METZ – «Au bout du rouleau» ou «en mode survie», ceux qui portent les médias de quartier en France en viennent au même constat: il est urgent de trouver du financement. Le président de l’association Journalisme et citoyenneté, Jérôme Bouvier, a invité ces médias de proximité à venir débattre de leur avenir aux 7e Assises…
Alors que son deuxième mandat à la tête de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) s’achève, Brian Myles a décidé de ne pas se représenter dimanche. Pour Projet J, il revient sur quatre années très mouvementées au sein de l’industrie et sur son rôle en tant que président de l’association la plus représentative…
Les membres de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec se doteront dimanche d’un nouveau président, en l’occurrence très certainement l’animateur de la Facture, Pierre Craig, personne ne s’étant pour l’instant présenté contre lui. L’occasion de revenir sur les moments marquants des quatre années de mandat du président sortant, Brian Myles.
The print sector lost nearly twice that of the broadcast sector—6,000 jobs versus 3,700, according to the Canadian Media Guild's preliminary data. Jan Wong summarizes all the recent cuts, cost-saving initiatives and other measures the industry is making to stop the financial bleeding.
Just as interns are beginning to question the value of unpaid internships that fail to provide any real training and low-income workers are rallying for the right to a living wage, Ann Douglas says freelance writers should stand together and remind employers and the reading public that there is value in our work.
Nicole Cohen, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga and co-founder of Shameless magazine, will edit the section dedicated to coverage of contract negotiations, internships, outsourcing and layoffs in Canadian journalism.
With recent reports that camera operators from Global News and a 680 News/CityNews crew were shoved, Centennial College journalism professor Ellin Bessner looks at the challenging work conditions journalists face while covering the Ford scandal at city hall and possible solutions.
City editor David Howell is leaving his position at the Edmonton Postmedia newspaper to take on an undetermined role within the company. The newspaper is hiring a new city editor, said managing editor Stephanie Coombs.
Media Matters Inc. is currently seeking an editorial intern to work out of our office in downtown Toronto. We are a magazine and web publisher with a strong focus on the automotive world and custom publishing.
CJFE will be holding a live chat with exiled Eritrean journalist Aaron Berhane, now living in Toronto. This event is part of an international campaign against impunity facing journalists, writers, human rights defenders, and others seeking to express themselves.The live chat will be moderated by Susan McClelland, award-winning journalist and author of "The Bite of…