Here's a theory that could help newspapers win their most lucrative ad audience back: Perhaps editors should pay more attention to studies of what women actually do instead of relying on what market researchers say they do, argues The Tyee's media columnist Shannon Rupp. Stats show women have more formal education than men and prefer…
With an invitation to over 100 top Canadian photographers, a collection of the most meaningful photos in each photographer’s portfolio has become a body of work highlighting the way that photography can make a positive change in the world. Photographers have submitted a photo that inspired action among the public, one that helped bring about a…
Selon l’analyse quotidienne d’Influence Communication, la naissance de George Alexander Louis de Cambridge, futur roi d’Angleterre, a été la nouvelle la plus rapportée dans le monde et au Canada ces derniers jours. Au Québec, elle arrive en deuxième position, juste après le traitement accordé à Lac-Mégantic.
On the surface, the closure of eight weekly community newspapers is cause for concern for those interested in serving rural Canada; but under further scrutiny, it appears the residents of these areas will continue to get their news from local sources. Yet, digging deeper still unveils a more complex series of questions needing answers. Robert…
Pauline Marois n’avait pas même encore été investie en tant que Première ministre du Québec, que déjà, la polémique débutait: le dessein de faire du français la langue prédominante allait forcément réduire le poids des anglophones.
The CBC and Radio-Canada won't air a TV commercial attacking the federal government's influence on the public broadcaster. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, an independent Canadian media watchdog, launched a campaign Monday aiming to "Free the CBC" from what it says will be Conservative control.
By now the media circus headlined by Rolling Stone’s Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover has decamped for London, trailed by a cloud of intemperate tweets. But before Baby Windsor became the new celeb, everyone, it seems, had an opinion on the magazine’s decision to feature the languorous Tsarnaev, looking startlingly like a rock star. Ryerson magazine journalism…
Panelists will discuss how they led the charge on educating staff and seeking out those with the latest skills. Guests are Steve Buttry (Digital First Media), Shauna Rempel (Toronto Star) and Teryl Franklin (Wisconsin State Journal).
As a magazine editor, Linda Lewis had to know what her readers wanted to read. But her brilliance was knowing “what her writers could pull out of themselves, even more than we knew ourselves,” recalls one freelancer, mourning Lewis who died Monday from leukemia. She had just turned 52.
Après plus de vingt ans d’absence, Radio-Canada rouvre son bureau au Moyen-Orient et c’est Marie-Ève Bédard qui en aura les clés. La journaliste et réalisatrice devient à compter de la rentrée, correspondante multiplateforme dans cette région du monde en pleine ébullition. Depuis Beyrouth, elle aura la charge d’éclairer auditeurs, internautes et téléspectateurs sur les suites…