Mary Thibeault’s estate has yet to be settled seven years after her death, and the blame lies with the executor of her will: Halifax mayor Peter Kelly. Rhiannon Russell reports on how Tim Bousquet investigated this story for Halifax alt-weekly The Coast and effectively ended the political career of the mayor of the largest city…
It’s been 30 years since Section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms made a free press the law of the land. But, on the eve of a national conference to take stock of the state of press freedom in Canada, Ivor Shapiro sees more apathy than passion around the issue.
Meredith Levine is J-Source’s Health and Medical editor and the recipient of a Tier 1 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Journalism Award. Levine will receive $20,000 to conduct research on vestibular disorders and what they mean for the estimated one million Canadians who suffer from them.
In response to a Twitter conversation that occurred over the weekend, Steve Buttry, Director of Community Engagement and Social Media for Digital First Media listed a number of reasons that news organizations should include outbound links.
Intersections of Media and Communications: Concepts and Critical Framework offers the thought-provoking and intriguing entry points to a field undergoing a most fascinating transformation, but students of communication will not get ready-made recipes and solutions for treating the world of media. They will get something more valuable.
The robo-calls scoop highlights the value of investigative journalism in today’s newsrooms. Technology has brought new dilemmas, like the ethics of hacker-assisted reporting. An online discussion of the law and ethics of investigative journalism raises some interesting debates. But the basics remain the same. Solid investigative reporting is equal parts looking under rocks and looking…
Would you let sub-zero temperatures, intimidating contestants, and packs of dogs keep you from covering a story? A rookie reporter from Ontario, Sam Riches, learns the 'code of the North' on the trail of one of the most famous dog sledding races in the world.
What do you think? When a family makes a request after losing a loved one, how should a news organization approach its coverage? Should they respect their wishes, or strive to provide a public snapshot of a life?
Par Renaud Carbasse À l'image des usages sur Internet, l'utilisation de Twitter par les journalistes est encore en construction et les stratégies desentreprises évoluent au fur et à mesure que de nouvelles questions et problèmes surgissent. Ce qui donne parfois lieu à la miseen place de pratiques contradictoires ou à des positions drastiques.
À 63 ans, l'animatrice Chantal Jolis est décédée la nuit dernière aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Elle luttait contre la maladie de Parkinson depuis 2007. Arrivée au Québec en 1980 pour un séjour qui ne devait durer que deux semaines, «la folle Française», comme on la surnommait, n'est jamais repartie.