The International Federation of Journalists has called on the international community “to take special action to confront the human tragedy in Iraq where the killings of journalists and media staff have reached “shocking proportions that can no longer be ignored.” Everything about Iraq seems shocking — but the IFJ has had enough with the recent…
Paul Cauchon, Le Devoir Quebecor Media est accusé d’avoir contrevenu aux règles mises en place par le CRTC qui interdisent l’échange de matériel entre ses salles de nouvelles. Et cette décision vient du comité de surveillance qui avait été mis en place par Quebecor lui-même pour surveiller l’étanchéité des salles. La décision de ce comité…
In an effort to protect the ecosystems at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, the Graduate Program in Interactive Environmental Journalism at the Reynolds School of Journalism has created an innovative website to assist citizens, policymakers, scientists and anyone interested in protecting the environment within the community. It is an excellent example of public journalism using the web…
Canada ranked 18th on this year’s annual press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders. Along with Germany, it was one of only two G8 countries to make the list’s top 20. Most of the countries deemed to have the best freedoms are in Europe, with Iceland at the top. The U.S. ranked 48 (immediately behind…
Media freedom is increasingly under attack in the Western Hemisphere, especially in Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia, said the Inter American Press Association. At least 13 employees of media organizations were killed and two disappeared in the past six months in the Western Hemisphere, said the association, which promotes free expression in the Americas. The group…
Mary McGuire, J-Source When editing interviews…. The most important rule – NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said. It’s okay, even expected, that you will cut out ums, ers, long pauses, and other examples of verbal stalling – unless their verbal stalling is key part of the story, as in the case of…
A longtime editor of the Wall Street Journal is creating a new kind of journalism, backed by a couple of wealthy donors. Paul Steiger is forming a group of investigative journalists who will give away their work to media outlets. “The plan is to do long-term projects, uncovering misdeeds in government, business and organizations,” said…
Émission Revu & corrigé, France 5 Avec l’arrivée des nouvelles technologies, l’information événementielle vit tournant qui pourrait devenir décisif. En effet, les téléphones portables avec caméra embarquée et la multiplication des blogs ont fait naître une activité jusqu’alors réservée aux journalistes professionnels, la diffusion par le grand public d’une information de proximité et instantanée. Mais…
Michel Dumais, Blogue MédiaBiz Contrairement aux autres réseaux de télé qui se contentent de rediffuser leurs bulletins de nouvelles sur la Toile, ABC News propose aux internautes un 15 minutes d’informations quotidiennes conçu et réalisé uniquement pour l’audience Web. Développé et réalisé pour un public «jeune» de 25 à 55 ans, ouvert à l’utilisation des…
Salih Saif Aldin, a correspondent for The Washington Post, was fatally shot Oct. 14 while reporting on violence in the Bagdhad neighbourhood of Sadiyah, reported the Associated Press. Aldin, 32, was an Iraqi who sometimes wrote under the name Salih Dehema for security reasons. “He was shot once in the forehead,”said the Post, and his…