Calgary freelance journalist Jeremy Kroeker snuck into Syria, hid his true identity, and lived as a tourist for three weeks. Rhiannon Russell talks to Kroeker about life undercover, being held by police, and getting the story in a place where it’s too dangerous for foreign reporters to use bylines.
La création d'un titre de journaliste professionnel (JP) est plus que jamais compromise. L'escale montréalaise de la tournée de consultation publique de la ministre Christine St-Pierre sur l'avenir de l'information a montré un milieu journalistique déchiré sur les modalités de gestion de ce statut. Si bien que la FPJQ est désormais prête à rejeter le…
We talk to Daniel Tencer, business editor at Huffington Post Canada about the site’s first major investigative project, Mind the Gap, why they’re not piggybacking the Occupy movement, and what we can expect from HuffPo Canada in the future.
On Saturday, a Syrian camera operator was found dead with his eyes gouged out, the first death in an ongoing battle between journalists and the Syrian regime. Syria banned coverage of the demonstrations in May, leaving journalists to defy the ban and go undercover. Ramita Navai's fascinating account of undercover reporting is posted here. But…
Global News has added a few new names to the editorial team at Global National.
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has been doling out media fellowships since 1986. In that time, the organization has granted 96 Canadian journalists the opportunity to explore a part of the world that is only growing in dominance, importance, and public interest.
After close to a year in operation, OpenFile Hamilton is calling it quits.
Moins d'un Québécois sur cinq juge que le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) est le mieux placé pour s'assurer que les journalistes respectent l'éthique et la déontologie. Près d'un sur deux lui préfèrerait un tribunal spécialisé doté d'un pouvoir de sanction monétaire. C'est ce que révèle le Baromètre des médias 2011 de la Chaire de recherche…
After months of looking, Swerve has finally named a new editor. Valerie Berenyi started this week as the award-winning weekly magazine’s new chief.
APTN has been chosen as one of Manitoba’s top employers for 2012 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., the organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers list. This is the fourth consecutive year the broadcaster has received the distinction.