Anyone who came to last night’s forum on participatory journalism looking to be told definitively how blogging, commenting, social media and engagement have changed the craft of journalism surely left disappointed. While the panelists agreed that engaging with audiences is both beneficial and absolutely essential in a new media landscape, there were differences of opinion…
En octobre dernier, le magazine L'actualité a lancé l' «opération sous-marin». Son chef de bureau politique, Alec Castonguay, a intégré le comité stratégique du parti à titre d'observateur silencieux. «La Chaise», comme on l'a surnommé pendant six mois, s'est livrée à un exercice journalistique rare au Québec: observer et analyser un parti de l'intérieur pendant…
CHCH Morning Live’s viewers saw more than they bargained for when Friday morning's news broadcast was overtaken by a porn movie.
Sure, the mayor is on a diet. But did a grainy, context-free citizen-submitted video really warrant being run by a newspaper? (Especially one that has an open feud with Mayor Ford?)
Martin Forgues est journaliste indépendant, mais il est aussi un ex-militaire, un vétéran de l'Afghanistan. Il présente son regard sur la publication, hier, d'un reportage choc en une du Los Angeles Times montrant des soldats américains posant avec des restes de corps humains en Afghanistan.
Courtroom-tweeting journalists are not stenographers, at some critics say. Rather, they are thoughtful, applying journalistic standards to what they tweet and how they craft each 140-character publication. But despite this, there is little consistency in courts as to when tweeting is permissible.
It was the loss of a friend that prompted Sebastian Junger to start Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleages. With the inaugural session taking place this week in New York City, RISC will provide medical training to freelancers and journalists who may not otherwise have access to these life-saving skills.
The fact that social media has changed the way people consume news isn't a new or revolutionary idea. But this infographic from Schools.com shows some general trends to keep an eye on.
Le Los Angeles Times a publié ce matin, en une de son édition imprimée et sur son site web, des photos de soldats américains posant avec des restes humains en Afghanistan en 2010. Le Pentagone a critiqué la publication de ces images jugeant qu'elles mettent en péril la vie de soldats encore sur le terrain. Tout en…
When it comes to letters to the editor, most are fit to be printed. The odd one is not. David Swick looks at a recent instance where a letter was published saying a victim of sexual abuse could have "walked away," the ensuing reaction and the line between censorship and standard civil discourse.