Archive
15 Nov

Vancouver Sun denies allowing Carol Todd to read its articles before publication

<p>The <em>Vancouver Sun</em> denies allowing Carol Todd, the mother of bullied teenager Amanda Todd, to screen their coverage before publication.</p>

READ MORE
15 Nov

Calgary Herald ends in-house print production, marks “end of an era”

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Herald_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p>The <em>Calgary Herald</em> will be printed in full colour and have a slimmer format on Monday, the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Lorne Motley, said in an <a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Herald+gets+sleek+full+colour+format/9157498/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online post</a>.</p>

READ MORE
15 Nov

Journalist’s lawyer waits on John Furlong to agree to lawsuit court date

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/11/14/Furlong-Court-Date-Wait/#sthash.wzQfiUvl.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p id="39084891">The lawyer for the journalist John Furlong is suing for defamation said he has reserved dates for a British Columbia Supreme Court trial in early 2015 and is waiting for Furlong to agree.</p>

READ MORE
15 Nov

Information: une rupture générationnelle

<p><strong>Les moins de 35 ans s’informent deux fois plus sur les médias numériques que leurs aînés, et le fossé se creuse chez les plus jeunes encore. À part cela, pas de grande révolution dans les habitudes des Québécois en matière de consommation de nouvelles, la télé restant, et de loin, le média le plus consulté pour s’informer.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

READ MORE
14 Nov

Networking tips for journalism students

<p><strong>By Mary-Katherine Boss, Student Lounge Editor</strong></p><p>It can be unnerving for students and recent graduates to find journalism jobs in today's competitive market. J-schools often suggest that networking is one of the best ways for new journalists to make connections in the industry but rarely explain how to do so effectively.</p>

READ MORE
14 Nov

Globe public editor: Why comments are closed on some Rob Ford stories and not others

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_9.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>I had a number of readers express frustration last week when comments were closed for legal reasons on all stories related to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The readers wondered why <em>The Globe</em> had closed comments when other organizations had not, and why it allowed comments on the federal Senate scandal, but not on Mr. Ford.</p>

READ MORE
14 Nov

Ward’s Words: Do ethics, not definitions

<p><strong>By Stephen Ward</strong></p><p>Ironically, journalists—a group normally reluctant to theorize—are today up to their ears in definitions, a favourite activity of philosophers. For some time, journalists and their associations have been trying anxiously to define “journalist” and “journalism” as a media revolution blurs the differences between professional journalists and citizens. I have some bad news for this definition-making industry.</p>

READ MORE
14 Nov

Quand les étudiants en journalisme innovent

<p><strong>METZ – «Réinventons le journalisme». Cette invitation était placardée en grand format sur tous les murs de l’Arsenal de Metz, en France, à l’occasion des 7<sup>e</sup> Assises internationales du journalisme et de l’information. Une invitation que quelques étudiants ont pris au pied de la lettre, arrivant à cette rencontre avec des projets innovants.

READ MORE
14 Nov

On a testé les infographies en ligne

<p><strong>On trouve sur internet une quantité d’outils (le plus souvent gratuits) permettant de générer de simples graphiques, voire des infographies plus élaborées à partir d’un jeu de données. Dans plusieurs cas, il peut s’agir d’un moyen facile et peu coûteux d’enrichir de graphiques un article en ligne. Nous en avons mis cinq à l’épreuve.</strong></p><p><a href="http://37eavenue.com/blog/on-a-teste-les-infographies-en-ligne/"><em>Par Arnaud Baty, article publié initialement sur 37<sup>e</sup> Avenue, le 21 octobre 2013</em></a></p>

READ MORE
13 Nov

Rob Delaney and Liza Sardi leave the Globe

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em> has let go of <em>Report on Business</em> deputy editor Rob Delaney and presentation editor Liza Sardi as a part of its company-wide reduction in management staff.</p><p>In a memo sent to staff, editor-in-chief John Stackhouse said “their departures, effective today, are part of a reduction in management staff across the company in recognition of the overall business environment this year.”</p><p>Delaney joined the <em>Globe</em> this summer. He had previously worked with Bloomberg. Sardi joined the newspaper in March 2012.</p>

READ MORE