Next up, Le Huffington Post
Quebec is set to get its own French-language Huffington Post, following the success of the Canadian edition's debut earlier this year.
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Fallait-il montrer la capture de Kadhafi?
Le Colonel Kadhafi est mort jeudi dernier après huit mois d'insurrection en Libye. Très rapidement une vidéo de sa capture, faite par un rebelle à l'aide d'un téléphone cellulaire puis transmise à Al-Jazira, ainsi qu'une photographie du visage ensanglanté du dictateur de l'AFP ont circulé sur les écrans du monde entier. Des images «scandaleuses», se…
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Has the ethics committee given Quebecor a bully pulpit?
The Canadian Media Guild certainly thinks so. In a recent release, the Guild, which counts CBC and six other media organizations as its members, accused the parliamentary ethics committee of giving Sun News head Karl Peladeau a public forum to slam one of its biggest competitors, the CBC. And that's not all, says the Guild:…
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Ad Age asks top U.S. media folk: Got hope?
Earlier this month, Ad Age asked top media editors, owners, and thinkers in the U.S. why we should be hopeful for the industry. Chris Anderson, David Remnick, Emily Bell and others answered, all saying the pessimists out there have it wrong. Remnick said it opened doors to new audiences; Anderson said it was an opportunity,…
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Redefining Radio
What is the future of radio? That was the question asked at a HOMAD conference of college educators, students, and radio professionals. The upshot: radio is alive and kicking. What needs to be fine-tuned is its definition.
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Linking isn’t publishing, Supreme Court says
Grant Buckler tells us why the latest Supreme Court ruling on linking, publishing and defamation is good for media outlets and independent bloggers alike. Also check out Dean Jobb's post for more analysis on the ruling.
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Quebecor vs Radio-Canada: la guerre se corse
Mise à jour 21/10/11: Quebecor a envoyé une mise en demeure à Radio-Canada. Le conglomérat somme son concurrent de retirer immédiatement de son site web le texte intitulé «Ce que Quebecor ne vous dit pas quand elle attaque le radiodiffuseur public» et le document «Examen des arguments de Quebecor Media en faveur du libre marché». Il réclame également…
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A newspaper with a revenge plot?
A journalism student at the University of Tennessee has started a seemingly vindictive newspaper after his ex-wife married her professor.
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Hackgate: des facteurs de risque existent aussi au Québec
Par Marc-François Bernier Rien n'indique qu’une entreprise de presse ou l’autre en soit rendue à un niveau de déliquescence comme celui révélé par l'affaire du News of the World (NOW) au Royaume-Uni, mais des facteurs de risque sont présents dans le milieu. La vigilance s'impose.
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Exposing dirty media tricks: “It helps that Murdoch is a bastard”
The phone hacking scandal at News of the World might never have been fully exposed without the dogged efforts of Guardian reporter Nick Davies. Davies, a colourful character who pulls no punches, described how he got the story in an address to the recent Global Investigative Journalism Conference.