Memo: Cathrin Bradbury named EIC Metro English Canada; Charlotte Empey leaves
Cathrin Bradbury will join Metro English Canada as its vice-president and editor-in-chief on Oct. 14.
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Stéphanie Marin, Mélanie Marquis swap positions at The Canadian Press
Marin, a parliamentary bureau reporter, will join the Montreal bureau of The Canadian Press at the end of the month, while Marquis will start in Ottawa on Sept. 8.
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Compressions à venir au Devoir aussi
Dans un article mis en ligne dès hier sur le site internet du quotidien et repris ce matin dans le format papier, son directeur, Bernard Descôteaux, explique que, comme nombre de groupes médiatiques ces dernières années, le Devoir devra se résoudre à une réduction de sa masse salariale.
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Public editor: Why some words have accents in the Globe and others don’t
The Globe’s policy is to use accents on French names and words but not on words in other languages. The belief is that Canadian editors should know the correct accents for French words but cannot be expected to know the accents for other languages.
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5 books to whet journalism students’ appetites
Once you earn that hard-won job, you will be too busy doing journalism to read or even think deeply about capital-J journalism. Books Editor Dan Rowe recommends five books that may or may not appear one of your syllabi, but that you should read anyway.
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Media Musings: Does a journalism education still matter?
The strongest case for a journalism education is that media companies in the vast majority of cases still ask for journalism graduates from college or university programs, writes columnist Joe Banks.
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6 reasons why interviewing streeters is awesome
Talking with non-officials and non-experts about their experiences is one of the best parts of being a reporter. Yes, it can be tough. But here are six reasons to keep reaching out to them.
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Colin Horgan joins federal Liberals as a speech writer
Horgan, a former Parliament Hill reporter for iPolitics.ca, has joined the federal Liberals as a speechwriter.
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Ask a Mentor: How do you network with journalists?
Networking is a big part of job hunting, but how do you get started? Canadian Association of Journalists membership chair Ellin Bessner shares her tips.
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Transcontinental shuts down 20 weeklies, lays off 80 employees
Transcontinental is shutting down 20 weekly newspapers in Quebec and laying off 80 employees.