En trente ans, elle n’a pas atteint son objectif principal, celui d’en finir avec la culture du secret qui règne au sein des organismes publics. C’est le point de vue de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) et de son président Brian Myles, qui a défendu son mémoire devant la commission parlementaire chargée…
The abrupt closing of CityNews Channel on May 30 came at an inopportune time for news consumers in the Greater Toronto Area, because it happened while appetite for local news coverage is stronger than usual, writes Centennial College broadcast journalism professor Ellin Bessner.
Toronto police arrested a Toronto Star reporter, put him in a headlock and handcuffed him for taking pictures after a GO Transit officer was injured in a scuffle at Union Station, the Star reports. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is calling for an investigation.
Pour ses 40 printemps, le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) s’offre une campagne de pub. Le but, faire connaître l’organisme au grand public et l’inciter à exiger une information de qualité. Avant peut-être, de se lancer véritablement dans le champ de l’éducation aux médias.
Canada’s famous abortion doctor, who died last week, was a masterful subject for journalists, his biographer recalls. Catherine Dunphy argues although he was womanizer who loved many, the most important love affair in his life was between him and media.
The Globe and Mail's publisher said in a town hall meeting in April that he'd like to see 60 employees take the buyouts, which represent eight per cent of the company's 770 employees. J-Source has received a list of employees from The Globe and Mail who have taken the buyout.
Gillian "Gill" Deacon will join CBC Radio One's Here and Now afternoon radio show as its new host on Sept. 2. "The CBC has played a big part in my career and as host of Here and Now I am looking forward to telling the stories that matter most to Torontonians," Deacon said in a…
Mike Hornbrook is retiring from CBC Radio News after nearly 30 years with the public broadcaster. Mike Hornbrook was the economics correspondent for CBC Radio News. "For nearly a decade, Mike has been the steady voice of expertise and reason around the often dizzying ups and downs of economic trends affecting Canadians," said CBC managing news…
Rogers is shutting down its 24-hours City News Channel, just shy of two years from its launch, and is stopping production of the English-language South Asian newscast at OMNI Telelvision. These changes will affect 2.5 per cent of the broadcaster's workforce.
Statement from Scott Moore, President of Broadcast, Rogers Media, regarding CityNews Channel and OMNI Television: “Today, we made changes to the company’s television strategy to reflect evolving viewer habits and the global structural shift in advertising. [node:ad] “Moving forward, we will focus our broadcast news resources in Toronto on 680News and CityNews on City, and…