Laurie Few from Global’s 16X9 on investigative journalism
Before she picks up a hidden camera, 16×9 executive producer Laurie Few consults with a lawyer.
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The Globe and Mail goes virtual
At Toronto’s Hot Docs documentary film festival, the Globe will premiere a virtual reality piece about life in solitary confinement.
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Does serious journalism stand a chance?
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor It’s an old saw that we are all familiar with by now: newsrooms are shrinking; beats are dying; young people entering the workforce have few, and precarious, options in front of them and boy, don’t people sure love lists? In the face of what we can agree is a rapidly…
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New study finds people read printed newspapers—if they are free and delivered directly to them
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor People still read printed newspapers—free ones, at least. A study produced by BrandSpark International and Metroland Media found that about 75 per cent of Ontarians read one of the past four Metroland Media community newspapers that showed up on their doorstep. “It was a surprise to see this segment of…
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“Crash to Paywall” doesn’t offer any new insight into shrinking newsrooms
Brian Gorman, Crash to Paywall: Canadian Newspapers and the Great Disruption. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015. Paperback, 320 pages, $32.95. By Marc Edge Looking for insight into the ongoing crisis in newspapering by reading news reports and commentary has been fruitless for most non-economists, as evidenced by the latest round of layoffs and consolidation, which only…
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News media played key role in scrutinizing anti-terror legislation, new research shows
Canadian news outlets were “equal to the challenge” of scrutinizing controversial Bill C-51, according to new research.
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Last call for the hard-drinking journalist
Why today’s journalists are kicking liquor to the curb. Continue Reading Last call for the hard-drinking journalist
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New research project examines local news poverty
The impact of newsroom cutbacks, consolidations and closures will be the focus of a new study examining local news poverty in communities outside of Canada’s major media centres.
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New app will track variety and placement of sources in stories
An app that will allow newsrooms to monitor who journalists go to for quotes in stories is being developed by two journalism professors at Ryerson University.
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CJF J-Talk: John Stackhouse And Craig Silverman
On Nov. 12, former Globe and Mail editor John Stackhouse sat down with Buzzfeed editor Craig Silverman to discuss his new book and the future of journalism.