Archive
21 Apr

AMARC 10 in Argentina

The next global gathering of community radio broadcasters has been set for La Plata, Argentina, Nov. 8-13.  AMARC 10 will bring together more than 400 community broadcasters and stakeholders from […]

READ MORE
21 Apr

Amnesty media award winners

Last week the annual Media Awards from Amnesty International Canada awarded three Canadian journalists for their human rights reporting. The awards honour “outstanding reporting on human rights issues” in national […]

READ MORE
21 Apr

War-zone ethics

AP war correspondent Christopher Torchia, in Afghanistan, writes about fears, thrills and the ethics of embedded reporting. From AP: In this Feb. 24, 2010 photo, Associated Press reporter Chris Torchia […]

READ MORE
21 Apr

Rita Silvan steps down from Elle Canada

Rita Silvan will step down as editor-in-chief of Elle Canada. She will be replaced by the magazine’s current executive director Noreen Flanagan. After a day of rumours, Transcontinental’s senior VP […]

READ MORE
21 Apr

Outsourcing the I-Team

As newsroom budgets slash expenses, investigative reporting is increasingly going private. Some news giants are catching on. ProPublica is just two year old, but the Manhattan-based organization already boasts industry […]

READ MORE
20 Apr

Collaborative climate news site launches

Today marks the launch of The Climate Desk, a collaboration between seven news organizations dedicated to exploring the impact of a changing climate. The partners are Wired, The Atlantic, Center […]

READ MORE
20 Apr

Can the web save ailing school papers?

Though often overlooked in favour of triple-digit layoffs at brand name national papers, college and university newspapers are for the most part hurting just as much as their mainstream media […]

READ MORE
20 Apr

Reports of newspapers’ death greatly exaggerated

Predictions of the coming demise of the daily newspaper are based on myths that don’t stand scrutiny, argues David Estok, former editor-in-chief of the Hamilton Spectator. Newspapers will become more […]

READ MORE
20 Apr

Community papers weather the storm

Amidst the barrage of reports and statistics on dropping readership and circulation at newspapers across North America, there is one bright spot in Canadian journalism: community newspapers. Gregory Sawisky examines […]

READ MORE
20 Apr

What the CAJ should do

When J-Source posted CAJ president Mary Agnes Welch’s “Open letter from the CAJ” last week, readers were quick to weigh in with compliments, criticism and advice for the Canadian Association […]

READ MORE