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Given the whole debate over the role of local in journalism, a recent Canadian study offers some surprising data.
The study (PDF) into Canadian news habits for the Canadian Media Research Consortium found that TV is the most used source, with the internet and newspapers coming joint second.
What is more interesting is the reasons behind the [...]

The state of journalism in Canada is coming under scrutiny in an event on Thursday May 29 in Toronto organised by the Canadian Media Research Consortium.
The one-day event, entitled The Future of News, aims to “bring together the best minds in industry and media studies to consider some of the challenges posed by today’s media [...]

Canada’s broadcast watchdog, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), wants to hear from Canadians about what it how it should deal with the Internet.
At issue is whether the CRTC should extend its mandate to the Internet, a medium that is free from regulatory oversight.
The chairman of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein, outlined the watchdog’s approach:

“New [...]

A case involving photos from Flickr used by CityTV raises questions about the issue of copyright and fair dealing.
The Torontoist reports that Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) found that CityTV had violated the Association of Electronic Journalists of Canada’s RTNDA Code of (Journalistic) Ethics by using the photos of an alleged burglar that Joel [...]

Here are the top news and information online properties in Canada for March 2008, according to comScore Media Metrix, in terms of unique visitors.
Google sites - 22,436,000
Microsoft sites - 22,341,000
Yahoo! sites -16,215,000
Wikipedia sites - 11,222,000
AOL - 10,123,000
Canoe Network - 8,391,000
Fox Interactive Media - 7,769, 000
The Weather Network - 7,717,000
CTVglobemedia - 7,655,000
CNET Networks - 7,197,000
New York [...]

The citizen journalism beat has a new kid on the block in the shape of VancouverIAM.
As you might have guessed from the name, it is a citmedia site about Vancouver, based in Vancouver. The site describes itself as:
The destination for people who want to know what’s going on in Vancouver. It gives you the [...]

This is slightly off-topic, but might have some relevance to explain the slow development of online journalism in Canada.
E-commerce is on the rise in Canada, according to the latest official figures from Statistics Canada.
Internet sales hit an estimated $62.7 billion in 2007, up 26% from 2006. But e-commerce is still to make an [...]

Image via WikipediaTorstar, owner of Canada’s largest-circulation daily The Toronto Star, is cutting 160 positions in a restructuring of its newspaper division.
Among the job losses are all 10 of the firm’s Internet production staff.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has questioned this decision, with official Maureen Dawson saying:
Their message to the world [...]

The Vancouver-based participatory news service, NowPublic.com, has been getting a lot of media attention in Canada this past week.
It is mentioned in an article on the Canwest News Service on the protests over Tibet. Co-founder Len Brody set out his goals for the site:
Our job is to own the space and time between when [...]

This promotional video for the journalism school at Conestogac College in Ontario is a revelation.
Lots of talk about print and producing a newspaper but no mention of this new-fangled thing called the interweb. Oh well, journalists don’t need to know about the Internet and how it is changing the profession.
As Howard [...]