After reporting stints with CBC and CTV, and seven years in the U.S., including co-hosting a network morning show, Kevin Newman returned to Canada 10 years ago to take a seat in the anchor chair and serve as executive editor. He’s announced he’s leaving, now, insisting he wants to relax and travel, not jump into…
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will publish its first annual report on the state of free expression in Canada on May 3, World Press Freedom Day. This has been a noteworthy year for free expression issues in Canada, for better or worse. CJFE’s annual Free Expression Report will provide Canadians with a frank assessment…
In light of abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, how well is the media covering this issue? This was one of the questions behind a Sunday Edition panel discussion, MediaPhiles: God and the Media. In J-Source’s Ideas Section we learn there’s more to the story than clerics and victims. Over in the Town Hall,…
Bazlur Rahman, the Chief Executive Officer of Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication(BNNRC) reports that the Ministry of Information, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh has approved 12 Community Radio Initiators for the installation and operation of community radio in Bangladesh for the first time. The measure is meant to ensure free flow of…
A quickening is apparent within Canada’s biggest newspaper conglomerate, long mired in the slough of despond. Beleagued Canwest LP is comprised of the remnants of some once-venerable FP publications, some once-venerable Southam publications and a whole bunch of small newspapers that once served their communities. Other than the relatively new National Post company flagship, mostly…
Seymour Hersh is one of the most iconic figures in the world of investigative journalism. His speech at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference also shows that, at age 73, he remains one of its biggest gadflys.
The imminent auction of the CanWest chain of newspapers has drawn the attention of Canada’s largest media union, which urged consideration of the “public trust” in the choice of a new owner. Meanwhile, CanWest appointed an interim president to steer its newspaper division through the final throes of its bankruptcy protection and sale …
Le Département d’information et de communication de l’Université Laval offrira à l’automne 2010 un séminaire de recherche de 2e et 3e cycles portant sur Le Devoir. Des étudiant(e)s en communication ou en d’autres disciplines y participeront à un effort collectif de recherche, en prenant pour objet commun Le Devoir, dont on fête le centenaire cette…
Le journaliste Davide Gentile a couvert le lancement de la navette Endeavour, reporté à de nombreuses reprises. Cette affectation, teintée par un sentiment de «déjà vu», a aussi été caractérisée par la complexité du cadre réglementaire et une absence de liberté géographique. Davide Gentile
Frédérick Lavoie a reçu l’appel du Monde dès la fin de l’adolescence. Pour lui, le journalisme est un métier qui s’exerce en immersion dans des pays étrangers. Dans cette section de l’entrevue, il présente ses motivations et l’énergie qui l’amènent à repousser les frontières. Frédérick Lavoie – 02