The news biz may be competitive now, writes QMI's Peter Worthington in a recent column, but it's nothing compared to the wars of bygone days. Especially when it comes to the Toronto Star and the now-defunct Telegram.
Médias Transcontinental a annoncé ce matin l'acquisition du Groupe Le Canada Français, éditeur de journaux locaux dans les régions de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu et de Granby. Transcontinental met donc la main sur 11 titres hebdomadaires et mensuels, ainsi qu'une série de portails web d'information locale.
Quebecor poursuit son offensive dans le sud du Québec. Après avoir tendu ses filets en Montérégie en absorbant les 15 journaux des Hebdos Montérégiens, début février, le conglomérat s'apprête à lancer deux nouveaux hebdomadaires et constitue actuellement des équipes de journalistes à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu et à Granby.
If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of Colin Myler's final words to News of the World staff. As former NoTW reporter Paul McNamara says in a recent New York Times magazine article: "In the time since the paper’s demise, I must have watched it a dozen times. And every time, I’ve…
Mark Kearney takes a look at The New Journalist — and discovers a resource that was designed for longevity in the fast-changing journo world.
John Honderich opens his Monday column in the Toronto Star with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities."
Filipino journalists in Canada are sick of the substandard contents of many Filipino newspapers in Canada — and they're ready to do something about it. Romeo Marquez talks to members of the newly-formed National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. This story original appeared on Digital Journal.
Reporters are now part of a content engine, cameras in hand. But how solid will that content be? Simon Doyle on the push for video. This story originally appeared in the Canadian Association of Journalists' Media Magazine.
Broadcast veteran Tim Knight talks about how he lost respect for CBC's flagship news program The National on July 7, 2011. After 30 years of watching, some years of working there, and pages and pages of notes, Knight asks: Has The National lost its journalistic soul?
After the earthquake in Haiti last year, plenty of organizations rushed in to help. One of those was former U.S. president Bill Clinton's foundation, which promised to build several "hurricane-proof" shelter/school duos. However, in a recent investigation published by the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting two journalists discovered promises that look good on paper don't…