OK, so it’s been coined the “Twitter Election.” And, indeed, much has been made of the Twitter traffic surrounding Tuesday’s English-language leaders’ debate. But which debate comments set off the most traffic? And which leader was really most popular on Twitter, and when? And, how do journalists cover that story? Globalnews.ca has created an innovative…
If the latest AOL job ad is anything to go by, The Huffington Post is launching in Canada. And, they’re looking for a senior news editor.
Il y a trois mois, la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) mettait la hache dans son magazine, le Trente. La fréquence parution de la revue a été réduite à trois numéros par an au lieu de dix et le poste de rédacteur en chef adjoint, occupé par Patrick Déry, a été supprimé. La…
Soon-to-be-launched Sun News TV network is one host down days before its kick-off date. Quebecor Media recently confirmed that Mercedes Stephenson will no longer co-host The Daily Brief.
Les lecteurs de La Presse ont reçu leur journal du jour emballé dans une enveloppe publicitaire. Cette pratique devient récurrente au sein du groupe Gesca. Aujourd’hui, une publicité de Ford occupe la quasi-totalité de la une du quotidien montréalais. Commanditaire des Canadiens de Montréal, le constructeur automobile profite de cet espace pour encourager l’équipe en…
Veteran broadcast journalist Lynda Steele is the new face of CTV British Columbia’s consumer segment, On Your Side — now redubbed Steele On Your Side.
In Peterborough or surrounding area? Well, haul over to Trent University for a 1 p.m. talk at Bagnani Hall, Traill College. Loyalist College journalism prof (and J-Source innovation editor) Robert Washburn will be speaking to the public on “Hyperlocal media and the future of journalism.”
Will journalists at Postmedia’s papers have to up their digital game if they plan to stick around? Postmedia president and CEO Paul Godfrey suggested as much in a recent interview with Reuters after his company posted a $12.3-million second quarter loss.
At any given time in 2006, when the Canadian military formally launched its embed program, between 10 – 15 journalists were embedded and reporting in Kandahar. Same goes for 2007 and 2008. Now? There are two, and one of them, Postmedia’s Matthew Fisher, is speaking out.
It ain’t called the Twitter campaign for nothing. If anything can be concluded about last night’s debate, it’s that this election is all about social media. As The Globe and Mail reports, #db8-tagged tweets made up 1 per cent of worldwide Twitter traffic around 8 p.m. EST. “Iggy” trended worldwide. According to one digital based…