Canada’s dailies remember Jack

August 23, 2011 Editor News jack laytonprinttributes

Canada is in mourning today, and tributes to Jack Layton are on the cover of every daily newspaper. The reaction from journalists across the country has been marked by reverence for the man and unmitigated grief (well, with a couple exceptions).

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Thanks to Newseum.org's front page gallery.

Ebyline: freelancers rejoice, or beware?

June 16, 2011 Editor News

The 10,000 Words blog on MediaBistro.com gives freelancers four reasons why they should try out Ebyline, a new platform that "brings together news organizations and freelance journalists." Describing it as a "virtual newsroom," the post notes that Ebyline has just added video and audio capabilities to the site (it launched in September last year,…

CWG sends “A World Without Words” poster to 2,000 agencies

June 02, 2011 Editor News canadian writers grouppublishingregistered graphic designers of ontario

In April, the Canadian Writers Group announced it had become the official Content Sponsor for the Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario. We told you about the agency's ambitions to get its writers on the Ontario design community's radar, producing content for DesignThinkers 2011 and for RGD’s professional development and training activities…

Event: Access Denied, presented by CJFE

May 04, 2011 Editor News event

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression presents Access Denied, a panel discussion on the state of access to information in Canada, on May 10. Hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti, of CBC Radio’s The Current, the event's panellists include the Canadian Press's Ottawa deputy bureau chief, Dean Beeby; former Information Commissioner John Reid; and Paula…

A call for federal support for writers’ and arts workers’ benefits plans

April 27, 2011 Editor News actra fraternalbenefitsgetting paidsusan swanwriters' coalition benefits program

In the video above, Susan Swan, novelist, journalist, and former chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, discusses the Writers’ Coalition Benefits Program, which offers affordable drug, health, and dental care insurance to writers.The Writers' Coalition's latest initiative, coinciding with the federal election, is a campaign to get Ottawa to…

Re-evaluating HuffPo’s unpaid bloggers

April 25, 2011 Editor News aoldigitalfreelancer ratesgetting paidhuffington posttrouble spots

On his Mixed Media blog at Forbes.com, Jeff Bercovici offers a new angle to consider in the recent lawsuit that unpaid writers have brought against the Huffington Post and AOL.Bercovici starts off by acknowledging that, in terms of ad revenue, US$105 million is too high a value for the bloggers' work, but he builds a good case for why their writing…

NMA SOS?

April 11, 2011 Editor News national magazine awards

[caption id="attachment_715" align="alignnone" width="504" caption="Screengrab from April 6."][/caption]An embarrassing public reveal of a list of nominees, a month ahead of schedule, and complaints from a National Magazine Award judge about problems with the judging process, suggest that all is not well with the annual literary awards.On April 6,…

CWG gets its writers on the Ontario design community’s radar

April 04, 2011 Editor News canadian writers grouppublishingregistered graphic designers of ontario

The Canadian Writers Group has signed on as the official Content Sponsor for the Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.It's a unique opportunity for the literary agency, says CWG's Derek Finkle. "Sponsoring an organization like this is a way of spreading the word about what we do, in an effective and targeted way."CWG will produce content for…

La Presse to go digital-only

March 14, 2011 Editor News digitalla pressenewspaperspublishing

In the face of declining print subscriptions and optimistic praise for digital publications such as The Daily, Montreal daily La Presse has announced it intends to move to an online-only format within three to five years. It will be the first major daily newspaper to carry out such a transition.As part of its multi-million-dollar "iPad plan," La…

CMG freelancers score access to health/dental benefits

March 09, 2011 Editor News benefitscanadian media guildsuccess storieswriters coalition

The Canadian Media Guild announced today that members of the union's freelance branch can now enroll in group medical and dental benefits through the Writers Coalition. The program has been designed specifically with artists and media freelancers in mind."We are glad to make this opportunity available to our members," says Don Genova, president of…