Global Toronto names Beatrice Politi as its new managing editor
Global Toronto has named Beatrice Politi as its new managing editor effective immediately.
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Working together helps us all punch above our weight for freelancers in danger
The Forum Freelance Fund, launched two years ago by the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, was able to double the number of safety training bursaries it awarded last year, thanks in part to arrangements it made with Britain’s Rory Peck Trust and the Columbia Journalism School. This year CJS has drawn Reporters Without…
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How drones have been used in journalism and the potential for future use
In April of 2013, Alexandra Gibb defended a master’s thesis for the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC on a particularly timely topic — the use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, for journalistic purposes. Gibb, currently a CBC News Vancouver Scholar, considers defence and security reporting her specialty, and came to the topic of…
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Lac-Mégantic : toujours n°1 au Canada
Si l’explosion de Lac-Mégantic a disparu du Top3 des informations les plus citées dans les médias internationaux, elle demeure ce matin la nouvelle du jour au Québec mais aussi, plus surprenant, dans le reste du Canada, selon le classement d’Influence Communication.
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David Skok on Nelson Mandela and the importance of press freedom
David Skok reflects on Nelson Mandela's impact on him, and on press freedom around the world.
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Lac-Mégantic: la SRC et le JDM se partagent la primeur
Radio-Canada et le JDM ont été le premier médias à annoncer la catastrophe de Lac-Mégantic via leur compte Twitter. Il aura fallu attendre plusieurs heures avant que les autres réseaux ne suivent. Depuis, images et témoignages tournent en continu. Au point de lasser certains téléspectateurs (article modifié lundi 15 juillet à 9h07 pour tenir compte…
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Absence of evidence is evidence of absence in health policy
Since 2011, the Evidence Network, a group of Canadian health policy researchers, has been channeling evidence related to health policy issues into the media. What have they achieved? Ernest Hoffman talks with founder Noralou Roos to chart their progress and gauge their impact.
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Three journalists join City Montreal’s Breakfast Television as on-air talent
City Montreal added Catherine Verdon-Diamond, Laura Casella and Elias Makos to its Breakfast Television on-air team.
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Lac-Mégantic: la course à l’infographie
Hier le Journal de Montréal, aujourd’hui La Presse : les grands médias québécois expliquent la catastrophe de Lac-Mégantic via des infographies interactives.
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Long-time Globe and Mail and Maclean’s foreign correspondent Malcolm Ian MacDonald Gray has died
Long-time Globe and Mail and Maclean's foreign correspondent Malcolm Ian MacDonald Gray has died. He was 67.