Jeremy Agius leaves Canadian Press for Globe
Agius, a graphic artist and interactive designer for The Canadian Press’ multimedia desk, is joining The Globe and Mail as an interactive editor.
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Kevin O’Leary leaves CBC’s The Lang & O’Leary Exchange
O’Leary is leaving the public broadcaster to become an on-air contributor for Bell Media.
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Newfoundland Herald apologizes for anti-gay letter
Updated August 14 The editor of the Newfoundland Herald has apologized publicly for publishing a letter to the editor critical of homosexuality, gay marriage and abortion, and a human rights complaint that was filed against the newspaper has been withdrawn, CBC News and others reported.
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Chris Windeyer leaves Up Here Business
Managing editor Chris Windeyer left Up Here Business to pursue a freelancing career in Dawson City, Yukon.
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Ombudswoman: Brunswick News needs more female voices
If we believe that newspapers should reflect their communities, it is fair to say Brunswick News could do better when it comes to female representation in the pages of its publications, writes ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
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Public editor: Why can’t the Toronto Star interview Omar Khadr?
Canadian prison officials’ decision to prevent a Star journalist from interviewing Omar Khadr is a breach of the public’s right to know, writes public editor Kathy English.
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Grant Ellis named general manager of BNN
Ellis will replace Jack Fleischmann, whose last day as general manager of BNN and vice-president of CTV News Channel was Aug. 8
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A moment of silence for CBC in Thunder Bay
Like more than 650 others who recently lost their jobs at the public broadcaster, associate producer Josh Lynn was shown the door. But the effects in Thunder Bay, Ont., go beyond the loss of a couple positions, he says. The impact there is immediate and dramatic: by losing Voyage North, the city’s locally produced programming…
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Globe public editor: Crowd estimate depends on your point of view
Some people are good at counting numbers of people in a grid and then extrapolating that to the larger size crowd. If you try that, you will often find a smaller number than your initial estimate, says public editor of The Globe and Mail.
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Canadian magazine sales down 4.8% in first half of 2014
Newsstand sales and paid magazine subscriptions were down 4.8 per cent for Canadian magazines in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to a report from the Alliance for Audited Media.