Roger Ebert stood with fellow Guild members
TNG members in Chicago are mourning the loss of celebaretd TV critic, Roger Ebert, a colleague who stood with his union is tough times.
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What prospects for investigative journalism?
An explosive, multi-year worldwide investigation into offshore tax havens shows just what can happen when outlets collaborate to dissect matters of public interest.
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Reports urge action on deteriorating working conditions
Media workers have an interest in two recent reports documenting the rise of temporary, low paying, precarious work, and proposing
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MP’s bill threatens CBC/Radio-Canada journalism and sources
A private member’s bill now before the House of Commons would undermine CBC’s independence and threaten the ability to do
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CMG member and CP reporter Mike Blanchfield wins foreign correspondent award
Congratulations to CMG member and Canadian Press reporter Mike Blanchfield for winning the $25,000 James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship. Mike will use
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Investigative journalism celebrated at the third annual Hillman awards
Congratulations to the winners of the third annual Canadian Hillman Awards for excellence in journalism. The award ceremony was held in
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Lottery for INPUT 2013 in El Salvador
The Canadian Media Guild is happy to provide a subsidy to one member to attend INPUT 2013, a conference of
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Lottery for the CAJ conference in Ottawa
The Canadian Media Guild is happy to provide a subsidy to one member to attend the CAJ conference, which is
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Shining a light on Sun news practices
An important thing happened in Canadian journalism on Tuesday. The head of Canada’s public broadcaster told a parliamentary committee that
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Toronto Star announces big cuts
The cuts announced yesterday by the Toronto Star are worrying, and we know this is a particularly tough time for
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Freelancers outraged at contract imposed by publisher of Elle, Canadian Living mags
Freelance writers and photographers are reacting with anger at the contract Transcontinental Media – publishers of magazines such as Elle, Canadian Living and The Hockey News – is insisting they sign to get paid for their work.
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CMG celebrates Black History Month 2013 – 4/4
Be curious, think outside the box, read lots
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Share your experience – be a mentor to an aspiring journalist
By guest blogger, Katherine Lapointe As an aspiring young journalist, did you get the chance to sit down with a
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Transcontinental Media squeezing freelancers: why this matters to us all
Transcontinental Media, publisher of magazines such as Elle Canada and The Hockey News as well as dozens of community newspapers
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CMG celebrates Black History Month 2013 – 3/4
To honour Black History Month, we asked Guild members to tell us what advice they would give someone coming into
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CMG celebrates Black History Month 2013 – 2/4
Standing with those who are paving the way.
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Indigenous journalists need apply: #IdleNoMore and the #MSM
Being able to tell these stories critically is the reason I wanted to become a journalist. When I was growing up, I never saw any other Indigenous reporters on TV or in print (although there were many blazing trails at the time, unbeknownst to me) telling the crucial stories I saw happening around me. I got into media to get the story out there.
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CJFE’s 15 annual Gala honours courageous reporting at home and abroad
The 15th annual Gala of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CFJE) honouring courageous reporting from home and abroad was held on December 5 under the theme
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Investigative news is a winner
Congrats to CBC’s 5th estate team for Scouts Honour– a compelling TV doc on sexual abuse in Scouting. It was
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Unions and Journalism Share History
You might be surprized to see a union giving out journalism awards, since labour issues are so rarely in the
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CP Ottawa bureau members “angry and disappointed”
One of the great beauties of this company we have built together is how spread out we are across the
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Hear no evil
In case you missed it, here’s how CBC ombudsman Kirk LaPointe responded to complaints last fall about Kevin O’Leary’s on-air
New award for excellence in labour reporting
Has your journalism advanced the Canadian public’s understanding of a labour issue? Have you been creative in telling stories about
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Politics anyone?
Many unions are openly political. Like savvy CEO’s, they use available funds to support political decisions they hope will pay