‘Arnold always did what was right’
Message from CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon to the Arnold Amber Memorial Service: Arnold. So much to say. You could talk for three hours about his life and [Read more...]
Journalism
CWA Canada mourns former leader Arnold Amber
Arnold Amber, a proud, passionate union leader, respected journalist, and fierce defender of free expression, died on Labour Day in a Toronto hospital with family at his [Read more...]
How the CBC Can Save News in Canada
2017.08.29 PETER MENZIES | Troy Media Sometime in the not-too-distant future, the nation’s largest media chain is expected to fail, taking many of the nation’s once proud [Read more...]
Abdullah Shihipar named J-Source/CWA Canada Reporting Fellow
J-Source announced today that Abdullah Shihipar has been selected as the first-ever J-Source/CWA Canada Reporting Fellow. Shihipar will be working on a series of [Read more...]
Unions at 5 Postmedia papers unite against draconian contract cuts
Leaders of CWA Canada and Unifor Locals at five newspapers that are bargaining new contracts with Postmedia have vowed to stand united against the company’s concession [Read more...]
Any funding for newspapers must go to journalism, not executive bonuses
OTTAWA – CWA Canada, the country’s only all-media union, is calling on the federal government to ensure that any subsidies for newspapers go to creating journalism [Read more...]
Report on ailing media industry proposes new funding model
A parliamentary report released today offers 20 recommendations to help the ailing media industry get through a period of major upheaval. A key proposal is the creation of a [Read more...]
Q&A: Edward Greenspon and NRC delegates
Edward Greenspon, CEO of the Public Policy Forum and author of its report The Shattered Mirror: News, Democracy and Trust in the Digital Age, delivered the keynote address [Read more...]
Media workers’ activism key to future of journalism
The future of journalism and the news industry depends on media workers and their unions mobilizing the public to pressure politicians to enact supportive policies and [Read more...]
How Facebook and other platform companies promote bad journalism — and what to do about it
RICK EDMONDS and BENJAMIN MULLIN | Poynter Facebook and other platform companies publishing news are forces for bad journalism not good, despite some well-intended efforts [Read more...]
