Many scholars argue the importance of community journalism to democracy and citizenship, often separately from the business decisions. The historic tension between public service and economics is longstanding. But what if there is another set of lenses beyond journalism, political economic, communications theory and other traditional disciplines to shed light on the significance of news…
The fewer the media outlets, the fewer choices Canadian journalists have in terms of full-time, part-time and freelance employment. Dwayne Winseck, CMCRP director and Carleton University journalism professor, said the content produced by journalists is being undervalued as consolidation through acquisition puts media companies in debt.
In the medium of television, you don't have a story without images. CBC's investigative documentary program, the fifth estate is no stranger to that problem. But when its producers decided to present the stories of two people who escaped from North Korea, they faced a unique journalistic challenge. How do you illustrate a story for TV when you…
QUÉBEC – L’information internationale reste-t-elle le parent pauvre des médias québécois? Question soulevée samedi lors du colloque proposé par le Centre d’études sur les médias (CEM), dans le cadre du congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ). Dix panélistes, dix lectures différentes de la faiblesse de la couverture.
It's driving eyeballs to websites and media organizations love it. From Miley Cyrus to Gwyneth Paltrow, media outlets are betting–for better and for worse–that names in the news will sell. Is celebrity gossip real news or simply “click bait” in the digital universe? Join Malene Arpe, who writes the Toronto Star Stargazing pages; Alison Eastwood,…
Meet the journalists responsible for the biggest story to ever come out of Toronto City Hall. Hear how they did it and what’s next. This will be a lively panel discussion followed by a Q&A. Participants: Michael Cooke: Editor, Toronto Star; Robyn Doolittle: City Hall Reporter, Toronto Star; Andrew Coyne: Columnist, National Post; Greg McArthur:…
Postmedia has entered into two separate print outsourcing agreements: one with TC Transcontinental Printing for the production of the Vancouver Sun and with Black Press for the production of The Province, when its current facility closes in 2015.
The Tyee is gearing up to implement its plan to expand nationally after its crowdfunding campaign raised almost $102,000. The online magazine will immediately start tapping into a pool of writers who committed to providing more conversation at the national level.
The weekend news anchor position has been vacant since Carolyn MacKenzie moved to News Hour Final weekdays. Goomansingh will join Global Toronto on Dec. 4.
Should interns be paid or unpaid? Join this four-member panel in a theoretical discussion: Melanie Coulson, senior editor at the Ottawa Citizen, did an unpaid internship at Chatelaine; Andrew Langille, Toronto lawyer whose research focuses on unpaid youth labour; Anne Lavrih, manager of intern program at 680News; Adam Shalaby, a TDSB high school teacher who…