The complainant, Jyothi Jayaraman, was one of 9 who objected to the explanation of the process of medically-assisted death. In the course of taking questions live on Facebook, the interviewee gave wrong information. CBC admitted fault and despite best efforts, came up against the limitations of making corrections on a platform they don’t control. It’s…
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism. Want your job move featured? Tweet it to us or use the hashtag #cdnmediamoves. Layoffs were announced at Vice Canada: 23 staff positions cut in aftermath of Vice Canada and Rogers Media deal ending https://t.co/ppPVyKEW71 pic.twitter.com/Py5qL0s9Av — J-Source (@jsource) January 31, 2018 There…
Last week, Rogers Media announced it would be ending its $100 million deal with Vice Canada and taking Viceland off the air. Continue Reading 23 staff positions cut in aftermath of Vice Canada and Rogers Media deal ending
The complainant, April Fahr, is the Director of Education and Advocacy for the HugABull Advocacy & Rescue Society. She was concerned that a Fifth Estate episode on whether pit bulls should be banned was biased and cherry-picked data and information. The documentary featured the highly polarized views of both the dog and the evidence about…
Journalists’ attitudes towards activism are shifting. Are newsroom policies keeping up? Continue Reading Actions speak louder than words
A reader in London, Ont., wrote to me to say there really shouldn’t be corrections – because all information should be checked before publication. “Doesn’t anybody proofread stories any more before a paper is printed? … To misspell a person’s name (Smyth instead of Smith, or other examples) I can see, BUT to use the…
New book looks at Indigenous media that’s remaking Canada’s whitewashed view of history. Continue Reading We interrupt this stereotype
As the Star reported this week, the Toronto District School Board says it never discussed the implications of allowing an 11-year-old girl to speak to a barrage of reporters after she had made false allegations that her hijab had been cut. It was “not part of the conversation,” TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird told the Star…
If you make an effort to get diversity in your reporting, Lau said, you’ll often find that your stories are more interesting. Continue Reading Andree Lau on increasing diversity in reporting and the newsroom