Tag: News

All things News from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Crossroads Christian Communications, the parent company of independent religious station, YES TV, has named Reverend Kevin Shepherd as its news CEO, effective Sept....

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Nirmala Naidoo, former CBC and Global Calgary anchor, and New Brunswick lawyer Ellen C. Desmond have been named to the two vacant commissioner...

Global Montreal employees reject final offer from Corus

Unionized Global Montreal employees, who've been without an agreement since last August, have rejected a final offer from Corus Entertainment. The Canadian Union of Public...

Editorializing in news must be made clear, says CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) says editorializing during newscasts must be clearly represented. The CBSC has issued its decision following a listener complaint about...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Tina Cortese on independent radio’s voice...

105.9 The Region (CFMS-FM) is unique in the current radio landscape in that it's independently-owned and music driven, but still features news and talk...

105.9 The Region finds its place during COVID-19

Submitted by Tina Cortese, Station Manager, 105.9 The Region You would think that an independently owned and intensely local radio station would be lost in...

Tracy Tong to helm 11 p.m. Global News in Toronto, Montreal,...

Global News has announced that Tracy Tong will join the network as the 11 p.m. anchor for Global Toronto, Global Montreal, Global Halifax...

Canadian TV & radio dominate regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Bell Media has come away with a leading 13 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, announced today by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)....

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Jeff Collier is the new Global News National Managing Editor – Weekends. Collier has been with Global since 2015, most recently as Executive...

During COVID-19 data journalism is taking centre stage

A simple density plot describing the healthcare system’s inability to respond to the devastating human toll of COVID-19 inspired what can be considered the...