CBC broadcaster Craig Norris was caught on a commuter train that was partially submerged during Toronto's storm on Monday. He talks to J-Source about his experience being trapped on the GO train for several hours amidst surging floodwaters.
JHR has trained journalists mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa, but now it’s going to northern Ontario seeking to increase Aboriginal-Canadian participation in local and national media. It’s sending two trainers to a total of six remote communities over the course of nine months to train interested Aboriginals.
À tout juste 40 ans, David Thumbiano est devenu en avril dernier, le nouveau rédacteur en chef de la télévision publique burkinabé (RTB). Une fonction qui l’éloigne du terrain et l’oblige à faire preuve de diplomatie pour gérer pressions et critiques, qui viennent de toute part.
When the Toronto Star announced it was outsourcing copy editing and page design to Pagemasters — eliminating 55 jobs — the journalism community mourned the state of the industry. Copy editors at Pagemasters earn a little more than half of what the Star’s copy editors did, and newspaper veterans say these types of cuts lead…
Sur place à Lac-Mégantic depuis lundi matin, Steeve Dugay, photoreporter pour l’Agence France Presse (AFP) raconte comment s’opère le travail des journalistes sur le terrain. Ou quand le professionnalisme doit prendre le dessus sur l’émotion.
A record-setting storm hit Toronto Monday, causing Sun Media's printing plant in Islington to lose power for "several hours." Production had to be moved off-site to other QMI facilities. CBC Toronto and the headquarters of The Globe and Mail also lost power for a period of time.
Depuis samedi, l’explosion du train à Lac-Mégantic est à la une un peu partout sur la planète. Elle figure même, aujourd’hui encore, au troisième rang des nouvelles les plus couvertes à l’international, selon le classement d’Influence Communication.
C’est le point de vue du Conseil de Presse du Québec (CPQ), qui, dans une décision rendue le 27 juin dernier, statue que les inexactitudes des informations publiées via cette carte en septembre dernier par le Journal de Montréal, exagèrent l’étendue du phénomène des agressions sexuelles et insécurisent inutilement le citoyen.
Miles Howe, a reporter for independent media organization Media Co-op, was arrested during anti-fracking protests in New Brunswick on July 4. RCMP charged him with uttering threats against a police officer. He was later released.
Allegations that two Canadian citizens planned to explode homemade devices similar to the kind used in the Boston marathon bombing during Canada Day celebrations at the B.C. legislature in Victoria is shocking. Does that justify the actions of journalists who entered the apartment of the two suspects this week, rummaged through their private belongings, took…