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15 Oct

So, how’d we do this time?

Posted by Ivor Shapiro | Andrew Coyne said it best, blogging half way through the campaign: “In one respect every election is the same: the press coverage. It’s always an […]

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23 Sep

Staying a step ahead of campaign spin doctors

Posted by Regan Ray | The most effective way to innoculate yourself from political spin is to try to be at least as up to speed on the issues of […]

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28 Jul

Vive le Québec!

Posted by Patricia Wlliot, J-Source | For the past year, Québec journalists have pushed the envelope of debate over issues like protection of sources and the multimedia work crunch. This […]

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3 Jun

On the air: a voice for the voiceless

Posted by Brian Gabrial, J-Source – story by Kim Kierans | Kim Kierans is a professor and director of the School of Journalism at the University of King’s College in […]

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22 May

Cleaning up quotes

QUESTION: You return to the office after a news conference or interview and take a look or listen to sections you think are most important to your story. You realize […]

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29 Apr

Tapped out? A reporter’s challenge to get the information flowing

Linda Gyulai – Posted by Brian Gabrial | Initially, The Gazette planned to run a series of articles exploring warnings of an impending global water crisis. As the paper’s city […]

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21 Apr

Why citizen journalism matters

David Silverberg – posted by Bill Reynolds, J-Source.ca | Citizen journalism is one of the most recent media trends met with both skepticism and gratitude. Critics attack citizen journalism’s credibility […]

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18 Apr

Courts and sources

Dean Jobb, J-Source.ca | Commentary – A pair of Ontario court rulings recognize that a journalist may need to promise confidentiality to protect a source. But that may not be […]

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10 Apr

Our press councils in sad decline

By Don Sellar, J-Source | So you think you have a legitimate beef against a newspaper. A reporter at The Daily Bugle who did you wrong in a feature story […]

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2 Apr

Keeping the journalism in videojournalism

Nicole Lampa/Brian Gabrial, J-Source | I love being a journalist. I don’t love being a videojournalist. Four years ago, I agreed to become a videojournalist after stints as a producer […]

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