Category: Blog

I’ve developed an aversion to checking D.B. Scott’s Canadian Magazines blog. Not because the items aren’t timely, relevant, sometimes even charmingly quirky (like the link to the Cheese or Font?game that appeared a few months ago). It’s just that these days scanning the site is what it must have been like to read the daily reports of… Continue reading Chatelaine’s revolving door

As journalists, we like to separate ourselves from the gossip rags and tabloids, holding up words like “verification” and “journalistic standards” to differentiate ourselves. Then something simple happens, like Tiger Woods crashing his car into a tree, and suddenly, the line’s not so clear. Some outlets—The New York Times, for example—tried to play it safe… Continue reading The rumour mill is on fire!

Last week U.S. journalist and radio host of Democracy Now! Amy Goodman was stopped at the Canadian border, detained for 90 minutes and was asked whether she intended to speak about the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C. When I read this, I was shocked. Was this an act of paranoia? What could Goodman possibly say to motivate… Continue reading Winter games protesters not welcome

Canadian freelancer Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan are now on their way home, released after 15 months—459 days—of captivity after being taken by gunmen in Mogadishu, Somalia. It’s difficult to discuss this story in typical journalistic fashion. For starters, there is precious little information as far as exactly how and under what terms the… Continue reading Free at last

Tired of the same old news? Canadian news watchers won’t have to wait much longer to get a more diverse international news presence emanating from their television sets: It was announced earlier today that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has granted permission for Ethnic Channels Group Ltd., a Toronto-based satellite service, to carry… Continue reading Al-Jazeera English coming to Canada