Who gets the credit when a story breaks?
J-Source survey finds many outlets across Canada lack a clear policy on when to credit a competitor’s scoop.
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Journalism Jobs: June 22
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You don’t know what it’s like
By Lorelei Williams for the Canadian Media Guild What can media do better in reporting on our missing loved ones? Treat our missing women and girls the same as the others. It has been pointed out several times that when a non-Indigenous person goes missing, the media is all over it, but when it comes… -
Winner of the Michener Award, Fellowships announced
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The recipients of the 2015 Michener Award, the 2016 Michener-Deacon Fellowship and the 2016 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Journalism Education were announced in Ottawa on June 17. The annual awards honour journalism that makes a significant impact on the public good. Société Radio-Canada’s Enquête won the 2015 Michener Award for its piece… -
Winners of the National Magazine Awards announced
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The winners of the National Magazine Awards were announced on June 10 in Toronto. Quarterly magazine Maisonneuve was named magazine of the year. Journalist Desmond Cole, writer of “The Skin I’m In” for Toronto Life, was named best new magazine writer. Photographer Marta Iwanek won best new magazine photographer. For… -
Crowd-sourced map tracks what’s happening to local news outlets across Canada
Map will track news outlet closures and openings across the country. Continue Reading Crowd-sourced map tracks what’s happening to local news outlets across Canada
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What 12 months as a Nieman fellow taught journalist Stephen Maher
By Stephen Maher In September, Joshua Benton, the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, gave a talk about trends in the media business to the incoming Nieman fellows, 23 journalists from around the world spending a year at Harvard. He marked the first slide with an asterix: * Warning: May be depressing.… -
Winners of inaugural Digital Publishing Awards announced
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Meet the Press: Marc Weisblott, Twelve Thirty Six
By Nadine Tousignant for CNW Launched in June 2015 by St. Joseph Media, Twelve Thirty Six quickly became Toronto’s go-to lunchtime tabloid. We spoke with Marc Weisblott, editor of 12:36 about the eclectic e-newsletter, his typical workday and where PR fits in the mix. Follow the outlet @1236. What has inspired you to start 12:36 and what is its mission?… -
A behind-the-scenes look at the NMA nominated work of Nicholas Hune-Brown
By Chris Lowrey Nicholas Hune-Brown is a Toronto-based journalist who has been nominated more than a dozen times at the NMAs, which honour excellence in Canadian magazines. This year, he’s nominated for five, leading all individuals nominees—one in the Words and Pictures category, one in the Health and Medicine category, one in the Profile section…