Peter Mansbridge is celebrating his 25th anniversary at the helm of CBC’s flagship news show The National. The anchor took a trip down memory lane on his Inside the News blog, describing it as “long journey” of which he is proud. “Twenty-five years ago tonight I walked down the hallway towards the entrance…
Brian Burke says anonymous bloggers have deliberately set out to ruin his good name. As his defamation suit against those bloggers goes forward, perhaps it is time to begin a discussion about whether internet anonymity should be restricted, writes J-Source law editor Thomas Rose.
The Windsor Star took home the most prizes with 8 awards at the Ontario Newspaper Awards. Here are the complete list of winners, according to the press release: JOURNALIST OF THE YEARWinner: Claire Brownell, Windsor Star. Rosie-Ann Grover, Kristen Calis and Jessica Cunha, Hamilton Spectator/Metroland Media Special Project Chip Martin, London Free Press…
Tony Eberts, a retired journalist who had worked in The Province newsroom for over thirty years has died, has died, the newspaper reported. [node:ad] Eberts was born July 11, 1932 in Vancouver. He started at B.C. tabloid covering the New Westminster beat before moving on to general assignment. He eventually became the newspaper’s environmental…
The relationship between media and First Nations peoples in Canada has not always been a positive one. And in many ways, two UBC students say they felt they were paying for the mistakes made by reporters who came before came. They reported on the secretive tradition of spirit dancing in B.C. and their final report…
By Matt Gurney, for the National Post On Monday, a job ad was posted seeking a new host for a CBC children’s program. They were seeking a male between 23 and 35 years of age who could carry a tune. Oh, and “Any race except Caucasian.” The job ad was quickly pulled down and amended…
Toronto Life is leading the nominees at the National Magazine Awards with 29 nods, followed by L'actualité with 24 and The Walrus with 23. Meanwhile, Cottage Life, Corporate Knights, Uppercase and Urbania are up for the coveted Magazine of the Year Award. And nine magazines are up for the first time as finalists: Chez…
Le gouvernement Harper est-il en train de s’ingérer dans le fonctionnement de Radio-Canada? C’est ce que des syndicats affirment, à la suite du dépôt, lundi, du projet de loi de mise en œuvre du budget.