Ferdinand Mayega, Trois-Rivières | Le reporter est un journaliste acteur de l’histoire immédiate. Mais, le reportage de guerre demande de nombreuses contraintes, une dose de courage parce qu’il représente un risque certain pour le journaliste. Pour en savoir davantage sur ce journalisme difficile exercé dans les foyers de tension où le reporter est souvent mal…
Mohamed Elmasry, national president of the Canadian Islamic Congress, has issued an odious news release regarding Maclean’s that, in my opinion, reeks of ignorance, clobbers different points of view, and is offensive in the extreme. In expressing dismay at what he sees as slurs against a religion that he says is “demonized in the public…
Val Ross was the sort of editor, and reporter, who embodied a rare mix of kindness, integrity and no-nonsense professionalism that was impressive and inspiring. The journalist and acclaimed author died Sunday four months after being diagnosed with brain cancer, age 57, far too early. She will be missed. Sandra Martin’s obituary in the Globe…
Désirée-Emmanuelle Duchaine, étudiante, Université Laval | À l’heure où la terre tourne au rythme des grands bouleversements de toutes sortes et de l’évolution des technologies qui changent constamment nos vies, la compréhension de ces phénomènes s’avère essentielle. Le journalisme scientifique a pour mission de les expliquer afin de permettre aux citoyens de mieux saisir ce…
Cyberpresse.ca | Chaque année, la rédaction de La Presse organise un stage de 10 semaines, de juin à août, et recrute de jeunes journalistes par le biais d’un concours. Si vous souhaitez proposer votre candidature pour le stage de l’été 2008, veuillez nous faire parvenir votre dossier avant le 15 février prochain, en incluant :…
The Arab League is under criticism for a new charter aimed at stopping Arab satellite channels from offending governments in the region. League members overwhelming approved regulations to allow member states to “withdraw, freeze or not renew the work permits of media which break the regulations,” say satellite channels “should not damage social harmony, national…
Finally, a breath of fresh air amid the histrionics. Maybe. Syed Soharwardy, founder of the Calgary-based Islamic Supreme Council of Canada and founder of Muslims Against Terrorism, has concluded that his complaint to a human rights commission about the reprinting of the Danish cartoons was “beyond what I now believe should be the mandate of…
Canada’s latest free newspaper hit the streets of Halifax February 14, two days after Transcontinental Media shut down the Halifax Daily News. The debut issue of Metro Halifax mirrored an editorial format familiar to readers in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The business model, however, was very different than that of its big-city…
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