What’s next for the year-old journalism startup having established itself as a major new player and now, taken on a strategic investment Continue Reading The Logic’s David Skok on its new partnership with Postmedia
This piece was originally published on Columbia Journalism Review’s website and appears here with the editor’s permission. In a corner of a big, empty Krispy Kreme in Atlanta, Valeria Sistrunk is nibbling on a donut. She is 27, with wide eyes and an ever-present smile. She has the positive energy of a TV newscaster—a job she…
Investigative journalist Marie-Maude Denis appeared at the Supreme Court in May to appeal a decision requiring her to reveal confidential sources Continue Reading The Journalistic Sources Protection Act gets its first test in Denis case
A five-point plan for mainstream media to cover fewer royal babies and more of our unfolding catastrophe Continue Reading Dear Journalists of Canada: Start Reporting Climate Change as an Emergency
2019 issue of the RRJ takes a look at how small communities across Canada are fighting to keep local reporting alive Continue Reading Hope in the local news landscape
Torstar Corp. says it will close its Hamilton printing and mailroom operations this summer and look at selling the property. Continue Reading Torstar closing Hamilton printing and mailroom operations
The RRJ’s Sarah Krichel goes behind the scenes into her deep dive on Adrienne Batra’s career and navigating how to hold her and her paper accountable — with and without her help Continue Reading Reporting on the elusive Toronto Sun editor
The New York Times came under fire after a political cartoon appeared in print on April 25, 2019. Continue Reading Political cartoonists are out of touch – it’s time to make way for memes
Documents filed with the Alberta Lobbyist Registry reveal that Canadian media behemoth Postmedia — which owns the National Post, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Ottawa Citizen and many others — is actively seeking to become “involved” in Premier Jason Kenney’s “energy war room.” The lobbying records state Postmedia hired Kenney’s former campaign director Nick Koolsbergen…
The complainant, Kyle Mytruk, felt CBC’s approach to covering a protest by Manitoba’s yellow vest movement lacked a sufficiently critical eye. My review illustrates the impact that logistics can have on the way reporters tell their story. COMPLAINT You were disappointed by an online article published Saturday, January 5th, with the headline “Yellow vest movement…