By Erica Commisso The Ottawa office of Bloomberg News is just minutes away from the Rideau Canal and Parliament buildings, directly down the street from the National War Memorial. Most days, this makes for nothing more than a pleasant view. But on October 22, 2014, Bloomberg employees were some of the first to broadcast… Continue reading Bloomberg News embraces longform journalism in Canada
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Live blog: In conversation with Jesse Brown
After investigating Jian Ghomeshi, Jesse Brown and his podcast CANADALAND became a hit. On January 20, Brown speaks to Ryerson University about media criticism and holding journalists to account. Photo courtesy CANADALAND
John Macfarlane and The Walrus: a lovely coda
One day early on in my internship at The Walrus, the magazine’s managing editor Kyle Wyatt ushered me and three other interns into the boardroom. “You are all very, very lucky to be working right outside the office of John Macfarlane,” Wyatt said, his voice dropping conspiratorially. So we were understandably nervous when Macfarlane sat… Continue reading John Macfarlane and The Walrus: a lovely coda
Kamloops no longer has a daily paper, but it’s no town without news
By Aimee O’Connor With a ceremonial click of a button, Mel Rothenburger, who’d retired as editor-in-chief in 2012, simultaneously put to bed the last issue of the Kamloops Daily News and an 80-year-old tradition. The front page headline on the January 11 edition read, “I really don’t know what I’m going to do when there’s… Continue reading Kamloops no longer has a daily paper, but it’s no town without news
The coming ethical battle over reporting with drones
By Amanda Panacci It began with an aerial shot of a wheat field. The September 24 lead story on CBC’s The National recounted the horrific murder of three Aboriginal boys near Pefferlaw, Ontario, more than five decades ago. But the brief, beautiful opening visual was noteworthy because it was the first shot aired from CBC’s… Continue reading The coming ethical battle over reporting with drones