Journalists shocked as Leslie Roberts suspended for conflict of interest
The Toronto Star reveals that Global anchor co-owns PR firm whose clients appeared on his shows.
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Karen Ho awarded SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Scholarship
The scholarship program is designed to enhance the quality of minority business journalism.
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Susan Quinn wins Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship
Quinn, news editor of the Alberni Valley News, in B.C., will write a series on adult literacy in the region.
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Up Here wins magazine of the year at Western Magazine Awards
Up Here was named magazine of the year at the Western Magazine Awards, as well as the regional award for best magazine in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
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Global wins two CMA Media Awards for Health Reporting
The awards, presented by the Canadian Medical Association, honour outstanding Canadian journalism that enhances understanding of health, the health-care system and the role of health professionals.
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Calgary Herald, Maclean’s win Online Journalism Awards
Maclean’s won the Online News Association award for online commentary, while the Calgary Herald won in the breaking news category.
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The changing norms on reporting suicide in Canada
There are two common misconceptions: journalists only talk about suicide in an over-the-top, sensational manner, and this spotlight on high-profile celebrity suicides is in contrast to a long-standing taboo of reporting on a forbidden topic.
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Ward’s Words: Why new journalism ethics have to be public, not personal
By Stephen J.A. Ward How should we reconstruct journalism ethics now that a media revolution has left a pre-digital, professional consensus in fragments? That appears to be the question for ethicists and journalists who care about ethics. Yet the question is contested. Some journalists are skeptical about any attempt to forge a new practice-wide consensus…
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Ward’s Words: Is talk of a Canadian press council outdated?
It is easy to dismiss the proposal for a national press council as “out-dated.” Even the world “press” conjures up images of reporters from the previous century wearing a sign in their hats that said “Press.” But media ethicist Stephen J.A. Ward explains why we should not dismiss the idea for a national press council…
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Newspapers Canada reveals proposal for a national press council
Newspapers Canada is soliciting feedback from its members on a proposal for a national press council to be launched in 2015.