Category Uncategorized
25 Mar

Harper falls, but he still won’t talk to journos

Even after Parliament voted Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government in contempt, the notoriously tight-lipped PM refused to talk to journalists. The Toronto Star, National Post, CBC and Globe and […]

READ MORE
25 Mar

CBC looking for citizen bloggers for election coverage

Following its G20 experiement with citizen bloggers, the CBC is on the hunt for savvy citizens who “will blog about the impact of the 2011 federal election, from their part […]

READ MORE
25 Mar

Should a news agency have its own army?

In a column for Maclean’s, Colby Cosh has plenty of praise for al-Jazeera, but worries there’s an ethical issue involving its owner’s recent pledge to fight against Libya. Cosh prefaces […]

READ MORE
25 Mar

China isn’t censoring Shakespeare: Blogger factchecks NYT lede

Shanghai-based American writer Adam Minter, writing for his blog Shanghai Scrap, did a bit of factchecking into a New York Times lede that claimed China was censoring Shakespeare quotes said […]

READ MORE
25 Mar

Dictionary’s newest additions: OMG, LOL, <3

<p>Did you know that the first use of OMG was actually in a letter from 1917? And that in the 60s, LOL meant "little old lady"? The word nerds at the Oxford English Dictionary do.<br /><br />The dictionary's newest edition, out online today, includes pre-teen shorthand OMG (oh my god/gosh/goodness!) LOL and the symbol for heart (<3). The OED's site explains that, in using these words:<br />

READ MORE
24 Mar

Côte d’Ivoire: les journalistes étrangers dans la mire

Le président sortant de la Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, a accusé mardi les journalistes occidentaux de «diffuser volontairement des informations erronées». Il estime que les médias étrangers «diffusent en boucle […]

READ MORE
24 Mar

Event: Google for journalists

The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) is hosting an event sponsered by Google Canada to help journalists search the web better. “Google for journalists: Getting the most […]

READ MORE
24 Mar

Canadians hack NYT paywall

The Canadian trial of the New York Times‘ paywall has some hackers getting creative: according to Mashable, the NYT asked Twitter to remove the @freeNYT account that posted links to […]

READ MORE
24 Mar

Antony Robart is Global Toronto’s new weekend anchor

Global Toronto has hired Antony Robart for its weekend evening news show, beginning March 26, Broadcaster reports. Robart is a seasoned news reporter for Global (he’s worked there since 2004, […]

READ MORE
24 Mar

PMO communications spending up 30%; journo access down

The Prime Minister’s Office’s spending on communications has increased by nearly $10 million a year, according to a report by The Hill Times. Harper has become notorious amongst journalists for […]

READ MORE