NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada has sent a strong message to judges, warning them that journalists should be ordered to identify confidential sources only in rare circumstances — especially the sources behind important public-interest stories. In an Oct. 22 ruling, the court overturned an order compelling Globe and Mail reporter Daniel Leblanc to answer questions,…
The Supreme Court of Canada has sent the case of a Globe and Mail reporter who refused to identify an anonymous source used in stories about the Quebec sponsorship scandal back to Quebec Superior Court with guidelines on how to resolve it. The Supreme Court said journalists should be able to protect confidential sources if…
Le Washington Post a demandé cette semaine à ses journalistes de ne pas s'engager dans des discussions avec leurs lecteurs sur Twitter. Le quotidien a rappelé à son personnel que les médias sociaux doivent uniquement être utilisés à titre de canaux de promotion pour attirer des lecteurs vers le journal et les inciter à commenter…
Kirk LaPointe is leaving the Vancouver Sun to become the new CBC ombudsman. Here’s a link where he explains his new job.
NADbank’s Canadian newspaper readership numbers for 2009 are out and spinning. Statistics released by NADbank indicate 73 per cent of adults read a printed newspaper at least once druing the week (that figure rises to 77 per cent when online-only readers are factored in) while 47 per cent reported reading a newspaper “on an overage weekday.” According to the International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA),…
Classé 19e au monde en 2009, le Canada est désormais au 21e rang du classement mondial de la liberté de presse de Reporters sans Frontières (RSF). Si sur 178, la 21e place peu sembler enviable, il y a de quoi sourciller au regard de la note globale canadienne. Celle-ci est en effet passée de 3,7…
Toronto freelance journalist, Nick Fillmore, has looked at the revamped Globe and Mail for a piece he’s written that appears on a website for social change. While he’s found coverage has improved in some areas, he fears its credibility and legacy as the ‘paper of record’ may be damaged due to it’s “apparent lack of…
Le publicitaire Patrick Beauduin prendra la direction générale de la radio de Radio-Canada, a annoncé ce matin le vice-président principale des services français du réseau public, Sylvain Lafrance. Jusqu’à hier, il était vice-président principal créativité de Cossette Communication.
Thanks to Ivor Shapiro for sending this: Search for Rob Ford on the Globe and Mail‘s web site and you get this link to a column printed in the Saturday Oct 15 Focus section: Rob Ford’s not popular despite being fat. He’s popular because of …Oct 15, 2010“Toronto municipal contender leads with his gut –…
Readers could follow the graphic testimony almost live on Monday as Col. Russell Williams pleaded guilty to murder, sexual assault and break-ins at a Belleville, Ont. court. But according to some readers interviewed by The Canadian Press, the uncensored accounts were too sickening to follow, while others wondered what is ‘appropriate’ for Twitter feeds.