Back to the article Aug. 21, 2013 Memo to all editorial staff: Thank you to everyone who applied for the voluntary departure program. It closed on Aug. 16 and we have reviewed all the applications. Several of our colleagues will leave The Record in the coming weeks. The departures will be staggered and we will…
Office of the Publisher Date: August 29, 2013 To: All Staff From: John Cruickshank, Publisher, Toronto Star Re: Web Width Reduction Starting on Monday, September 16, the Star will reduce slightly the width of the printed newspaper as part of our ongoing efforts to reduce our operating costs. Under this…
Read the related article on the move to a new building I am pleased to announce that The Globe and Mail’s new headquarters will be located at 351 King Street East in downtown Toronto. The Globe will occupy the top five floors of this 17 story office building, which will be named The Globe and…
Read the related story PANETTA NAMED NEW WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT I am very pleased to announce that Alex Panetta will be the new Washington correspondent for The Canadian Press. He is succeeding Lee-Anne Goodman, who will start her new position in the Ottawa bureau next week. Panetta has been our Montreal News Editor since 2009. Prior…
Depuis deux ans, devant la commission Charbonneau, des hommes d’affaires, des ingénieurs et des hauts fonctionnaires viennent avouer honteusement à quel point ils vous ont volé au mépris de la morale la plus élémentaire. Et savez-vous qui est à l’origine de la Commission Charbonneau? Ce sont les journalistes, vos journalistes, qui ont amené la création…
C’est ce qu’a confié à ProjetJ, Dominique Payette, ex-journaliste devenue professeur à l’Université Laval, auteure en 2011 d’un rapport sur l’avenir des médias et du métier de journaliste au Québec, mais surtout actuellement, candidate péquiste dans Charlesbourg. Même si elle affirme que Pauline Marois ne lui a fait aucune promesse, elle assure que sa cheffe…
Robertson, who co-founded the Writers’ Union of Canada, died at age 72 on Wednesday. She took on media giants on behalf of all Canadian freelancers whose work was reproduced in electronic databases without compensation—and she won.
In this age of innovation, we're challenged to learn, communicate and work in constantly changing circumstances. New devices, social connections and apps, force us to evolve as storytellers and adapt our medium to reach specific audiences. Innovation is no longer a luxury; it's a necessity to ensure career competitiveness. So how does a modern-day journalist…
Duffy: Stardom to Senate to Scandal is well-researched and elegantly written biography of Mike Duffy, from his days as an ambitious kid and his climb out of the Maritimes, to becoming a journalist and senator. Veteran Ottawa journalist Mark Bourrie reviews the book.
Bregg, who has worked as a photojournalist for the Canadian Press and Maclean’s, has won the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s lifetime achievement award.