Al Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz recounts detention
Dorothy Parvaz sat down with Al Jazeera English today to talk about her near three week ordeal.
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How Google search gave rise to content farms: new story in Maisonneuve
What does the all-powerful Google search, and it algorithm, have in common with online content farms and machine-driven content? And what could it all mean for journalism and journalists? Read “Age of the Algorithm”, by Ira Basen, in this month’s Maisonneuve magazine.
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Journalism as a war crime
Found an interesting article in The Atlantic by a Nairobi-based journalist about the case of radio journalist Joshua arap Sang, who has been accused of using his craft to incite mass violence in 2007.He’s one of six being looked at in a probe of violence following an election, which resulted in more than 1,200 Kenyans.…
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“We need to know, and see, how Ashley Smith died”: Globe editorial
On May 24,coroner Bonnie Porter will hold a full hearing into what kind of access, if any, the press can have to the exhibits shown at the Ashley Smith inquest.
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Dorothy Parvaz freed
In the wee hours of the morning, Al Jazeera English sent out this tweet: “DOROTHY IS FREE. Al Jazeera’s Dorothy Parvaz has been released and is safe and well in Doha”.
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Capturing Canada vote: CBC’s election night coverage
Director Steve Pennie captures CBC’s election coverage step-by-step, from the drop of the writ till the lights go out election night.
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Sports Journalism and the double X factor
When it comes to sports journalism, there aren’t too many female faces — especially amongst sportscasters. Paige Ellis asks why there aren’t more women in the biz. Is the environment just too hostile?
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Idée – La formation des journalistes rwandais à la croisée des chemins
Par Alice Musabende Le projet Rwanda Initiative de l’université Carleton célèbre son cinquième anniversaire. Fondé par l’ancien journaliste du Toronto Star et professeur de journalisme, Allan Thompson, ce projet a envoyé plus d’une centaine de journalistes canadiens, anglophones et francophones, au Rwanda pour enseigner le métier. Après cinq ans, le projet est à la croisée…
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Media congloms: different hamsters, same wheel
A report that the Edmonton Journal is losing five newsroom staffers reveals owners may change, but the story remains the same. Despite a promise of no job cuts, Postmedia opened with a round of layoffs last September. It doesn’t seem to have helped the bottom line, though. In March the company raised eyebrows when it…
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Quebecor, Khadir, Layton et le biais idéologique
Deux articles de Quebecor ont fait le tour des réseaux sociaux au cours du week-end. Le premier, signé par Taïeb Moalla du Journal de Québec, donnait la parole à Amir Khadir en réponse aux accusations de conflit d’intérêts émises par le chroniqueur Éric Duhaime, lui aussi du Journal de Québec. Le second, signé par Isabelle…