One of the most comprehensive reports on the future of modern journalism is now online, prior to Tuesday’s official release by the graduate school of journalism at Columbia University. “The Reconstruction of American Journalism,” written by Leonard Downie, Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post, and Michael Schudson, a Journalism School professor, is very…
When a local paper dies, it hurts, writes Robert Washburn. Perhaps that’s why J-Source’s Innovation section is so abuzz with discussion of reviving local news, an endangered genre now touted as the answer to mainstream media’s failures. 2009 has been an unusually difficult year for local news outlets, but it’s also brought unprecedented opportunity to…
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari has been released on bail from Evin prison in Iran, according to news reports over the weekend. The Newsweek correspondent was arrested June 21 and has been imprisoned ever since.
News agencies widely reported that Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari — arrested in June after Iran’s controversial elections — is free on bail. Agence France-Presse quoted Iran’s semi-official news agency ILNA: “Maziar Bahari was freed from Evin prison on Saturday evening after paying bail worth three billion rials (300,000 dollars).” “We are relieved that NEWSWEEK journalist…
L’Institut du Nouveau Monde (INM) se lance dans un partenariat avec les plates-formes Parole citoyenne et son pendant anglophone CitizenShift. Michel Venne, directeur de l’Institut du Nouveau-Monde, a œuvré comme journaliste, éditorialiste et chroniqueur au journal Le Devoir. Il répond aux questions de Lise Millette et livre ses réflexions sur les médias citoyens. (Une version…
The New York Times posted a series of essays about reading electronic documents compared to paper. Some are of direct relevance to journalism — and our current crisis as it relates to technology . . .
Véritable manifeste de la pige, le guide «Pigistes Anonymes : les 12 étapes du rétablissement» propose de rompre avec le stéréotype misérabiliste souvent associé à l’état de journaliste indépendant. Par une série de conseils pratiques rassemblés sous douze rubriques, à l’instar des thérapies pour vaincre l’alcoolisme et autres dépendances, l’auteur Nicolas Ritoux invite ses collègues…
The news business is facing life and death challenges. On Saturday, Oct. 17 at the University of King’s College, a powerhouse of journalistic thinkers will consider where it might be going next. They’ll examine the…
Get a musician friend to compose music for free for your audio slideshow or online video: that was one suggestions from multi-media trainer Robb Montgomery of Visualeditors.com at a recent Wordstock seminar. But should creators really be asking other creators to work for free? Montgomery’s sessions were full of pointers on useful tools, devices and techniques frontline reporters and freelancers…
Tommy Douglas has been the subject of numerous books, documentaries, movies and debates that finally crowned him, in a CBC competition, as the Greatest Canadian. But the federal government is still reluctant to tell Canadians everything they know about the man. Canadian Press reporter Jim Bronskill, who knows the Access to Information Act better than…