Archive
3 Sep

Visualizing social media

Social media, the newest powerhouse phenomenon to spring from the Internet, is the ultimate people’s platform, built on the Internet’s unique characteristic as a many-to-many medium. Some social media sites, […]

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3 Sep

Greens and the election debate

It’s no surprise that now the Greens are threatening legal action to be included in any leaders debates in the future national election. Greens argue that the rules of debate […]

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3 Sep

Merci Gustav

Jean-François Codère, blogue, Canoë | En fait, ce n’est probablement pas Gustav lui-même qu’il faudrait remercier, mais une quelconque combinaison de facteurs ayant fait en sorte qu’il ait perdu de […]

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3 Sep

Agency for freelancers set to launch

Former editor of Toro magazine Derek Finkle has announced his plans to launch a literary agency for freelance writers, Masthead magazine reports. Finkle came up with the concept after witnessing […]

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3 Sep

Kilian’s list of blogs for election addicts

B.C. online magazine The Tyee recently enlisted political junkie and blogger Crawford Kilian to list the blogs he reads to keep up on election news. Kilian covers U.S. and Canadian […]

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3 Sep

Allvoices’ citizen journalism incentive program

The allvoices Excellence in Citizen Media Incentive Program is an online initiative to reward on-the-ground news and opinion contributors from all over the world with a six-month cash incentive. Contributors […]

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3 Sep

To explain, is to inform

Jay Rosen teaches journalism at NYU, and is a key figure in the American journalism blogosphere. His blog, PressThink, has recorded over two million visitors since 2007, and he also […]

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3 Sep

The art of the interview

Considering summer JUST officially ended, it may be early yet to start thinking about next summer’s job. Then again, maybe not. A lot of internships begin asking for applications in […]

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3 Sep

L’info à Québec sept soirs sur sept

Richard Therrien, Le Soleil | Depuis une dizaine d’années à Québec, les téléspectateurs sont privés la fin de semaine de nouvelles locales aux grands réseaux, comme si le monde arrêtait […]

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3 Sep

Pas de plus beau métier” que le journalisme, selon Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Le Monde | Le prix Nobel de littérature de 1982, le Colombien Gabriel Garcia Marquez, estime qu'”il n’est pas de plus beau métier” que le journalisme, même s’il fait parfois […]

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