Perhaps you’ve seen it. After all, the YouTube video of a Global TV news anchor bungling Osama bin Laden’s name now has 72,000-plus views. But for those who haven’t: the anchor calls him Obama bin Laden, and not just once, but through the whole news cast. As it turns out, this error is not uncommon.
The European Journalism Centre has a nice spotlight article on a new start-up called Investigative Dashboard. The ID, as its creators like to call it, is a multi-tasking website that offers loads of resources for investigative journalists worldwide. Not only does the site function as an aggregation platform for many journo tools, it also facilitates…
Journalist Mellissa Fung has now released a book describing the 28 days she spent in captivity in Afghanistan.
La Première chaîne de Radio-Canada devra trouver une nouvelle voix pour accompagner ses auditeurs de 9h à 11h00 en semaine. L’animatrice Christiane Charette, qui tient la barre de cette case horaire depuis cinq ans, a annoncé hier qu’elle mettait un terme à l’aventure. Elle accrochera son micro à la fin de la saison actuelle, le…
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.