On May 28 the Canadian Association of Journalists opens its national conference amid trying times. The Winter 2010 issue of Media Magazine – the CAJ’s house journal – contains a candid look at how the organization became strapped for cash, including the fall-out of ‘the Stevie Cameron affair.’ In addition to critical financial woes, the…
The media biz was abuzz when the bankruptcy court gave Canwest the go-ahead to sell the chain’s newspapers to bond-holders, led by former tabloid publisher and Blue Jay exec Paul Godfrey. Will the move breathe life into local news, or have the papers been sold to vultures? In advance of the decision, media workers called…
La réorganisation de la plus vieille agence de presse au Canada suscite bien des questions et les réponses tardent à venir. Cette situation s’explique par le fait que «toutes les ficelles» de la restructuration ne sont pas encore attachées, a indiqué la direction. Il n’en fallait pas davantage pour lancer la spéculation. Évidemment, les difficultés…
The Canadian Newspaper Association has published its fifth annual Freedom of Information Audit, citing poor performance by the federal government in releasing information while noting an over-all improvement in the speed of responses to information requests. The addition of more municipalities to the audit – which was substantially expanded this year – partly accounted for…
The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star combined to win 13 of the 22 categories at the 61st National Newspaper Awards ceremony last night in Toronto. The Globe won seven, the Star won six, the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal in Saint John and the Ottawa Citizen each won two top awards. Single NNA certificates were awarded…
In a remote corner of rural India, a new experiment using mobile phones is bringing people news made by local villagers. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travels to Rajnandgaon district in the central state of Chhattisgarh to see who is tuning in.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has published its first annual report on free expression in Canada, and the verdict isn’t pretty.
Media innovation centre MaRS discusses the launch of hyperlocal news project OpenFile.ca from a business and information technology perspective. “OpenFile is positioned as a collaborative newsroom–social media meets professional journalism – focusing on local news. It’s a newsroom that complements the current reality of news consumption in an increasingly digitally dominated world. The team believes…
Nieman Journalism Lab profiles Toronto-based hyperlocal news site OpenFile suggesting it’s initiative will walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to tapping the potential of online journalism. “The thing about new media maxims is that, all too often, they remain just that — maxims. Smart ideas that guide our thinking, yes,…
Journalism graduate and social-media fan Kendall Walters looks at the impact Facebook, Twitter and its ilk are having on newsrooms.