Last week the federal government announced that funding for the CBC would be reduced by 115 million over three years. It was an announcement that was anticipated, despite Heritage Minister James Moore having promised to maintain or increase federal financial support for the broadcaster, and one that has many in the industry speaking out. The…
Journalists report on a colourful world. So why are newsrooms so white? That is the question that Iris Estrada answers in this piece published in the latest issue of the King’s Journalism Review.
Fundamentals of journalism are reflected in the Canadian Journalism Foundation's short list for its Excellence in Journalism Award large-media category, announced this morning. The list includes newcomers to the Canadian media industry as well as steadfast staples and past winners of the award.
Le numéro de L'actualité actuellement en kiosque fait jaser. Samedi, l'éditorialiste François Cardinal de La Presse a signé un texte fort critique du sondage qui y est présenté lançant ainsi une bouillonnante discussion 2.0.
Is CBC/Radio-Canada planning to return to advertising on their channels to make ends meet? We'll have to wait until April 4 to find out, when CBC plans to announce how it will deal with the 10 per cent cut that was handed to it in last week's federal budget, but as Anne Caroline Desplanques reports,…
The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network was honoured Thursday night at a ceremony for the inaugural World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Awards in Kautokeino, Sápmi, Norway. While APTN did not win, two stories from the network were awarded with Honours and Special Recognition for in-depth reporting..
Par Annie Labrecque et Anne Caroline Desplanques Science, environnement, nature et santé. Voilà ce que propose Explora, la nouvelle chaîne télé lancée par Radio-Canada. En ondes depuis le 28 mars, cette nouvelle antenne aborde ces thèmes avec des images saisissantes sous forme de documentaires et de séries. Motivé par le succès de l’émission Découverte, dont l’auditoire est toujours en…
Par Arik Ligeti Plus de journalistes travaillent désormais à la salle de rédaction web de CBC à Hamilton qu'à celle de la radio à Thunder Bay. Le service du sud de l'Ontario est la première expérience du genre du réseau public: un site web qui n'est appuyé ni sur un service radio ni sur un…
Angelo Persichilli, the latest person to run Prime Minister Stephen Harper's communications office has stepped down, telling the Globe and Mail that he "couldn't handle that kind of stress". [node:ad] Last September, Persichilli, then 63, left his jobs as political editor of Italian-language newspaper Corriere Canadese and as a commentator and senior official…
Twenty-four-year-old Jesse McLean's international and investigative reporting has earned him the Goff Penny award by the Canadian Newspaper Association as Canada’s best young journalist. McLean, who graduated from Ryerson University's journalism program in 2009, was lauded for his role in reporting from Kuwait and Bahrain as well as investigative stories in the Toronto…