Archive
19 Feb

In the CJC: Labour, poverty, immigrants and election bias in news media

Selected articles from the most recent issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication of interest to the journalism community: Listening to Labour: Mainstream Media, Talk Radio, and the 2005 B.C. […]

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19 Feb

World Press Photo of the Year winner struggles to find work

2008 Anthony Suau for TIME / Via World Press Photo. The World Press Photo organization has announced its international photo competition winner for the best photos of 2008. The top […]

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19 Feb

Why multiplatform journalism skills are not enough

Nikki Usher writes in the Online Journalism Review of the frustration in training newsrooms and finding they still don’t get it. It’s a fair assessment of the transition under way: […]

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19 Feb

10 steps to save the newspaper

Morten Rand-Hendricksen, in his Design Is Philosophy blog, has created a sound, 10-point list to save the newspaper. There are few surprises in his list, but it’s a thorough entry […]

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19 Feb

Webcast: SCC arguments in Cusson defamation case

On Feb. 17, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in the Douglas Quan, et al. v. Danno Cusson appeal case, which could result in a new libel defence based […]

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19 Feb

Distressed American papers share content

Divided they fall, united they stand? Five big New York State papers, with a combined weekday circulation of more than 1.3 million, will share articles and photos,” reports the New […]

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18 Feb

Outdated rules block access to Ontario court records

ByDean Jobb In courthouses in Toronto, Woodstock, Kenora, Cornwall and countless other Ontario cities, journalists are routinely denied easy access to case files and exhibits based on outdated precedents and […]

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18 Feb

Harper’s media control continues

Prime Minister Stephen Harper seemed to relax his controlling tendencies toward public information during last fall’s election and his tightrope walk to passing the federal budget. With American president Barack […]

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18 Feb

Science resource

The publishers of the science journal Nature have set up a free “science library and personal learning tool” for students. A scan of it shows that it’s also great for […]

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18 Feb

Transcon to lay off 1500

Montreal-based Transcontinental Inc. has announced major cost-cutting initiatives that include the elimination of 1500 jobs in Canada and the United States. Transcon’s publications include magazines Style at Home, Canadian Living and […]

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