Freedom of information requests by journalists and “interest groups” tend to take longer to process than other requests. Governments are still responding to many requests for data with printouts or image files that can’t be manipulated with spreadsheets or other software. City contracts are confidential in Winnipeg. Those are some of the findings of the…
Results for the annual Newspapers Canada FOI performance audit are in, and, as usual, they aren't pretty.
Le directeur de l'Unité anticollusion (UAC), Jacques Duchesneau, a profité de son passage à Tout le monde en parle pour accuser des journalistes de servir l'intérêt du crime organisé. Ces allégations ont fait sursauter la Fédération professionnelle de journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) qui s'est porté à la défense de ses membres et a souligné que…
Web producer Heather Loney describes how digital journalists need to stay focused on the story, not contribute to the "noise" of digital content.
CBC is opening its doors to the public on October 1 as part of the network's ongoing 75th anniversary bash. Anniversary celebrations began in August, and will end on the official November 2 anniversary date. CBC is describing the country-wide open house as a "high point" in the continued celebrations. [node:ad] Check out this article…
Robert Hurst has joined Fanshawe College's broadcast faculty as a visiting professor. Earlier this year, the award-winning journalist retired from his post as president of CTV News and Current affairs after 38 years in the industry. Hurst began his broadcast career as a writer for Canada AM in 1973. He was promoted to news director…
Dans une entrevue présentée hier soir à l'émission Tout le monde en parle, le directeur de l'Unité anticollusion (UAC), Jacques Duchesneau, a affirmé avoir été victime de tentatives d'intimidation y compris de la part des médias. Il a accusé des journalistes de servir l'intérêt des corrompus en tentant de le discréditer.
Next year is gonna be big. The CBC continues its five-year strategic plan "Everyone, Every way" next fall by bringing radio and internet services to London and Kitchener-Waterloo. It will also extend its news programming to seven days a week in Edmonton, Ottawa, St. John's, and the Maritimes. "We're delighted to become a closer part…
It has been almost two years since the Supreme Court of Canada created the libel defence of responsible communication on matters of public interest — long enough for at least three courts to weigh in on what journalists must do to meet its criteria. In this column in the upcoming issue of the CAJ's Media…
Le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC) a adopté, cette semaine, un nouveau cadre réglementaire relatif à l'intégration verticale. Ce nouveau règlement interdit notamment aux groupes médiatiques de réserver leurs contenus conçus pour la télévision en exclusivité à leurs clients abonnés à leurs services mobiles ou Internet.