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20 Oct

The Malcolm Gladwell Point

The New York Observer scribe Tom Scocca tracks the rise and possible tipping point of popular author Malcolm Gladwell in NYO‘s regular “Off the Record” section. Gladwell is a long-time […]

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20 Oct

<i>TV Guide</i> to end print edition

Canadians will be able to access TV Guide only online as of next month. The Hamilton Spectator provides some reaction to the news.

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20 Oct

In Context: <i>Toronto Star</i> shakeup

The first two features were published Spring 2004, under an umbrella feature package entitled “Crusades, Convergence & Cutbacks.” One story, “Big Push, Big Worry,” written by Melissa Hank, examined Torstar’s […]

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20 Oct

“On Behalf of Journalism: A Manifesto for Change”

This 21-page report by Geneva Overholser, published by the Annenberg Public Policy Centerat the University of Pennsylvania, summarizes the challenges journalists face today and suggests various Action Steps to overcome […]

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20 Oct

FedCan Congress fees go up

Dear Colleagues, I wish to notify our membership that after much consideration the Executive Committee of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has decided it will be […]

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18 Oct

Star shakeup put in context

A Canadian Press story puts the Toronto Star masthead shakeup into the context of pressures that major newspapers are facing in general. This story, published in the Ottawa Sun, carries […]

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17 Oct

Globe’s take on Star shakeup

The Globe and Mail provides some of the background to the shakeup in the senior ranks at the Toronto Star.

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16 Oct

New publisher, editor at <i>Toronto Star</i>

Jagoda Pike has been named publisher of the Toronto Star, replacing Michael Goldbloom, the Star reports. One of her first tasks was to appoint Fred Kuntz as editor-in-chief, replacing Giles […]

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16 Oct

Remembering Sid Adilman

The entertainment journalism pioneer, who died Saturday,is remembered in a poignant tribute by his Toronto Star colleague, Martin Knelman.

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12 Oct

Journalists take heed: The Internet is the fifth estate (more powerful than them all)

By Alan Bass In the summer of 2006, engineer Michael De Kort was ready to blow the whistle on his employer, Lockheed Martin. He placed call after call to journalists […]

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