Journalism
Opinion: Wading through the quagmire of deciding who is a “real” journalist
Much as the “critical thinkers” in the Twitterverse want to make it, the City of Hamilton’s new proposed media policy is not a...
Opinion: Was the John Tory story fair?
Toronto Star Columnist Rosie Dimanno has taken issue with the decision by her newspaper to publish details of Mayor John Tory’s affair with...
An ugly anniversary
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the conviction of Paul Bernardo for the murders of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. I was in...
Nordstar promises to adhere to Atkinson principles
The new owners of Torstar, which includes the Hamilton Spectator and Hamilton Community News published a letter in all the daily papers it...
Trump Blasts Comcast’s NBC and Calls for Firing Host Chuck Todd
President Donald Trump said Comcast Corp.’s NBC should fire “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd in a series of tweets that invoked the...
Canadian government program to support local news tries to determine who’s most deserving
Before the novel coronavirus struck the United States, there was already a small-but-measurable groundswell of support for more government support for local news....
Latest shot in media wars: Harry and Meghan cut off tabloids
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s letter to newspaper editors saying they will ‘no longer engage’ with the UK’s most popular titles has today...
More news outlets are bailing on Trump’s coronavirus briefings
Kayleigh McEnany, the new White House press secretary, is paid to believe in the complete and unalterable newsworthiness of the coronavirus press briefings...
On the Memory Trail, Stirling Moss or Jackie Stewart
Kathy Renwald While discussing the death of race car great Stirling Moss over the weekend, I tried to nail down an ancient memory....
