Get your CAJ award submissions in today

February 15, 2011 Editor Journalism awardscanadian association of journalists

Submissions for the Canadian Association of Journalists annual awards must be postmarked today. You can download an application here. Print, broadcast and photojournalism submissions must have been published or broadcast during the 2010 calendar year. The CAJ/CNW Group Student Award of Excellence deadline is February 28, 2011. Award winners will be announced at CAJ's 2011 convention, May 13-15, at the Ottawa Sheraton Hotel.

Don’t drop rule against false and misleading news

February 09, 2011 Editor Journalism canadian media guildcrtcjournalism ethics

The CRTC must withdraw the proposed weakening of a regulation that bans false and misleading news from the airwaves and call a public hearing on broadcast news, says the Canadian Media Guild. “The Commission appears to be proposing to give (broadcasters) free rein to lie and mislead the Canadian public in the guise of delivering news,” the CMG…

Media union concerned about journos in Egypt

February 04, 2011 Editor Journalism canadian media guildcwasca canadaegypt

The following statement has been posted at cmg.ca: We are deeply concerned about stories emerging this week from Egypt about beatings, detention and harassment of journalists, including our own colleagues.The events underscore how dangerous our work can be and yet how vitally important it is in order to let the world know what is going at times…

HarperCollins seeks the right morals

January 19, 2011 Editor News e-readsfreelance contractsharpercollins

Most freelancers are familiar with the concept of moral rights: the right to claim authorship of their work, and the right to not have it distorted or "folded, spindled and mutilated" in such a way that it would damage the author's reputation.US publisher HarperCollins has recently started talking about morals of another kind. The company wants to…

False or misleading news soon ok on TV, radio

January 18, 2011 Editor Journalism canadian association of journalistscrtcfox news northjournalism ethicsmichael geistsun tv news

The CRTC is proposing to loosen some of the only rules we have related to broadcast news content in Canada. The current rules say that broadcasters cannot air "any false or misleading news." Period. The change, scheduled to come into effect on September 1 of this year, would limit that prohibition to situations where the false or misleading news…

Reader’s Digest to feed MSN.ca

January 06, 2011 Editor News canadian writers groupdigitalfreelance contractsmsn.careader's digest

The Canadian Magazines blog is reporting that Reader's Digest has a deal with MSN.ca to provide lifestyle and travel content in French and English for the news website.The Canadian Writers Group, which represents writers who provide content to Reader's Digest, has made a formal inquiry to the magazine about how writers will be compensated for work…

2011 and the digital platform

January 04, 2011 Editor News digitali-padreader's digestrogers publishing

Happy 2011! You will hear nonstop about the "digital platform." Masthead published all kinds of end-of-year interviews with publishers and they're all bullish on big-D digital, of course.Reader's Digest's Tony Cioffi says: "2011 will be focused on Digital, developing products and expanding our current brands and launching new ones to support our…

More on the iPad revolution

December 17, 2010 Editor News huffington postipadmagazines

You can almost hear the panting when people write about the iPad. It's right up there with sliced bread in mid-December 2010 culture. It'll probably be over by January, so here's some more on the iPad before it's too late.The Huffington Post is reporting that the iPad will revolutionize magazines. Mark Pasetsky argues that smart celebrity magazine…

iPad apps a priority for Rogers

December 17, 2010 Editor News cross-platformipadmagazinesrogers publishing

In an interview with CARTT.ca (subscription required), new Rogers Media boss Keith Pelley says it's logical that i-Pad apps will be a priority for Rogers Publishing. "You know, the iPad or tablet is one that will significantly change publishing. People go online for information and video. They don’t necessarily go to read a full magazine. If…

And the survey says…

December 15, 2010 Editor News canadian media guildcbcfreelancer ratessurvey

American freelance business writers earn an average of $25-30,000 per year, according to an informal survey completed by 67 members of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). The poll found that freelancers are paid between 75 cents and $1 per word, if they are paid by the word, or an average of $250 per assigment.“The…