J-Links for July 17: Chris Selley on journos getting quote approval, Canadians want to be consulted before they lose CBC transmission sites, Saskatoon radio announcer dies at 86, The New York Times’ new public editor. And today’s read: A shooting at a BBQ in Scarborough, Ont. leaves two dead and 21 injured, including toddlers.
A feature in the latest issue of Macleans lays out how Todd found Homolka in the rural setting of Guadeloupe and how her photographer camped on a neighbour’s goat farm for four days in order to get a shot of Paul Bernardo’s convinced partner in crime.
Today's media links from Canada and beyond: Ottawa Citizen columnist David Warren's final column, less is more in sportscasting, CBC to pay more than $19,000 in unauthorized usage of photos, new book on journos around the globe. And today's read: Pew report says YouTube has become a major news platform.
A unique investigative journalism workshop developed by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers will be held in Toronto July 19. The society's membership co-ordinator, Mark Scarp, describes the workshop and some of its speakers.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Jesse Eisinger of ProPublica will talk about investigative reporting at a workshop for the Society of American Business Editors and Writers on Thursday, July 19.
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Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: The effects of an explosion at Calgary’s Shaw headquarters, why three big time bloggers are shutting down their blogs, Bell’s new guide to Olympic coverage and taking a look at Scandinavian papers’ paywalls. And today’s read: horse race at Calgary Stampede leaves two horses dead and one…
CBC may have canned Connect with Mark Kelley, but the show’s former host has found a new home with the public broadcaster.
The Globe and Mail’s online multimedia series “Inside Hamas” has been nominated for a News Documentary Emmy Award.
Today’s media links from Canada and beyond: Alberta papers offering buyout packages, be wary of “tech geeks” when it comes to content,Rabble.ca’s new iBook and Mexican papers halt crime coverage after grenade attack. And today’s read: the story of a former Toronto woman who runs a safe house for Al-Qaeda suicide bombers.