There is no universal approach to the issue of trespass, which means journalists need to familiarize themselves with the applicable federal, provincial and territorial statutes, and even municipal bylaws on occasion. As law editor Thomas Rose explains, journalists would also be wise to brush up on the idea of digital trespass.
Jane Anido, managing director for CBC Ottawa, explains how the newsroom collaborated to tell the fast-developing story of Ottawa train crash and the challenges they encountered along the way.
À la recherche d’une plate-forme pour rédiger, éditer et partager des textes avec votre équipe ou vos collaborateurs? Voici Editorially. Lancé officiellement en septembre, Editorially est le dernier-né des outils collaboratifs conçus pour la rédaction. Développé par des experts en rédaction web, son ambition est de «rendre le plus facile et le plus efficace que…
Victor Armony est professeur de sociologie à l’université du Québec à Montréal (Uqàm) et l’auteur notamment du Québec expliqué aux immigrants (VLB éditeur). Selon lui, le regard stéréotypé que portent nombre de journalistes sur les communautés culturelles ouvre une brèche dangereuse qui porte atteinte à la cohésion sociale.
It is too easy to dismiss AR as just another fad that newspapers are experimenting with to attract new, younger audiences. What is more significant is the leap of faith these newspapers are taking. In the current climate, it takes this kind of innovative spirit and fearlessness to try something new. And that is the…
There’s no question that the disruptive effect of the web is felt by the media industry. As we continue hearing declarations such as ‘the writing’s on the wall’ and ‘companies are going over the cliff’, news outlets are working hard to adapt to change. In this Social Media Week Toronto panel Sept. 24 at 10…
La présidente de l’Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ), Mariève Paradis, a scruté à la loupe le nouveau contrat proposé ces derniers jours par TC Média à ses pigistes. Satisfaite du recul de l’éditeur sur plusieurs points fondamentaux, elle n’en reste pas moins vigilante.
A complainant said a CBC News story from Calgary unfairly singled out the pit bull to sensationalize the story and that the media has created the bias against these dogs. But CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin did not find any policy violation.
Tyler Olsen, a photographer for the Chilliwack Times in British Columbia, had questions about CBC’s use of a photograph from his paper when they were covering a news story. He acknowledged it was allowed under a Copyright Act provision called fair dealing, but asked the CBC's ombudsman if the use of his photo was ethical,…
Kathy English, the Toronto Star's public editor, questions why journalists are being blocked in obtaining information that would have been readily available to them had they been in public court to witness the proceedings.