Archive
25 Jan

How to factcheck politicians’ education credentials (it’s not easy)

In April 2010, Toronto Star reporter Linda Diebel wrote an article about then-Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford. Diebel reported that Ford had studied political science at Carleton University but dropped […]

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25 Jan

The rise (and complications) of citizen photojournalism

Considering how easy it is to manipulate a photo, should photos of news events taken by regular people be considered journalism? Jasmine Pazzano explains how two Canadian newspapers are tentatively […]

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25 Jan

Tracking a Tiger: The multimedia lifecycle of a Calgary Herald story

By David HedleyCalgary Herald When I spotted the word “zoo” in the email alert flashing on my computer screen Friday morning, I had a feeling. The life of a tiny […]

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25 Jan

Maclean’s: une application iPad made in USA

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Le magazine <em>Maclean's</em> édité par Rogers a lancé son application iPad le mois dernier. Les développeurs canadiens n'ont cependant pas séduit l'éditeur, qui s'est plutôt tourné vers les États-Unis. L'application iPad de Maclean's a en effet été conçue à New York par la firme Build by the Factory.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" height="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kpKKAnZINkE" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="432"></iframe></p>

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25 Jan

Aussie academic journal to publish peer-reviewed journalism

By Julie Posetti An Australian journalism professor has started an online academic journal with a twist: It publishes journalism, rather than just studies of journalists and their work. The fledgling […]

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25 Jan

Transcontinental hires social media and mobile strategists

Transcontinental Media, the publisher of magazines Canadian Living, The Hockey News and Elle Canada, among others, has announed several staff promotions along with two new hires: Julie Benoît as social […]

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25 Jan

Taking back our journalism

On a frigid January night in Saskatchewan, the CBC’s Anna Maria Tremonti announced to a packed lecture hall that enough is enough. “It’s time to take our journalism back,” said […]

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24 Jan

La BBC met la hache dans le Web

La BBC réduira le budget de ses services en ligne de 25% au cours des deux prochaines années. En conséquence, elle fermera 200 sites web et supprimera 360 emplois. Le […]

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24 Jan

JdeM: deux ans de lock-out

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Il y a deux ans jour pour jour, la direction du <i>Journal de Montréal</i> déclenchait un lock-out. 731 jours plus tard, Quebecor n'est toujours pas parvenu à s'entendre avec ses syndiqués. En octobre dernier, 89,3% d'entre eux ont rejeté l'offre de règlement de conflit de leur patron. Depuis, les négociations ont peu avancé, explique le président du Syndicat des travailleurs de l'information du Journal de Montréal (STIJM), Raynald Leblanc.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b>«C'est l'enfer»</b></p>

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24 Jan

How to stop misspelling names

Mallary Jean Tenore is a frequent victim of journalism’s sixth most prevalent mistake: misspelled names. In an article for Poynter, she explains why journalists get names wrong, and how to […]

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