Archive
15 Mar

Flat-footed in Japan

With Asia bureaus dwindling, some North American news outlets were caught flat-footed by Japan’s earthquake, suggesting it’s time to update disaster coverage planning. A Time article argues the crisis will […]

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15 Mar

State of the Media: NPR the juggernaut

The New York Times‘ David Carr reports one of the few “bright spots” of the recently released State of the Media report is NPR, the “unlikely juggernaut” that was the […]

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15 Mar

Gregg Zaun joins Rogers Sportsnet

Gregg Zaun has signed a two-year deal with Rogers Sportsnet as its full-time Major League Baseball analyst. According to a Sportsnet press release, he will provide coverage for Sportsnet, Sportsnet […]

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15 Mar

Finalists announced for photojournalism awards

The News Photographers Association of Canada has announced the finalists for its annual photojournalism awards. The winners will be announced on May 28 in Winnipeg. 

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15 Mar

OLeary apologizes for “Indian giver” remark on CBC News

Kevin O’Leary, business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange on CBC News Network, has offered an apology for using the phrase “Indian giver” on-air last October. “In […]

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15 Mar

Nominations open for journalists: free speech defenders and editorial cartoonists

The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom has opened nominations for its annual Press Freedom Award, available to a Canadian journalist that has made a “significant contribution to freedom of […]

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14 Mar

Ontario to consider cameras in court, CP reports

 The Canadian Press is reporting that Ontario’s attorney general “says he’s open to the idea of allowing cameras in courtrooms and says the time is right to canvas judges, Crown […]

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14 Mar

La Tribune: négociations collectives dans l’impasse

Les négociations collectives au quotidien La Tribune, propriété de Gesca, sont dans l’impasse. 87% des 130 syndiqués ont rejeté hier les offres patronales. Le groupe ayant conclu une entente dans […]

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14 Mar

High-profile murder trial expected to ignite heavy media coverage

In 2008, the story of a “bizarre” murder in Edmonton made big headlines and received intense media scrutiny. The subsequent police investigation led to the first-degree murder charge against 31-year-old […]

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14 Mar

How to land a job at the Toronto Star’s radio room, by a former Star intern

Fabiola Carletti is in the West Coast working on her master’s degree at the UBC School of Journalism, but she spent last summer working in the Toronto Star‘s radio room — just one […]

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