Limited interest and limited resources have forced the cancellation of Wordstock, a daylong training and development symposium that has been held at Ryerson University for the last 15 years. J-Source's Alexandra Bosanac reports.
Existe-t-il aujourd’hui une relation particulière entre les médias et ce qui touche le religieux? C'est la question qui occupera les participants au colloque Médias et religion à Montréal le 3 octobre.
Ron Haggart, a senior producer at The Fifth Estate after he was founding head of news at Citytv died Saturday in Toronto at 84, reports the Toronto Star. His broadcasting career followed years at Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and Toronto Telegram in the late ‘50s, ‘60s and early ‘70s. “Ron was one of those…
Brian Vallee's Fifth Estate documentary about wife abuse sparked a life-long advocacy, along with books and other documentaries. Vallee, who died on July 22, was a reporter for newspapers in Toronto, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie, is remembered in an obituary in the Globe and Mail. [node:ad]
When the Toronto Star learned of Jack Layton's death earlier this week, it took only 20 minutes for the website to publish the news, and a 3,000-word obituary. While that may sound like a super-human feat, it was actually the result of careful advance preparation, writes Star public editor Kathy English in a column published…
When it comes to interviewing patients, should journalists get permission from the hospital's top brass first — even if the source has already agreed? This question was at the heart of a recent Press Complaints Commission (PCC) ruling in the U.K.
Radio-Canada fait face à une nouvelle poursuite judiciaire impliquant des entreprises liées à l'entrepreneur Tony Accurso. La société Constructions Louisbourg poursuit le réseau public pour outrage au tribunal. Elle l'accuse d'avoir diffusé illégalement, au printemps, des informations comprises dans un dossier mis sous scellé par la Cour.
In light of the tremendous outpouring of grief and condolences — both from journalists and not — following Jack Layton's death, J-Source wants to know: Was reporting on Jack Layton different than reporting on other politicians? Comment below, or send us your journalistic memories on Twitter or through email. We'll post them below.
by Melissa Shaw In response to the recent riots that occurred in parts of the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron has considered blocking access to social media during violent events. Police have already made arrests, on charges of suspicion of inciting violence based on tweets and photos posted on social media websites. Cameron has also…
Ghostwritten op-eds are outright lies that deceive readers, writes Dan Gillmor, director of the Knight centre for digital media entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, in a recent edition of the Guardian.