Archive
7 Jul

Blatchford on the G17 media ban

In a Globe and Mail column, Christie Blatchford writes about Canada’s “increasingly opaque” justice system and the publication ban on the G17, the group of people charged with more serious […]

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7 Jul

Black buyout shuts down four B.C. newspapers

Four community newspapers will cease to exist in the wake of the buyout of 11 B.C. publications by Black Press, including two hundred-year-old community papers. As reported by J-Source earlier […]

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7 Jul

Quebecor withdrawal from press council a ‘crisis’

The head of Quebec’s Press Council says Quebecor’s decision to depart from the voluntary organization threatens its future, CBC reports. The independent organization reviews complaints about journalism from members of […]

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7 Jul

“When everyone is a journalist, no one is a journalist”: Ira Basen

In a CBC column, Ira Basen writes about the rise (and consequences) of citizen journalism, which played out on the streets of Toronto during G20. Basen writes: “For the longest […]

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7 Jul

Economist doctors Obama cover image

A controversy has spring up in the wake of an Economist cover photo of President Obama that shows him alone and forlorn on a BP oil spill beach with the […]

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7 Jul

Ceri Marsh resigns as editor of Fashion Magazine

Ceri Marsh, who is currently on maternity leave, has resigned from the position of editor-in-chief of Fashion Magazine. Masthead Magazine reports: “Marsh, who has been editor of the St. Joseph-published […]

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6 Jul

Accountability in crisis

The motto of the Canadian Journalism Foundation is “as journalism goes, so goes democracy.” You could add “so goes accountability.” We see accountability take a backseat with BP’s staid denial […]

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6 Jul

Magazine writers slow to take up multimedia

As the digital age continues to creep into every aspect of journalism, Susan Currie Sivek asks: why aren’t magazines tapping freelancers for multimedia? An ideal pitch for a magazine story […]

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6 Jul

The fear that guides us: G20 op-ed

After a York University graduate student was detained under a city bylaw law nobody knew about (including him), Maija Saari wonders just who we really have to fear. Hearing the […]

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6 Jul

Freelancers prepare for battle

Freelance writers march into war. The cause: increased rates, rights and respect. The enemy: publishers like Transcontinental. Who will retreat first? This week we feature Melissa Wilson’s story from the […]

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