Archive
13 May

April 17-27, 2008: HotDocs

Letter to Anna – The Story of Journalist Politkovskaya’s DeathD: Eric Bergkraut / Switzerland / 84 minOn October 7, 2006, a leading voice of dissent in Putin’s Russia was silenced. […]

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13 May

April 30, 2008: Evening with Alan Johnston

Canadian Journalists For Free Expression joins with the Canadian Media Guild and the International Development Research Centre to present “Free to Express Himself,” a riveting discussion between BBC Journalist Alan […]

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13 May

May 21, 2008: Book launch “Am I Dead Yet?”

Join author and former CBC journalist John Scully and Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of Women in Film and Television-Toronto, for an evening of dialogue on war-zone journalism. The event celebrates […]

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12 May

Cartoon a hate crime, says Islamic group

Police in Halifax are investigating a complaint about a political cartoon that some members of a local Islamic group claim is a hate crime. The cartoon, published April 18 in […]

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12 May

What’s wrong with this picture?

Is it important to keep photojournalism and artistic photography separate? This is the question Hartley Butler George asks leading photojournalists and educators for this KJR feature. While the answers range from “shoot […]

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12 May

Concours canadien de journalisme: La Presse rafle cinq prix

Catherine Handfield, La Presse | La Presse a raflé cinq prix sur 21 au Concours canadien de journalisme, sa participation la plus remarquée au prestigieux concours. Le journal est le […]

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12 May

Une couverture médiatique distincte de la mission en Afghanistan

Isabelle Porter, Le Devoir (sur abonnement) | Les chaînes de télévision québécoises n’ont pas couvert la mission canadienne en Afghanistan de la même manière que leurs équivalents canadiens-anglais, selon une […]

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12 May

Helping Canadian journalists dig deeper

Practising reporters and students of journalism have a new guide through the complexities of investigative reporting in Canada. Digging Deeper: A Canadian Reporter’s Research Guide is the work of Robert […]

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12 May

Interviewing tips from the Media Diversity Institute

The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has prepared these tip sheets for interviews that require extra care on the part of a journalist. The three links below provide useful help and […]

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12 May

Courses online to improve your j-skills

For a long list of interactive, self-directed online courses you can visit News University. It’s a project of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. You will find courses on such […]

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