En janvier dernier, le Canada a perdu dix rangs au classement de la liberté de la presse publié chaque année par Reporters sans frontières (RSF). Il se classe désormais vingtième… juste derrière le Costa Rica et la Namibie. Pourtant, l'organisation n'a pas l'intention de s'impliquer davantage au pays.
The federal government is poised to roll out an upgraded version of its open data site. It's one of a growing number of open data sites, and journalists willing to take the time to dig into these storehouses will find a great deal of material to help find and report stories, and to build visualizations that can…
CBC won 30 out of the 56 RTDNA Canada awards over the weekend. Global came in second with a total of 10 RTDNA awards and CTV followed with 9.
Georgie Binks won the PWAC award for best feature story for “Tough Love,” an investigative report on teen boot camps published in Readers Digest. Jackie Middleton’s health story in the Globe and Mail on how to “Unlock the Secrets of your Family Tree” won the short articles award. Peggy Berkowitz won the PWAC editor of the year award for her work…
Alors que la presse magazine survit dans un climat de morosité, Urbania organise un «maudit d'gros party» à la Tohu pour souffler ses dix bougies. L’occasion de revenir sur un modèle d’affaires pour le moins original, puisqu’il consiste à ne pas payer ses journalistes à la pige.
The Grid has laid of four staff members, according to the Canadian Magazine blog. Deputy editor Pat Lynch, staff writer David Topping, associate editor Matthew Halliday and assistant online editor Rob Duffy have been let go. Senior editor Edward Keenan tweeted the cuts represent a quarter of 16 full-time staff. [node:ad] "National advertisers are not spending and no one…
At a time when most news organizations are cutting back on foreign bureaus and on travel, three reporters have got the Gordon Sinclair Roving Reporter Bursary allowing them to report from Peru, southern Europe and northern Alberta. The $15,000 bursary supports travel for a minimum of six weeks for an early career Canadian journalist who…
Broadcast journalist, war correspondent and independent filmmaker Michael Maclear says journalism is “addictive” as he accepted the Canadian Journalism Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. J-Source interviewed the veteran journalist on his successes, regrets, and plans for the future.
An investigation into the mayor of Halifax generated national attention: the mayor chose to end his political career and The Coast landed a nomination for the Michener Award. J-Source interviewed The Coast’s editor Kyle Shaw and news editor Tim Bousquet as the alt weekly also celebrates its 20th anniversary.