One way to measure the success of any university program is to look at the real world output of the students.When it comes to investigative journalism, the students at King’s College in Halifax deserve high marks.
Online news start-ups are collaborative, innovative, and full of great journalism — but where’s the money? Former J-Source associate editor Dana Lacey introduces you to the minds behind Canada’s online news start-ups, as they try to answer the biz’s biggest elephant-in-the-room question.
D'après un jugement unanime rendu hier par la Cour d'appel fédérale, Remstar devra verser les indemnités de départ prévues à la convention collective aux anciens employés de TQS. L'entreprise a acheté la chaîne en 2008 et a fermé toutes ses salles de nouvelles, congédiant du même coup 340 personnes. Depuis, le Mouton noir a été…
This fall, much-loved one-time Breakfast Television host Liza Fromer will be back on the air. Fromer is set to co-host Global News’ new Toronto morning show, appropriately dubbed The Morning Show. She will be joined by Dave Gerry, Kris Reyes and two others — not yet announced.
The federal government’s first, hesitant step toward an open-data policy is to be praised, even if so far it is unclear if it represents a real move to openness or is more of a public relations gesture.
L'assassin présumé de la journaliste russe Anna Politkovskaïa, Roustam Makhmoudov, a été arrêté la nuit dernière en Tchétchénie. Il aurait tué la journaliste d'opposition dans le hall de son immeuble à Moscou le 7 octobre 2006.
Globe and Mail columnnist Christie Blatchford is none too impressed with Bonnie Porter, the presiding coroner of the Ashley Smith Inquest. In an article published in Saturday’s Globe and Mail, Blatchford writes that “Porter has three decisions to make, all of which in my view could be made in a few minutes by a chimpanzee.”
Bell Media’s CP24 is about to get some competition. Rogers has now officially announced the launch of its own, brand new 24-hour news channel.
Posting this just because it speaks to the dedication of the profession: Eighteen of 26 reporters in Joplin lost their homes during the tornado — but kept on reporting. Now, folks are getting together to help them, too.
CTV has announced the A Channel stations will become a separate network, known as CTV Two. However, the A Channel newsrooms and broadcast are being folded into CTV News. CTV News President, Wendy Freeman, says the new will retain their editorial independence. “Extending Canada’s most trusted news brand to these local stations demonstrates our commitment…