L’association canadienne des journalistes (CAJ) parle de 2000 coupures à l’échelle du Canada depuis le début 2012, autant que lors de la dernière grande vague de licenciements de 2007-2009. Une situation qui l’inquiète, au point de se demander quel impact la réduction des salles de nouvelles pourrait avoir sur la qualité du travail des journalistes,…
In this Toronto Star video series on photojournalism, Anne-Marie Jackson teaches you how to get your DSLR camera into video mode.
New Canadian Media launched earlier this month with a mission to showcase the perspectives of immigrant Canada. Founder George Abraham shared details of the new media organization in an interview with J-Source.
Should journalists be worried about police tactics that force them to gather information on innocent citizens, violating their privacy and infringing on the right of individuals to freedom of expression? J-Source Law Editor Thomas Rose explores whether so-called production orders are doing just that.
On Feb. 27, 1924, at 8:30 p.m, the Canadian National Railway-owned radio station CKCH went on the air for the first time by broadcasting a rendition of “O Canada.” The Ottawa station became part of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (the predecessor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) in 1933 as part of a purchase of…
Looking back on the life and accomplishments of Western University’s long-time dean of journalism, who started out in the industry as a Canadian Press copy boy.
There are those who say that many of the reasons we need a national, public broadcaster no longer exist because of new technologies. But Jo-Ann Roberts, Canadian Media Guild member and CBC host of All Points West, argues that it is those very technologies, and who controls them, that makes the CBC more important than…
Al-Jazeera English and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression will hold a vigil on Feb. 27 for three imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher Mohamed have been imprisoned in Egypt since December 29 on charges of spreading false news.
The RCMP have obtained a court order compelling five media outlets—the CBC, Global, APTN, Brunswick News and Rogers—to turn over footage and photos of the Oct. 17 riots in Rexton, NB.
Vernon, who works as a reporter for Global Edmonton, has been promoted to the network’s provincial affairs reporter in Alberta. He replaces Vassy Kapelos, who joined Global National in Ottawa in December.