A few days ago, Eye Weekly publisher and editor-in-chief Laas Turnbull sent out this monumental tweet : “No more escort ads! That’s right: The Grid will be free of starburst-covered nipples and pixilated faces. Makes me feel kinda wistful.” While some readers will surely be happy to see the controversial ads go, we’re betting he’s…
Earlier this week, we reported that the Toronto Star had chosen to endorse the NDP in Monday night’s election, but that others, such as The Globe and Mail and the National Post, had all chosen the Conservatives. We didn’t include all the papers in our analysis. Lucky for us, Carleton University School of Journalism and…
The Press Complaints Commission in the UK is expected to start regulating reporter and Twitter feeds, according to a recent article in the Guardian.
By Stuart Soroka, Patrick Fournier, Fred Cutler and Dietlind Stolle The election campaign is over, and there are a number of other things we can start to worry about. Why, you might ask, should one of those things be freedom of the press? Canadians, after all, are rather well off in this regard. In Freedom…
Il n’y avait pas de nouveau numéro de l’hebdomadaire gratuit Rue Frontenac en kiosque ce matin. Celui du 28 avril était le dernier. Après avoir produit 25 numéros, les artisans ont annoncé ce matin qu’ils mettaient un terme à l’expérience, faute de moyens. Ils poursuivront néanmoins leurs activités sur le site ruefrontenac.com.
For those of you who missed it: The trailer has been released for Page One: Inside the New York Times.
Poynter has an interesting story up about Barack Obama and the staging of presidential photos at the White House. As it turns out, Obama and company re-enacted his walk-out and the first 30 seconds of his televised statement on Osama bin Laden’s death for photojournalists. This is, reports Poynter, not uncommon. John Harrington, president of…
Syrian officials have confirmed they are holding Dorothy Parvaz, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera English, who was detained on arrival in Damascus Friday — and hasn’t been heard from since. Al Jazeera has called for her immediate release. Parvaz is a University of British Columbia graduate, and holds Canadian, American, and Iranian citizenship. After…
Torstar’s first quarter financials are out, and the results are mixed. On the whole, compared to last year’s first quarter results, revenue is up $16.4-million, hitting $351.4-million. Net operating profit, however, is only $41.7-million, down $7.3-million compared to the first quarter in 2010. Much rests on the proverbial shoulders of Torstar’s media division.
Bell Satellite TV viewers saw their link with Sun News Network go dead Tuesday.