'Old' uses 'new' media
in fight to preserve
local nature of newspaper
Employees at The
Nugget in North Bay,
Ont., are using social networking and transit ads to
enlist readers and advertisers in their battle to preserve
the local nature of the daily newspaper.
A Facebook page, Friends
of Local News,
was launched Aug. 18 and had 75 followers within a few days.
CWA
Canada Director Arnold Amber, also president of Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression, participates in Missouri School of Journalism's
Global
Journalist panel discussion about G20 chaos in Toronto.
NEWS RELEASE13 July 2010 Union hopes new owners
of Canwest papers
see value in good journalism With the Canwest newspapers emerging today from creditor protection
as Postmedia Network Inc., CWA Canada is keen to impress on the new owners
how important quality journalism is to the chain's future.»»
HALIFAX25 June 2010 10-year deal paves way
to early retirement Six composing room workers at The
Chronicle Herald in Halifax have ratified a collective agreement that,
10 years from now, will usher them into early retirement.»»
CALL FOR ENTRIES15 June 2010 July 13 deadline for
Schork Awards submissions The Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
celebrate the best in freelance journalism and local reporters who
show great courage and commitment to reporting on controversial issues
in a developing country or nation in transition. The stories can focus
on conflict, human-rights concerns, cross-border issues, or any other
issue of controversy in a particular country or region.»»
JOURNALISM AWARDS31 May 2010 CWA Canada members
honoured for outstanding work Dozens of CWA Canada members are
basking
in the limelight of the spring journalism awards season.
This year's undisputed champion is Linda
Gyulai, a member of the Montreal Newspaper Guild who is the
civic affairs reporter at The Gazette. Her water
meter series won her two of Canada's most coveted journalism
awards.»»