In this interview, Wilf Dinnick, CEO of OpenFile and recipient of the J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year award, talks about what the win means for him, his team and investors in local collaborative news.
Around the world, newspapers are boldly experimenting with online infographics — and they're making money. So why aren't papers in Canada following suit? Claire Prime looks into this in the latest issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
When it comes to writing obituaries, your story is the last word on a person’s life. Don Gibb gives advice on how to write these sensitive stories in a way that gets everything right while humanizing, remembering and celebrating a person's life the way they deserve. With an introduction from Media magazine editor Dave McKie.
Le dossier Mélissa François gonfle. La direction de TVA a suspendu pour une durée de trois mois le président du syndicat des employés de TVA, Réjean Beaudet, un mois après qu'il ait publiquement réclamé le retour à l'antenne de la journaliste. Celle-ci n'a pas été revue à l'écran depuis qu'elle a annoncé par erreur la mort…
There is a serious and troubling disconnect between the principle of open justice and the reality on the ground. Dean Jobb explains that in many jurisdictions, the bureaucrats who oversee court clerks and registrar’s offices have a habit of devising rules and policies that block access to court filings – policies that have little or…
Hier le Journal de Québec rapportait que le journaliste Ian Bussières, à l'emploi de son concurrent, Le Soleil, a comparu au palais de justice de Québec pour faire face à une accusation criminelle de conduite dangereuse. Nouvelle ou potin? Coup bas entre collègues concurrents? Le débat sur Twitter entre les journalistes Michel Dumais, Daniel Leblanc,…
The Globe and Mail has announced plans for a new 480,000 square-foot building that will be constructed on the north-west corner of Front St. W and Spadina Ave. in Toronto, to be completed in late 2015.
Par Geneviève Gagné, collaboratrice en Italie Depuis la nuit du 13 janvier dernier, le Costa Concordia est sur toutes les lèvres en Italie. D’un bout à l’autre du pays, les médias n’en ont que pour ce paquebot échoué près de l'île du Giglio. Le fameux enregistrement de la conversation entre le commandant du navire, Francesco…
George Christopoulos will start his new job as Mayor Rob Ford’s press secretary on Feb. 6.
Social media has recently taken some journalistic heat. Chantal Hébert questioned Twitter’s value to political reporting at the annual Minifie Lecture, hosted by the University of Regina School of Journalism. Hébert argued that social media tools may effectively narrow – not broaden – the audience, causing journalists to grow out of touch with ordinary Canadian…