Global News liveblogs from frontlines of Afghanistan
Global News pulled a first-ever last night when it liveblogged from the frontlines of Afghanistan for an hour.
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The bear facts: A local story goes viral, and speaks volumes about the state of broadcast news
In 2009 the story of a bear sighting in Cleveland became world famous. Not because of the bear, but because of the way the story was covered. Field Notes editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli talks to FOX reporter Todd Meany about news satire gone awry — and a story that lives on, online.
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CBC’s fifth estate wins Michener for Ashley Smith reporting
CBC’s the fifth estate has won the 2010 Michener Award “for its reporting on the incarceration and death of Ashley Smith, a seriously troubled teenager who spent the last four years of her life behind bars for a minor offence.” Citations of Merit went to the Calgary Herald; The Eastern Door; The Hamilton Spectator; la…
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Nouveau projet dépasse son objectif de financement
Le magazine Nouveau Projet, qui sera lancé cet l’automne, a réussi à récolter près de 26 000 dollars en 30 jours via la plateforme de dons en ligne Kickstarter. L’équipe devait recueillir 10 000 dollars en promesses de dons pour que les sommes promises soient prélevées sur les comptes des donateurs et versées à l’équipe.
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Five questions for Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown is this year’s Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner. After being selected from more than 50 nominations, he’ll receive the award at tonight’s 14th annual awards gala. We caught up with the former CBC foreign correspondent to talk about stories in a quick-hit news environment, what role long-form broadcasting will play in…
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Five questions for Robert MacNeil
Robert MacNeil’s four-decade long journalism career is full of well-deserved accolades. Now, the former NewsHour host will add another to the list. J-Source talks to tonight’s Canadian Journalism Annual Awards Gala Honorary Tribute winner about his return to reporting 15 years after retirement, why, after 50 years, he finally brought his family into the story,…
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The future of network news
It turns out the future is looking pretty good, writes Ellin Bessner. Indeed, the eastern regional director for Global News, Mike Omelus, believes there’s never been a better time to be in the biz. If the flurry of broadcast expansions these past two weeks is anything to go by, he could be right.
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Women journalists and sexual violence
The Committee to Project journalists has released a report on women journalists and sexual violence. The ongoing problem brought to light in February with the assault of Lara Logan. The case had news editors examining how to better support women journalists in the field. Meanwhile, the International Women’s Media Foundation has announced the names of…
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Censorship protested in Regina
An interesting story coming out of Regina, where professors have quit a downtown lecture series in protest over censorship.
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Science: Impact de la médiatisation de la méthode Zamboni
La mobilisation des personnes atteintes de sclérose en plaques en faveur du traitement du médecin italien Paolo Zamboni est une illustration très nette de l'impact des médias sociaux sur la recherche scientifique. C'est l'argument que défendent le chercheur Roger Chafe, de l'Université Memorial de Terre-Neuve, et trois de ses collègues dans la revue Nature.