Maxime Johnson, Branchez-Vous | En plus de numériser un million de livres par année, Google offrira désormais aux éditeurs de journaux la possibilité de numériser toutes leurs archives aux frais du moteur de recherche, à condition que ces dernières puissent être gratuitement sur Google. En échange, la compagnie de Mountain View partagera les revenus publicitaires…
Freelance journalist Guy-André Kieffer disappeared in 2004 in Abidjan, where he was investigating a story about corruption in the cocoa trade. Kieffer spent some time in Canada, where he fathered a son, and he has dual Canadian-French citizenship. His case has been the subject of an intense investigation by France. Is the Canadian government doing…
Info Dimanche | Le Bas-Saint-Laurent sera en vedette dans divers reportages et émissions présentés à Télé-Québec dès l’automne. Le 8 septembre, la journaliste-réalisatrice Mélanie Gagné signe un reportage à l’intérieur du nouveau magazine pan-québécois Kilomètre zéro, sur les promesses électorales non tenues. Les invités sont: André Plourde, ex-député fédéral de Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup, ainsi que Richard Saindon,…
Radio-Canada | « Depuis le temps que vous attendiez que je prenne ma retraite. Voilà. On y est. Je rentre dans mes terres, cultiver mes vignes… Vous me manquerez un peu. Mais pas trop. Vous étiez bien indisciplinés parfois. Heureusement c’est Chantal Hébert qui me remplace. Je la connais depuis des années Chantal et je…
Radio-Canada | Les funérailles du journaliste, chroniqueur et biographe Michel Vastel ont été célébrées samedi à l’église de la Communauté chrétienne Saint-Albert-le-Grand, à Montréal, en présence de près de 300 personnes. Les interventions de ses filles Violaine, Anne et Marie, de son ami Luc Lavoie, ancien vice-président chez Quebecor, et de son ancienne collègue Manon…
The consortium of broadcast networks that organize the debates among political leader announced they will exclude Green party Leader Elizabeth May. The group said in a news release that other other party leaders would refuse to participate in the debates on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 if May took part.The Canadian Press story is here.…
Reports say the Somalian kidnappers of several journalists, including Canadian Amanda Lindhout, want a ransom of about $2.5-million for Lindhout’s release. A CanWest story said the freelance Alberta journalist Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan “and their Somali fixer” (whose name is???) were abducted August 23 on a road between Mogadishu and Afgoye. The link to the…
The new Globe and Mail politics portal that was launched in advance of the election announcement is an incredible effort and represents some major resources. However, it fails on several levels. First, it does not fully utilize the interactive features available. It is heavily moderated (which is understandable), but the subject matter seems regulated to…
While it is said all politics is local, a quick survey of community newspapers sites in British Columbia, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Ontario and the Atlantic region found an overwhelming majority did not have any breaking news regarding the election call Sunday. About 10 per cent of the more than 200 newspapers reviewed had some…
With a federal election finally out of the gates, J-Source is your election coverage hub. Find out what other journalists are thinking and doing, share a story, and gain that extra information and insight you need to do your best reporting. To get you started, the Big Issue will regularly highlight new articles on the…