This week in Canadian media history: First newspaper delivered by airplane in Canada
The first delivery of a morning newspaper by air in Canada was made on May 27, 1919, when Roland Groome delivered the Regina Morning Leader to Moose Jaw, Sask.
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National Post names Anne Marie Owens as editor
Owens becomes the first female editor-in-chief of a Canadian national newspaper. She starts in her new role on June 9.
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Long-time CBC anchor Knowlton Nash died at 86
Nash, who spent 37 years with the public broadcaster, died at his home in Toronto.
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Stuart Thompson joins WSJ as senior interactive graphics editor
The Globe and Mail’s multimedia editor, Stuart Thompson, is leaving to join The Wall Street Journal as its senior interactive graphics editor.
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Comment couvrir la santé mentale sans renforcer les préjugés?
Le Forum du journalisme canadien sur la violence et le traumatisme (FFF) lance ce soir, en marge d’un événement organisé par la FPJQ, la version française de son guide En-tête: Reportage et santé mentale. Une publication écrite à plusieurs mains, par des journalistes entre autres, afin d’améliorer le traitement de la santé mentale dans les…
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Memo: Stuart Thompson leaves Globe for WSJ
Stuart Thompson is leaving The Globe and Mail to join The Wall Street Journal as a senior interactive graphics editor in New York.
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Anchor Andrew Chang leaving CBC Montreal
Chang is leaving the supper-hour news anchor’s chair in Montreal. His new assignment with the public broadcaster will be announced later this summer.
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Globe public editor: More feedback on vague and troubling phrases
Journalists should watch out for vague cliches and dig for more details, The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead.
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Star public editor: Mindset matters in mental health reporting
Mindset is an important new guide to improving reporting and writing about mental health. It should be within easy reach in all newsrooms, writes Toronto Star public editor Kathy English.
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Director of digital content Tessa Sproule leaving CBC
Sproule said she is leaving the public broadcaster on July 31 for a startup venture, the details of which she cannot yet share.