In the first of a two-part series, Nick Fillmore argues that freedom of expression is threatened because of the way corporate media cater to powerful neoliberals and that small-l liberal ideas that champion the public interest are missing.
In his latest documentary, The Trouble with Experts, filmmaker Josh Freed tackles the question: Should we trust the experts? J-Source's Rhiannon Russell talks with Freed about why we sometimes shouldn't, how to be more careful when interviewing experts, and which field has the most of the worst.
The Ryerson Journalism Research Centre and the Ryerson Law Research Centre have teamed up to put out a call for paper/panel proposals for its 2012 Press Freedom in Canada conference.
CBC has waded into the Don Cherry "pukes" controversy, issuing a statement that distances itself from the Hockey Night in Canada star.
Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography. Rhiannon Russell asks: Who’s telling the truth and will we ever find out?
As a Senior Producer at CTV, Heather Sherman has tackled a lot of stories that weren't easy to tell. But a recent assignment to do a series on suicide put all her experience to the test, and reminded her why it's important to cover stories no one wants to talk about.
Le projet de loi sur la modernisation du droit d'auteur (C-11), déposé il y a une dizaine de jours aux Communes par le gouvernement conservateur, présente plusieurs menaces pour les journalistes pigistes, car il met en péril les droits qu'ils reçoivent pour l'utilisation de leur travail par le biais de la Société québécoise de gestion…
Polling became a big issue for media in the recent Ontario campaign thanks to a highly critical letter sent out by Ipsos Reid executives in mid-September, which called other pollsters "hucksters selling methodological snake oil", adding journalists were "no mere dupes in this process." So, now that the results are in, how did pollsters do…
Par Karine Projean Chaque année, les articles sur l’itinérance abondent aux changements de saison, et particulièrement lors des pics de chaleur ou de froid. L’itinérance est un phénomène qui attire l’attention du public à ces moments, avec l’approche de Noël, alors que le commun des mortels se sent généralement plus généreux, et lorsque les voyageurs des autres provinces…
What network called Ontario's election first? No matter what you may normally compare politics to, writes the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt, on election night, it's a sport.