What happens when a province sees the bulk of its online news move behind a paywall? That’s the question that will be answered as early as next week when the Irving-owned Brunswick News Inc. ends free access to the online counterparts of 26 of its newspapers – 18 English-language and eight French. Kelly Toughill looks…
La dernière course électorale fédérale a fait grincer des dents plus d'un journaliste. Ceux qui ont couvert la campagne du Parti conservateur se sont plus d'une fois plaints de la stratégie de communication du parti qui asteignait son chef, Stephen Harper, a ne répondre qu'à 4 ou 5 questions par jour. La Fédération professionnelle des…
Adrienne Batra will only have to manage Rob Ford's often-testy dealings with reporters for a few more days. Then, the Mayor's press secretary becomes the Toronto Sun's comment editor, as well as a municipal affairs correspondent with Newstalk 1010. Batra, formerly with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in Manitoba, and a columnist with the Winnipeg Sun,…
Quebecor met la hache dans sa chaîne de journaux Sun Media. À la veille de Noël, le conglomérat supprimera environ 400 postes à travers le pays, selon le président de la Guilde des médias du sud de l'Ontario, Paul Morse. Au Québec, le quotidien gratuit 24 heures a déjà essuyé le coup en perdant trois…
Today, the Global Editors Network and Google announced the launch of the Data Journalism Awards to recognize and set standards for the emerging media form.
There have been reports today that Quebecor, one of Canada’s largest media companies and owner of Sun Media, has laid off 400 employees.
Let the year-end best-of lists begin. The Canadian Press wants to know who the public thinks is the Newsmaker of the Year.
Joshua Benton wrote a piece for the Nieman Journalism Lab last week that is an interesting addition to the conversation surrounding Jim Romenesko’s departure from Poynter and the ethics of aggregation at large.
On Thursday, Nov. 24, CJFE hosted its annual gala to recognize and honour courageous journalism. Rhiannon Russell tells of this year's gala, held at the Royal York hotel in Toronto, that focused on whistleblowing, the Arab Spring and how the movements have impacted free expression.
Should journalists’ salaries be public? This is the question raised once again after today’s back-and-forth between The Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor and Sun News’ Ezra Levant.