My first look at the new ‘Globe and Mail’ newspaper
One initial thought when I first opened the new Globe and Mail was that it will be a lot easier to read on the subway (and that’s where I was at the time). Allow me to evaluate the A book more...
View ArticleBlunders in the news
Craig Silverman of Regret The Error has had a busy past few days. The Washington D.C. website TBD.com had one of its writers come up with a classic correction, as reported Friday by Silverman in the...
View ArticleStackhouse on the early days of Newspaper 3.0 at the Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail editor-in-chief John Stackhouse spoke at length on Thursday about the editorial vision for the national newspaper institution, one that involves a transformation of newsroom culture and...
View ArticleMapping the working poor in Toronto
The Globe and Mail had a good print edition story on the working poor in Toronto and bolstered it online with an interactive map. The map has seven main panels: the changing face of working poverty a...
View ArticleMigrating print infographics to the Web
I’ve always thought The Globe and Mail created some fine infographics, but I couldn’t find them on the Web. Not a problem any more. Here’s a sample from Feb. 7, about the political pinata known as the...
View ArticleJan Wong’s memoir of workplace depression now out
Former Globe and Mail journalist Jan Wong has self-published a book about her descent into, and recovery from, severe depression. It will have a priority place on my personal reading list. You can hear...
View Article‘Globe and Mail’ to introduce metered paywall
From The Globe and Mail: Publisher and chief executive officer Phillip Crawley told an all-staff meeting Thursday that the paper will implement a metered paywall system this fall, asking readers to pay...
View Article‘Globe and Mail’ to seek furlough volunteers
In response to a slowdown in advertising sales, the Globe and Mail will be asking staff to accept unpaid furloughs this summer as one way to cut costs. From The Globe and Mail: Details of the furloughs...
View Article‘Globe and Mail’ joins paywall bandwagon
On Oct. 22, the Globe and Mail will unleash its metered paywall, restricting casual visitors to 10 articles per month online. After that, you’ll be asked to subscribe to Globe Unlimited, which will be...
View ArticleCanadian newspapers look on the bright side
Four top newspaper editors in Toronto talked about the challenges facing their newsrooms in a world where print economics are crumbling and digital is proving to be an economic scramble. “I suspect the...
View ArticleRRJ on the ‘Globe’-Wente plagiarism scandal
The Ryerson Review of Journalism has put its cover story about the Margaret Wente plagiarism scandal at the Globe and Mail online, and it’s worth a read for those who want a relatively complete story...
View Article‘Globe and Mail’ seeks voluntary buyouts
Citing a poor advertising market, the Globe and Mail announced today that it is offering full and part-time staff a chance to participate in voluntary buyouts. But Philip Crawley, the newspaper’s...
View ArticleArbitrator rules for ‘Globe and Mail’ over Jan Wong
From the Toronto Star: Journalist Jan Wong breached a confidentiality agreement with The Globe and Mail and must pay back an undisclosed severance payment, an arbitrator has ruled. The decision by...
View ArticleRounding up the cuts in Canada’s news industry
Figures compiled by the Canadian Media Guild show losses of about 10,000 jobs across Canada (and job categories) in the past five years, reports Jan Wong, a professor of journalism at St. Thomas...
View ArticleJohn Stackhouse out at Globe and Mail; Walmsley named EIC
John Stackhouse’s reign in one of the top jobs in Canadian journalism is over. The Globe and Mail announced his departure from the editor-in-chief’s office, to be replaced by CBC news executive and...
View ArticleReview: John Stackhouse’s tour of duty through the ‘disruption’ years for...
John Stackhouse started at the Globe and Mail newspaper in 1989, just as the really flush years of newspapers were ending. A very talented journalist, he rose through the ranks and became the logical...
View ArticleMargaret Wente in plagiarism hot water again
On Saturday, Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente had a column published saying how The Great Global Greening is Happening Now. Unfortunately for Wente, Carole Wainio was one of its readers. She...
View ArticleReaction to latest Margaret Wente plagiarism allegations
Here’s a round-up of commentary about the latest plagiarism shitstorm surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente. Here is my post from Monday – Margaret Wente in plagiarism hot water again....
View ArticleSome voices sympathetic to Margaret Wente emerge
Terence Corcoran of the Financial Post and Emma Rose Teitel, national columnist with the Toronto Star, tried to offer counter-opinions to those who believe Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente is a...
View ArticleGlobe and Mail looks to reduce head count by 40
The Globe and Mail announced a voluntary separation package aiming to induce 40 staffers to leave the company as it struggles with economic headwinds. From the Financial Post (“The Globe and Mail...
View Article
