Archive
4 Aug

Apply now for small and mid-size mag funding

Small and mid-size magazines (including digital) can apply for the Canadian Periodical Fund’s Business Innovation funding until Sept. 17. The fund is meant to support projects that innovate and create […]

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4 Aug

A photojournalist’s lament

A photojournalist suggests that the field is dead – and writers are next. Photo director Neil Burgess writes: “Magazines and newspapers are no longer putting any money into photojournalism. They […]

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4 Aug

Exposing Canada’s role in the asbestos debate

For most people, asbestos is the stuff we desperately try to remove from old buildings because of its cancer-causing properties. But in much of the developing world, asbestos continues to […]

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3 Aug

Call for nominations for Crystal Awards

Women in Film and Television has put of a call for nominations for their annual Crystal Awards, which are given to Canadian women who promote excellence in screen-based media. Broadcaster […]

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3 Aug

JHR film festival highlights Canadian docs

Two Canadian documentaries took top prize at the journalists for Human Rights film festival: A documentary detailing modern-day colonization in Canada and another that follows the long, red-tape-filled stories of […]

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3 Aug

Focus on Canadian status limbo in JHR film fest doc

Seeking Refuge, the opening film for the Journalists for Human Rights film festival follows the story of five Canadian refugees as they struggle for status. Film expert Nathaniel Laywine reports. […]

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3 Aug

Female filmmakers sweep JHR documentary awards

Nathaniel Laywine writes about female documentary journalists, their subjects and their role in the 2nd annual Journalists for Human Rights documentary film festival.Sure, 2010 marked an important victory for female […]

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3 Aug

Should I share quotes with a source?

QUESTION: Some journalists willingly share quotes and stories with sources before publication. The argument is that it helps with confirming complicated facts and assuring accuracy. I’ve always been taught to […]

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3 Aug

Open press gallery to all journalists: an open letter

An open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper urges the House of Commons to allow all journalists access to the parliamentary press gallery, not just the “clique” members of the […]

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3 Aug

The quitting letter

An employee of a Canadian magazine has written an extensive – and cutting – resignation letter, detailing problems with management and “poor quality” content.” The anonymous employee, who signed off […]

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