NewsWatch Canada has released its list of Canada’s top 25 under-reported stories for 2010-2011. The list, compiled by a group of 13 SFU graduate students in a media monitoring class, includes toxic BPA exposure, the effects of fracking and the state of First Nations reserves. NewsWatch began as a Canadian version of the U.S.-based Project…
Selena Drepaul, a producer at CHCH news in Hamilton, Ontario, describes the juggling act required to work at an all-day news channel, learning lessons the hard way, and how news keeps you humble.
La direction de l’Information d’Internet et services numériques (ISN) de Radio-Canada a annoncé à son personnel que le service fonctionnera exclusivement avec les effectifs permanents, à partir du 9 janvier. Une dizaine d'employés temporaires sont affectés par cette réorganisation du travail qui équivaut à la suppression de quatre postes et demi, selon la direction.
HuffPo Canada has named their top five "news losers" of 2011 and the results don't yield too much of a surprise.
We talk to Sarah Millar, the new social media and community editor at OpenFile, about her move from the Toronto Star’s digital team to the collaborative-based startup, why social media excites her and how journalists and editors can use the Internet better.
Le recul de Russie unie aux élections législatives de dimanche ébranle la domination jusqu'à présent perçue comme intangible de Vladimir Poutine. Selon le journaliste Frédérick Lavoie, ce revers infligé au parti au pouvoir n'est pas étranger à l'information véhiculée sur Internet. Installé à Moscou depuis 2008, il a observé qu'au cours des dernières années la…
After cancelling Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi in October, Ishani Nath reports that support from the Punjabi community has resurrected the broadcast for the second straight year.
ESPN published a feature yesterday about the “decomposed remains of the sports interview.” They look at how Twitter, scrums and press conferences have resulted in athletes and managers putting up their guard, turning the gap between fan and team into a gaping chasm.
It appears the era of paid news in New Brunswick has begun, as Irving-owned Brunswick News Inc. rolls out its paywall.
News media have a responsibility to keep the news in proportion. John Miller argues that the past week's coverage of Peter MacKay's helicopter ride and Rob Ford's freeze on the Toronto Star has largely failed to do this. He calls it: the tabloidization of politics.