Throughout the election, we have been re-posting many stories from Carleton University’s très informative Political Perspectives blog. We close with final election observations from Elly Alboim, associate professor of journalism and a former CBC parliamentary bureau chief. Reprinted in full with permission from Political Perspectives.
La Côte d’Ivoire a été au cœur de l’actualité ces derniers mois pour qui s’intéresse à la liberté de presse à travers le monde. La crise politique qui a secoué ce pays de l’Ouest africain a touché de plein fouet les journalistes et, malgré le départ de l’ancien président Laurent Gbagbo, leur situation demeure critique.…
For the past 30 odd days, we at J-Source have been on the hunt for innovative election coverage. The results of our search, as you may guess, have been plentiful. Read on for our round-up of what’s impressed us this week. And, remember, if you have seen anything you’d like us to highlight let us…
Media hear the B.C. NDP leader say big business should pay more taxes and brand him scary, hostile, and a ‘dour Stalinist.’ The Tyee‘s Crawford Kilian asks: What’s going on here?
Journalists know that many people act differently when they’re being interviewed, especially on camera. Here’s the eye-brow raising part: When facing the bright lights, politicians aren’t on their best, as you might guess, but their nastiest. Indeed, according to a recently released study, many MPs are red-faced about their public displays and insist it’s not…
Éditorial de Najam Sethi à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse. Ce texte est une gracieuseté de la World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Najam Sethi est éditeur du Friday Times et du Daily Times au Pakistan et lauréat 2009 de la Plume d’Or de la Liberté remise par…
The Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada have announced the finalists for the 57th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, which recognize excellence in business-to-business publications. CAmagazine leads the group with a total of 24 nominations, followed by Marketing magazine at 13 nominations and Canadian Lawyer at nine. More than 600 individual entries were submitted. The…
Entrevue avec Rocío Gallegos à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse. Ce texte est une gracieuseté de la World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Journaliste à El Diario de Ciudad Juárez au Mexique, Rocío Gallegos rend compte de l’augmentation de la violence à l’encontre des journalistes dans sa région.…
Le président de l’Association canadienne pour la presse gastronomique et hôtelière (APCGH), Carl Witchel, s’est éteint samedi à 62 ans. Historien en alimentation originaire du Bronx, à New York, il partageait sa passion pour la gastronomie avec les Québécois depuis plus de 35 ans.
Canada’s draconian election news ban is bloodied but unbowed – for now. “It’s a 20th century law for a 21st century issue,” wrote Alexandra Samuel and Darren Barefoot before backing down and imposing a three-hour blackout at tweettheresults.ca. In the weeks leading up to the election, Canada’s media ban caught some attention south of the…