In mid-November, Andrew Lundy, director of digital at The Canadian Press, sent an internal email to about 20 bureau chiefs, department heads and news editors asking them to come up with nominees for Newsmaker of the Year. A week later, he had a list of 18 candidates, including Rob Ford, senators, Chris Hadfield, Alice Munro,… Continue reading How the Newsmaker of the Year Becomes the Controversy of the Day
Category: Spring 2014
Does political neutrality really mean journalists can’t act in self-defence?
Last spring, the Canadian Media Guild (CMG) began working the phones. For two days, union staff called academics and journalists, seeking speakers for a press conference and signatories to a letter they’d drafted. Proposed federal legislation, ensconced in omnibus budget Bill C-60, would allow the government to get involved in collective bargaining at Crown corporations,… Continue reading Does political neutrality really mean journalists can’t act in self-defence?
Camera, Set, Activism! Ideology goes to the movies
By Amelia Brown When Adam Nayman wrote about the Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in 2009, his editor at Eye Weekly wasn’t happy. The review criticized the movie’s “fake feminism,” arguing the brutal violence against a woman was rendered moot after she beat the perpetrator even more viciously. But the editor wondered whether these criticisms… Continue reading Camera, Set, Activism! Ideology goes to the movies
Fade to black: Is it over for the newspaper film critic?
By Miro Rodriguez Peter Howell celebrated his 13th birthday at Toronto’s Glendale Cinerama in 1969 watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s still his favourite movie. The next year, he used the money he earned delivering the Toronto Telegram to buy a book called The Making of Kubrick’s 2001. “Whatever early instinct I had to be a movie critic was… Continue reading Fade to black: Is it over for the newspaper film critic?
If local news will be the saviour of Canadian journalism, what are you going to do about it, broadcasters?
By Harriet Luke [doptg id=”1″] Last month, convicted killer Kyle Halbauer talked to reporter Dan Zakreski about how he started dealing cocaine. The exclusive CBC Saskatchewan interview was a revealing look at Saskatoon’s drug trade and it’s the kind of in-depth story that managing director John Agnew would love to do more often. But the report… Continue reading If local news will be the saviour of Canadian journalism, what are you going to do about it, broadcasters?