Archive
14 Nov

Bias? Prove it.

There’s a claim in the Comments section, responding to a story about the CBC’s election coverage: “It was pretty plain that most media coverage of the recent election was totally […]

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14 Nov

Canwest hurting

The most interesting thing about the fourth-quarter results released by Canwest — with a shocking $1.02 billion loss — is that the newspaper division is making good money, albeit less […]

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14 Nov

St. Joseph closes two magazines

St.Joesph Media points to the global financial crisis and declining ad revenues as reasons for the shutdown of two magazines in its stable. The company has suspended publication of Wish […]

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14 Nov

Protesting a journalism award

A protest is scheduled in Ottawa on Nov. 14 to draw attention to a annual journalism award. The award at the heart of the protest is the Ross Munro Media […]

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13 Nov

Health and safety reporting award call for 2009 noms

The Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) has released its 2009 call for nominations for the Russ Ramsay Media Awards. The IAPA Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health and Safety […]

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13 Nov

Writers want more, but can publishers afford it?

ByMarco Ursi If pay rates for freelancers don’t increase, the Canadian publishing industry will end up with a pool of writers who consider magazine writing a hobby, Kim Pittaway told […]

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13 Nov

Globe reports abduction of journalist in Pakistan

After making a decision recently not to publish news of CBC reporter Mellissa Fung’s kidnapping in Afghanistan, The Globe and Mail reports today on the abduction of a Canadian freelance […]

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13 Nov

Je considère les blogueurs comme une agence de presse indépendante

Alexandra Sandels | L’année dernière, Mohammed Khaled, un blogueur égyptien, recherchait des fichiers musicaux sur le téléphone portable de son ami, lorsqu’il tomba sur une vidéo épouvantable, montrant deux policiers […]

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12 Nov

CanWest cuts another 560 jobs

Facing a mountain of debt, nosediving stock prices and an economic slowdown, media giant CanWest is amputating another 560 Canadian jobs, about five per cent of its current workforce. The job eliminations – to […]

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12 Nov

Behind the lens: camera operators in conflict zones

Camera operators have been risking their lives for decades to send back footage for television news broadcasts and documentaries. But Canadian viewers generally don’t know a whole lot, if anything, […]

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