Archive
21 Oct

Holding mobs to account

The online magazine Tyee takes a look at the impact of “citizen journalism” on the U.S. election, and specifically its role in revealing the mob mentality at the Republican rallies. […]

READ MORE
21 Oct

Scud stud launches another law suit

Former broadcaster Arthur Kent is suing Canwest Publishing and journalist Don Martin for defamation. According to a Globe and Mail report, Kent, also a Tory candidate in the last Alberta […]

READ MORE
21 Oct

Newsroom change on the cheap

As newsroom budgets tighten, here are some tips on how to affordably modernize operations. 

READ MORE
21 Oct

The wire service challenge

In a recent post at themediamanager.com, Kirk LaPointe takes a look at the recent Tribune Co. decision to give notice of cancellation to the Associated Press and compares it with […]

READ MORE
21 Oct

AMECQ

L’Association des médias écrits communautaires du Québec a pour but de fournir des services de soutien et de formation à ses journaux communautaires membres, de les regrouper et de les […]

READ MORE
21 Oct

Using LinkedIn: a journalist’s guide

Posted by Kim Pittaway, J-Source | […] But that’s just the basic stuff. While you won’t find stagette party pics and you can’t send pals virtual beer steins or animated […]

READ MORE
20 Oct

Schoolyard bully politics

    “A confluence of factors has helped turn our election races into schoolyard tussles,” said Adam Radwanski in a Globe and Mail column. But he aimed his strongest criticism on […]

READ MORE
20 Oct

How prepared are you to report on the economy?

In a Town Hall post – It’s the economy – are we stupid? – Deborah Jones asked how prepared journalists are to place economic issues in context. These days, it’s […]

READ MORE
20 Oct

Two CBC foreign correspondents’ contracts not renewed

The CBC has confirmed that it has not renewed employment contracts for two veteran foreign correspondents, Patrick Brown and Don Murray, according to a report in The Globe and Mail. […]

READ MORE
20 Oct

Vérification et crédibilit

Florian Sauvageau | Un incident récent, dont la chaîne CNN a fait les frais, illustre bien la fragilité des structures d’encadrement du journalisme citoyen. L’affaire, dont les médias québécois n’ont […]

READ MORE