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The New Globe and Mail - What people are saying
"Overall, a bold move. Specific design issues aside, it's good to know that in a media world in flux, the Globe has reinvigorated, redesigned and renewed itself. Not a bad answer to a mid-life crisis."
Paul Benedetti, Program Coordinator for the Master of Arts in Journalism Program at the University of Western Ontario
I'm skeptical about the new formatted material, like the {consider this} on the front page. The danger with highly formatted newspapers is that they end up being driven by the needs of the format instead of their journalism. On the up side, I don't see much of a difference in the focus or the style of the reporting, which is a relief.
Alan Bass, journalism professor at Thompson Rivers University
"The comments on (the Globe and Mail) website about the redesign there were massively negative. Some of this undoubtedly has to do with the crankiness of many when asked to change any habit, but part has to do with the fact that the Globe hasn't solved the basic problem newspapers face on the Internet. This is: How do you lay out a screen full of information in a way which isn't two-dimensional?"
Stephen Strauss, former Globe science writer, columnist and editorial writer
Read this and other feedback in Globe redesign: Leaner, sleeker, and better dressed.
What are your thoughts?
On October 21, you'll have a chance to share your views on the new Globe and Mail and hear from the man who's realizing the newspaper's new vision. Join Globe editor-in-chief John Stackhouse in conversation with Ira Basen, producer of the award-winning CBC radio documentary series Spin Cycles and News 2.0, for a critical look at the new Globe and strategies driving newspaper development. MORE INFO
NEWSPAPERS - THE STRATEGIC GENERATION
with John Stackhouse
Thursday, October 21
Presentation 6:30 p.m. / Reception 8:00 p.m.
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
Tickets $15 or free for students with ID. Register Now: http://cjfglobe.eventbrite.com
What's next for TV news
"Great devices help. Fantastic wireless connections help. Superb desktop navigation systems help. But... they are merely technological means to an end - and the end is, and always has been, storytelling."
So says Mark Lukasiewicz, the vice president of NBC News Specials and Digital Media. One of a number of Canadians who've established successful U.S. careers in journalism, Mark has seen TV news ride a few tech storm waves, from the rise and fall of the dot.com era to today's radically redefined multi-channel universe. Yet while the mediums may change, he says, there will always be a demand for traditional journalism.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR BROADCAST NEWS
with Mark Lukasiewicz, NBC News
Tuesday, November 16
Presentation 6:30 p.m. / Reception 8:00 p.m.
Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto
Tickets go on sale November 1. Stay tuned to CJF FORUMS for more information.
Did you miss an event?
Reports of all our forums are online at CJF FORUMS (http://cjf-fjc.ca/forums.htm)
Thank you to BMO Financial Group, our 2010-2011 CJF Forums exclusive series sponsor
PHOTO: David Miller delivers the Democracy & Journalism lecture at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, October 12, 2010.
Mark Coatney joins Rotman/CJF media management program
Mark Coatney, former Newsweek.com and TIME.com editor and a current director of Tumblr.com, joined the Media Management Executive Education Program (MMEEP) as a guest speaker. Coatney discussed social media's role in today's news landscape, having implemented successful strategies at Newsweek.com and helped launch TIME.com as a founding reporter. You can read a report of his talk at J-Source.ca
The MMEEP is an intensive three-day program tailored to meet the needs of Canada's media managers, jointly produced by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) and the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. The three-day residential program took place from October 15 to 17 at the Institute for Learning in Toronto.
» For program details visit the ROTMAN MMEEP site (http://ep.rotman.utoronto.ca/open/MMEEP/)
J-Source.ca welcomes three new editors
J-Source.ca, the Canadian Journalism Foundation's web project in collaboration with leading journalism schools and organizations across the country, would like to welcome three new editors to the team.
Dale Bass, who was previously co-editing the Ideas section with Alan Bass, takes the helm of J-Source's blog, Town Hall. Dale writes: "I'll be posting links to articles, viewpoints and other sites that hopefully will contain some content that intrigues you, excites you, annoys you — that sparks your desire to express yourself in our hall. And, for those of you who want to contribute, the easiest way is to just send me an email with whatever it is you want posted in Town Hall and I'll deal with it."
Alexandra Bosanac is our new Students' Lounge editor. Alexandra is a third-year journalism student at Ryerson University who has worked for The Ryerson Free Press, The Eyeopener and the Toronto Star blog New Kids on the Blog.She will report on local news and events and rally other students across the country to contribute to J-Source.
Claude Adams has joined Jane Hawkes as co-editor of the Covering Violence & Trauma J-Topic. Claude is a freelance writer, producer, videographer, and documentary filmmaker, who has produced documentaries in Africa, Asia and the Far East, often doing his own camera work.
The Canadian Journalism Foundation would like to thank Dale, Alex and Claude, as well as the many other volunteers who help make J-Source and its French sister site ProjetJ the Number 1 sites the country for Canadian journalism news, views and resources.
» Visit J-SOURCE.CA (http://j-source.ca)
LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR »
Earlier this month, the CJF co-hosted the annual Democracy & Journalism lecture with the Munk School of Global Affairs. Our featured speaker, Toronto mayor David Miller, discussed the relationship between democracy and journalism from his unique perspective.
Mayor Miller made some valid points about the media's tendency to treat the significant and insignificant as equals, which dumbs down the discourse about municipal politics. He was also on the mark in observing that the media's treatment of politicians has become a significant barrier to entry into municipal politics; if we want to be governed by the best and the brightest, we have to accord them respect and a degree of privacy.
Through this and other frank discussions at CJF Forums, the media and the subjects they cover gain new insight and understanding about how the other works. This public exchange between society's information gatekeepers leads to a more educated citizenry, and in turn a healthier democracy. That's why they're a cornerstone of the CJF's programming.
I'd like to thank all of you who attended and I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
Sincerely yours,
John Macfarlane
Chair, Board of Directors
The Canadian Journalism Foundation
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