In his latest documentary, The Trouble with Experts, filmmaker Josh Freed tackles the question: Should we trust the experts? J-Source's Rhiannon Russell talks with Freed about why we sometimes shouldn't, how to be more careful when interviewing experts, and which field has the most of the worst.
Carleton University's Dwayne Winseck opines about three issues in the federal government's hands that he argues will influence an independent free media: the copyright act; the process to choose a new CRTC head; and, the 'lawful-access' legislation.This article originally appeared on Winseck's blog, Mediamorphis.
A whopping 98 per cent of business journalists use the internet to read news, according to a new U.S. study by Arketi, a PR and marketing firm based in Atlanta. Maybe that's no big surprise. What about this: nearly as many also use it search for story sources and ideas.
Next April, media scholars, media practitioners, and policymakers will meet in Montreal to discuss ways to ensure the survival of civic-focused journalism in Canada. Lisa Lynch talks to lead organizer, Christine Crowther, about how this isn't just about the survival of an industry: It's the preservation of journalism that allows citizens to get the information…
Academics, practitioners, and others with a demonstrated interest in these issues are invited to submit papers for presentation at Journalism Strategies, a McGill Conference whose purpose is to to re-imagine the role of journalism in Canada and ways to use media policies to support it. The organizers invite you paper proposals on one of the…
CBS correspondent Lara Logan’s sexual assault in February brought the issue of sexual violence and journalists into sharp focus, writes CPJ’s senior editor Lauren Wolfe. It has also encouraged more journalists worldwide to start speaking out.
Communications consultant Ken Goldstein is not just another all-purpose analyst urging the world to jump on the new media bandwagon. His most recent paper does, however, conclude the printed newspaper is headed for extinction.
Earlier this week, Columbia Journalism School’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism released a mega 140-page plus report on the biz of digital journalism.
Journalists know that many people act differently when they’re being interviewed, especially on camera. Here’s the eye-brow raising part: When facing the bright lights, politicians aren’t on their best, as you might guess, but their nastiest. Indeed, according to a recently released study, many MPs are red-faced about their public displays and insist it’s not…
More Canadians are using social media to dish on election policies and politics than they were back when campaigning kicked off, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Postmedia News and Global TV. However, when it comes to what is considered the most important information source, traditional media is still tops.