a recent report on the Catholic Church.
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CJFE live blog: The chill in Canada’s climate science
Find out why our government is shutting the public out of environmental research, and what Canadians can do to thaw the chill around climate science. Join Canadian Journalists for Free Expression for an interactive chat with Toronto Star environment reporter Raveena Aulakh and leading Canadian atmospheric scientist Dr. Tom Duck.
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Andrew Mayeda moves to Bloomberg DC bureau
By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor Bloomberg Canada’s Ottawa reporter Andrew Mayeda is moving to the Washington, D.C., bureau. Mayeda tweeted he will cover the International Monetary Fund, World Blank and global economics for Bloomberg News. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mayeda previously worked for Postmedia News and the Ottawa Citizen. His replacement in Ottawa has not yet…
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Toronto Star MasterGlass: How not to shoot wedding photos
Toronto Star photographer Randy Risling shows many ways that photographers can ruin the intimate moments of a wedding. Video courtesy of Toronto Star. More photojournalism videos can be found here.
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Winnipeg Free Press adds social media element to letters to the editor
By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor Letters to the editor are a dying breed. Although a long-standing tradition at newspapers, they just don’t jibe with today’s media landscape of immediacy and urgency. The Winnipeg Free Press is changing that by bringing social media to snail mail. J-Source interviewed editor-in-chief Paul Samyn about the new direction of the paper’s…
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Why undervaluing young journalists is a big mistake
Business journalist Karen Ho tweeted about how the media industry treats young journalists poorly and what she sees as the unfortunate ramifications of such treatment.