[Note: This post has been updated] Dianne Rinehart has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Metro Canada’s six English newspapers. Rinehart, who was running the newspapers in Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver for the last 18 months, stepped down Oct. 28. She says she was “fortunate enough to be tapped for the job at…
A longtime journalist recently sent an email to a bunch of colleagues with notice of a typewriter for sale. The journalist sent along assurance that the machine works perfectly and is in excellent condition. His colleagues responded with some detailed queries about this “device.” Any questions of your own for the seller?
La Fédération des agricultrices du Québec (FAQ) vient de créer le Prix de journalisme Rosaline-Ledoux qui soulignera l’excellence d’une œuvre de la presse écrite, régionale ou nationale, portant sur la vie des femmes en milieu agricole
Le grand patron de Quebecor, Pierre Karl Péladeau, a affirmé qu’une rencontre exploratoire aura lieu en présence du conciliateur nommé au dossier pour un éventuel retour à la table des négociations. À la sortie d’un colloque organisé par la Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, il a laissé entendre qu’il pourrait considérer la récente…
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is horrified by the attack and attempted kidnapping of Jagdish Grewal on Friday, October 23. Grewal is the founder and editor of Brampton-based newspaper Punjabi Post, and also hosts the daily radio show Khabarsar.
On October 21, the Supreme Court of Canada reserved its decision in the second of two cases that could significantly affect Canadian journalists’ right to protect confidential sources.
“In a scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film The Birds, a giant seagull stole the show on the Channel Nine News in Melbourne,” reported Australian online news.com.au. “The massively magnified bird walked across a real-time projection of the Melbourne cityscape behind newsreader Peter Hitchener’s head while he was reading a story about a 27-year-old…
The Toronto Star spun Stephen Harper’s alleged admission — “I don’t like to watch Canadian news” — into an entire column including reaction and confirmation about whether the prime minister takes in Canadian media. The quote: “I watched the last several elections in the United States very closely. I tend to watch mainly American news…
The U.S. White House and Fox News are in a de facto war. Now journalists are talking about whether to deal with the Fox News team as colleagues, or with the whole organization as a political player bent on attacking real fair and balanced journalism …
« Les journalistes vont-ils devenir des marques » avec Internet ? C’est la question posée par Xavier Ternisien dans Le Monde en s’inspirant d’un article publié par Michael Arrington dans le blogue qu’il a fondé, TechCrunch.