Star public editor: A case of mistaken identity
The mystery of the photograph identified in the Star as Great War soldier Pte. Thomas Lawless has now been solved.
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Updated: CTV cuts W5 episodes and staff
CTV has cut seven contract positions at W5 and will slash production of its flagship newsmagazine show by up to 40 per cent.
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Public editor: Globe stories on suicide show restraint
While the staff articles showed restraint and said only that Robin Williams died of asphyxia or hanging, unfortunately a Reuters wire story posted by The Globe online included far too much unnecessary detail about his death, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
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Ottawa Sun columnist Susan Sherring running for city council
Sherring, who is on leave from the Sun, will run in Gloucester-South Nepean.
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Updated: 3 laid off at Newstalk 1010
Bell Media has laid off three full-time staff—morning anchor Evelyn Macko, Queen’s Park reporter Katie Franzios and reporter Amber Gero—at its Toronto talk radio station.
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CKNW hires host who asked Christy Clark about being a ‘MILF’
The Vancouver station has hired Justin “Drex” Wilcomes, the radio host who asked then-premier Christy Clark what it was like to be a “MILF,” as its evening host. Wilcomes is part of the new lineup at CKNW after two of it veterans—Bill Good and Philip Till—retired earlier this month.
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Globe public editor: Coverage should treat suicide as a public health issue
In the case of Robin Williams’s suicide, it is a very wide tragedy because so many people loved his humour and sense of fun, but also a very wide opportunity for the media to talk about this public health issue.
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Canadian Press partners with crowdsourced platform Newzulu
The Canadian newswire is partnering with Newzulu, a user-generated content aggregator, to provide crowdsourced, verified photo content.
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Toronto Star Master Glass: How to photograph dogs
Star photographer Colin McConnell takes you on assignment to Woofstock, so you can learn his simple techniques for photographing dogs.
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CBC lays off veteran sportscasters Steve Armitage and Mark Lee
Veteran sportscasters Steve Armitage and Mark Lee are the latest high-profile casualties of budget cuts at the CBC.