Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has joined Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress and a number of other big players in an internet blackout against the Stop Piracy Online Act (SOPA) that has garnered widespread criticism in the United States.
The death of Canada’s election results ban was fittingly announced on Twitter on Jan. 13. The law – which prohibited the reporting of results across time zones – survived a mass tweet last election, but just barely. While media organizations have long criticized the ban, it took a lone citizen to lay down the legal…
The Globe and Mail has appointed Sylvia Stead as its first public editor. Stead, who will be reporting to editor-in-chief John Stackhouse as well as the publisher as needed, will start in the new position at Canada’s largest national newspaper on Jan 23.
C'est officiel, le Huffington Post Québec sera lancé le 8 février à Montréal, en présence de la présidente du Groupe Média Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington. AOL Canada en a fait l'annonce en début d'après-midi par le biais d'une invitation de presse envoyée aux journalistes.
The pressures of working on the front lines in a news-gathering and producing role have been recognized once again.
Le Huffington Post est attendu en France le 23 janvier. Sous la direction d'Anne Sinclair, ancienne directrice de TF1 et épouse de l'ex-patron du FMI, Dominique Strauss Kahn, le site compte sur l'appui financier du Monde et Les Nouvelles Éditions Indépendantes, propriétaires des Inrockuptibles. Ce partenariat ne réjouit pas les journalistes du Monde.
Global News and Shaw Multicultural Channel has announced its anchor and news correspondent for Global National Mandarin.
Who is fundamentally a journalist? Is journalism a profession? How would a form of regulatory organization influence the practice of journalism? Jean-Sébastien Marier highlights the key ideas debated during a recent round table on the professionalization of journalism at the University of Ottawa.
Louis Lalande succède officiellement à Sylvain Lafrance au poste de vice-président principal des services français de CBC/Radio-Canada. Un poste qu'il occupait à titre intérimaire depuis la fin de septembre 2011.
Glen Hancock, who was a key figure in developing journalism education in Nova Scotia, has passed away. Hancock was able to balance working in both journalism and public relations, as he worked as an advisor for Imperial Oil while writing for magazines and newspapers. Prior to working with Imperial Oil, Hancock was an editorial…