Archive
12 Jan

Twitter: Just start

Robert Niles in the Online Journalism Review adds his voice to the crew advocating Twitter for journalists. His advice: Just start. He’s right: There is huge skepticism in the craft […]

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12 Jan

Changes at T.O. Star

The Toronto Star has shuffled a few positions recently, as former Washington bureau chief Tim Harper moves back to Toronto to become national editor. Mitch Potter, former Middle East bureau […]

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12 Jan

Annual FOI audit released

The Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) has released released its fourth annual audit on Freedom of Information compliance and the results are rather grim. Fred Vallance-Jones, the University of King’s College […]

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12 Jan

Cat visits live weather broadcast

A cat paid an unexpected visit to the set of Germany’s leading meteorologist Joerg Kachelmann’s live weather forecast recently. The cat wandered in and Kachelmann picked it up and continued […]

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12 Jan

Globe to cut 80-90 jobs

The Globe and Mail is planning to cut its staff by about ten per cent, which amounts to approximately 80 or 90 jobs. Globe publisher Phillip Crawley sent an email […]

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12 Jan

2009 CAJ/CIDA fellowships awarded

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the winners of five CAJ/CIDA fellowships for travel to developingcountries. They are: Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, AB; Lynn Bulloch, […]

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11 Jan

Le livre vert des États généraux de la presse

Amaury de Rochegonde, France Info | Les Etats généraux de la presse se sont achevés jeudi par la remise au gouvernement français d’un livre vert qui est censé apporter des […]

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11 Jan

À la défense du journalisme citoyen

Serge-André Guay, AgoraVox | Je tiens à me porter à la défense de « l’amateur ». Je ne suis pas d’accord avec l’idée que tous les journalistes citoyens se reconnaissent comme des […]

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11 Jan

États généraux de la presse: journalisme et déontologie

Le Phare | On lit beaucoup de choses sur l’avenir de la presse (…) mais on parle très peu d’un aspect fondamental, la déontologie des journalistes. Ceux qui en parlent […]

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11 Jan

Accès à l’information: la pire note à Radio-Canada

Louis-Mathieu Gagné, Le Journal de Montréal | La société d’État ne fait pas bonne figure en matière d’accès à l’information. Radio-Canada fait piètre figure quand il s’agit de dévoiler des […]

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