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CBC Ombudsman decision notes ‘growing pain’ of multimedia journalism, concern about use of anonymous statements

CBC’s Ombudsman ruled that a CBC story on the elimination of non-Christian prison chaplains violated its Journalistic Standards and Practices policy—specifically the section that “calls for accurate presentation of information and the clearest possible production of content”—in its quoting a government official. The story was posted on CBCnews.ca Oct. 4 and had the word “Christian” added to a…
La Presse évacuée

Un incendie majeur ayant éclaté dans un bâtiment voisin a forcé l'évacuation de la salle de rédaction de La Presse, rue Saint-Jacques dans le Vieux-Montréal.
Carleton University seeking assistant professor (communication and health) for tenure-track position

Carleton University's School of Communication and Journalism is seeking an assistant professor with an expertise in communication and health for a tenure-track position
Carleton University, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Communication Studies

Carleton University is looking for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Communication Studies, with a focus on digital media, civic culture and global change.
Laurier Brantford hiring journalism instructor for Winter 2013 class (reporting, radio emphasis)

Laurier Brantford is seeking a journalism instructor to teach a reporting and writing class with an emphasis on radio during the Winter 2013 term.
Liveblog: New media and the public sphere conference in Copenhagen

Field Notes editor Nicole Blanchett-Neheli liveblogs from the New Media and the Public Sphere conference in Copenhagen on Nov. 8 and 9.
Thomas McKee dies at 76 after lengthy illness

Veteran broadcaster Thomas McKee has died at the age of 76 “following a lengthy illness,” Broadcaster Magazine reports.
Journaliste : mode d’emploi – L’expérience inspecteur Gadget

Si vous ne l’avez pas vu aux Nerdz, sur Ztélé ou à l’émission scientifique Le code Chastenay, à Télé-Québec, vous connaissez probablement sa page Techno pour tous qu’il signe chaque semaine dans le Journal de Montréal. Pascal Forget est journaliste techno. Pigiste. Blogueur. Chroniqueur. Charmeur. Fou… d’écouteurs. Nous lui avons demandé d’introspecter sa vie…
Canadian journalists, BlackBerrys and the crisis in political reporting: an interview with Christopher Waddell

How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics, edited by David Taras and Christopher Waddell, assembles essays focused on the various forms of political communication in Canada. In this interview with Lisa Lynch, Waddell explains the book’s conclusions about the state of political reporting in Canada.
Developing citizen media in developing countries: Should Canada help?

What does a changing communications landscape and innovation in communication technology mean for media development in developing countries? Nicholas Benequista explains how he will find out.

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