Globe public editor: Why sometimes it’s okay for a travel writer to take a free trip
The experience of attending a movie prescreening, for example, is quite different from being a guest on a cruise for example, writes the Globe’s public editor.
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Chris Morin joins StarPhoenix
Morin, a freelance reporter and editor, is joining the Saskatoon newspaper.
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Sonia Verma leaves The Globe and Mail
Verma, an editorial board member of The Globe and Mail, has left the newspaper and moved to Doha.
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University of Regina launches MJ program
The University of Regina’s School of Journalism is launching a master’s program—the first in the prairie provinces.
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Updated: Editor-in-chief, art director leave Canadian Living
TC Media said editor-in-chief Jennifer Reynolds and art director Stephanie White have left Canadian Living but declined to comment on the circumstances of their departures.
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Globe public editor: Militaristic metaphors not helpful to people with cancer
In the stories about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s cancer diagnosis, many people are talking about his “fight” and his “battle” against the disease and noting his strong personality. But are these militaristic metaphors really helpful to people across the country who are dealing with various forms of cancer?
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Derek Chezzi joins Postmedia Labs
Chezzi, formerly the editor-in-chief of Yahoo! Canada, is joining Postmedia Labs as director of project development.
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John Michael McGrath joins TVO
McGrath, a reporter for Queen’s Park Briefing, is leaving to join TVO’s current affairs and documentary team as a digital producer.
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Journalist and activist Bob Carty has died
CJFE Board member Bob Carty, a journalist and activist with a tireless dedication to human rights, passed away on Sunday, September 22, in an Ottawa hospital.
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Microsoft lays off Canada news editor Lee Richardson
Richardson was laid off as part of the company’s strategy to cut its overall workforce by 18,000 positions.