The Globe and Mail has an article on the latest casualties of CBC’s budget shortfall. It’s retirement for Brian Stewart and Don Newman, and by this fall, goodbye to CBC News: Sunday Night (Evan Solomon and Carole MacNeil, its host aren’t retiring, as far as I can tell).
Entries from May 2009
May 21, 2009
Op-ed: Journalists (and newspapers) must adapt or die
Interesting op-ed piece on the Christian Science Monitor website by media economics professor Robert G. Picard, who expounds on why most journalists, as they currently ply their trade, “deserve” low pay.
Before you shoot the messenger, please read the article. Comments are more than welcome.
(Hat tip to Gawker.)
May 19, 2009
9TH ANNUAL YES SELF-EMPLOYED ARTISTS’ CONFERENCE
THE 9TH ANNUAL YES SELF-EMPLOYED ARTISTS’ CONFERENCE:
BUSINESS SKILLS FOR CREATIVE SOULS
Monday, June 8, 2009 (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Centaur Theatre 453 St. François-Xavier
Montreal
Click here for details.
TICKETS:
$30.00
$25.00 Early Bird Registration (before May 15, 2009)
AGENDA
9:00 AM Registration
9:30 AM Welcome
9:45 AM MORNING KEYNOTE: Liane Balaban
10:30 AM ARTISTS’ PANEL: Creation and Inspiration: How They Made It!
12:00 PM [...]
May 19, 2009
Notice of Settlement in the Robertson v. Thomson Class Action Suit
Last Saturday, The Globe and Mail and The National Post published a “Notice of Hearing to Propose Settlement of Class Proceeding Heather Robertson v. Thomson and Others.” If you missed the long form you can read it by clicking here (Note: opens PDF file).
Details of the proposed settlement can be found on the website of [...]
May 14, 2009
Canadian Writers Group debuts
Derek Finkle, former editor of Toro magazine, officially launched his freelance writer agency earlier this week. Details can be found here. (Hat tip to Fagstein for the heads-up.)
PWAC Quebec wishes the group success in raising freelance writer rates beyond the arbitrary and antiquated ceiling of $1 per word.
May 14, 2009
Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Montreal
Habitat for Humanity Montréal is gearing up for another building season, and is looking for volunteers to work on site and on the different committees that do the work leading up to a build. The organization will be building a two-family home over the next few months in St-Henri for two well-deserving, low-income families. An [...]
May 12, 2009
WritingClasses.com
Writers looking to brush up on their skills may want to check out WritingClasses.com. The website looks a bit outdated and clunky, but it has lots of interesting offerings, from children’s book writing to screenwriting, by well-known authors and even a few New York Times writers and editors.
May 12, 2009
2009 Canadian Aid Literary Award Contest
Canadian Aid Charity invites you to participate in the 2009 ANNUAL CANADIAN AID LITERARY AWARD CONTEST.
CONTEST PRIZE:
The 2009 Canadian Aid Literary Award Contest winning author will receive a TRADE BOOK PUBLISHING CONTRACT with publishing sponsor of the contest.
CONTEST JUDGES:
- Anthony Dalton, National President of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA)
- Lori Schubert, Executive Director of the [...]
May 12, 2009
Seminars: How to bid on federal gov’t work
Just received this from the federal government’s Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (unfortunately, the next Montreal seminars [at PWGSC Offices, Place Bonaventure, 800 de la Gauchetiere Street, 7th Floor - South-East Portal] are in September):
The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) offers free business seminars on various topics to individuals and groups. Sessions [...]
May 11, 2009
Wikipedia hoax points to limits of journalists’ research
When researching any topic, one of the first sources journalists turn to (though they may not like to admit it) is Wikipedia, a massive, online encyclopedia that manages to stay one step ahead of anything Britannica could ever hope to produce.
We all know Wikipedia may have factual inaccuracies, but since it is peer edited, these [...]
