Rupert Murdoch's juicy newspaper scandal will be felt far beyond England and the narrow circle of politicians and editors caught and embarrassed. The hacking scheme that led Murdoch to shut down the News of The World may stifle press freedom across the Atlantic.
The National Post‘s Jessica Hume has responded to former CTV Quebec City correspondent Kai Nagata’s recent blog post on why he quit his job. You can check out her article online, but, in short, she’s not impressed: “Though written as a sort of manifesto, the truth is that Nagata’s post exposes little about journalism in…
“Phones were hacked, and for that this newspaper is truly sorry.” But sorry for not much else, according to the News of the World’s farewell missive, which concluded, “We hope history will eventually judge us on all our years.” Over 168 years, there’s no doubt the News cracked open some big stories. The tabloid that…
Moins d'un an après avoir été nommé chef de bureau à l'Assemblée nationale pour CTV, Kai Nagata a claqué la porte vendredi en publiant un long manifeste devenu viral en quelques heures. À 24 ans, il jouissait d'un poste prestigieux qui fait rêver bien des journalistes même plus âgés que lui, mais, confronté quotidiennement à…
Just two weeks after CBC Radio programs won an impressive 26 international awards, the head of the service, Denise Donlon, has lost her job and replaced by her second-in-command, Chris Boyce.According to one report, “the restructuring fallout surprised few people” inside the CBC who have been watching a major management dance since the head of…
Two days ago, CTV’s Quebec City Bureau Chief, Kai Nagata, quit his job. He describes his disillusionment with tv news reporting.
It’s time for journalists to quit making jokes about Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s weight, writes John Lorinc in today’s Toronto Standard column.
Le tabloïd britannique News of the World, fleuron de l'empire News Corp. de Rupert Murdoch, sera distribué pour la dernière fois dimanche. Empêtré dans un vaste scandale d'écoutes téléphoniques illégales, le groupe a décidé de fermer l'hebdomadaire. Il est accusé d'avoir espionné les boîtes vocales de quelque 4000 personnes.
Don’t look to the parliamentary media for guidance on most NDP-related matters, says Chantal Hébert. Or at least, don’t look any time soon. “Not since Bob Rae took power at Queen’s Park two decades ago have so many combed their Rolodexes for solid NDP contacts,” she quips in a recent Toronto Star column.
Le Conseil de presse du Québec (CPQ) blâme le chroniqueur économique René Vézina et le chroniqueur judiciaire Claude Poirier pour leur participation à des publicités. Pour le gardien de la déontologie journalistique, ils se sont tous deux placés en situation de conflit d'intérêts en s'associant respectivement à la Régie des rentes du Québec (RRQ) et…