Overheard in Parliament: How the media handled Justin Trudeau swearing at Peter Kent
In covering Justin Trudeau swearing at Environment Minister Peter Kent this afternoon, one news organization decided to cover it a little differently.
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Digital is to newspapers as electricity was to candle-makers: Ken Auletta
Ken Auletta addressed the digital revolution in a Q&A with IJNet.
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Twitter and journalism
Over in the Town Hall, people are talking about Twitter – a journalist’s best friend and worst enemy. A Guardian report looks at how false rumours spread on Twitter. Despite its ease of communications, there is no shortage of conundrums. This article questions whether tweeting is an acceptable platform to set up interviews. And just…
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Study to look into options for the future of press councils
At the request of Newspapers Canada, Ryerson University’s journalism research centre will look to compare existing models of press councils in Canada, understand their purposes and examine their effectiveness.
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Firebrand: A profile of Heather Robertson
At 19, Heather Robertson wrote an editorial that enflamed the college jocks, sparking a career dedicated to fearless reporting. Regan Reid takes a revealing look at Canada’s feistiest journalist. This story originally appeared in the Winter 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
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Pas de leader, pas de Kodak
Le mouvement des indignés, qui a occupé les grandes villes du continent pendant une bonne partie de l'automne, et les inondations en Montérégie, qui ont pourtant duré deux mois, ont bien peu attiré l'attention des médias cette année, selon l'état de la nouvelle 2011 d'Influence communication publié aujourd'hui. Dans les deux cas, la firme de surveillance…
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The view from behind the lens: Working ENG camera
James Morrison-Collalto, an ENG camera for CityNews in Toronto, describes what it's like working behind the lens to get the story, and his path from the classroom to the big city streets.
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Five questions for The Globe and Mail’s Chris Boutet
J-Source talked to Chris Boutet, the deputy editor of digital operations at The Globe and Mail about how newsrooms can use analytics to guide web editorial content, how some analytics tools differ from one another and how they have influenced the emerging field of digital storytelling.
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CBC/Radio Canada is hiring an editorial assistant
CBC/Radio Canada is hiring an editorial assistant in a one-year contract position for their Toronto location.
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Infographic: How the news was shared online in 2011
AddThis just released an infographic that gives an idea of how news and information was shared online in 2011. Facebook came out on top, accounting for over 50 per cent of sharing, up from 44 per cent last year.