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10 Apr

Live blog of the Atkinson 2013 lecture: Toronto Star’s Michelle Shephard on reporting about security

<p><strong>By Gavin Adamson</strong></p><p>The Toronto Star’s national securities reporter says she receives more transparent information around security and defense from foreign governments than she does from her own.</p><p>“I've had greater disclosure from Somalia, Yemen and the U.S. than Ottawa,” said Michelle Shephard, who spoke at Ryerson University about her 12 years of national securities coverage for the Star. "I find it really frustrating.”</p>

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9 Apr

The heartwrenching images of Annette Funicello’s illness: How CTV’s W5 covered the story

<p><strong style="line-height: 19px;">By Al Tompkins, for Ponyter</strong></p>

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9 Apr

Pondering journalism’s future in a digital universe

<p><strong>By David McKie</strong></p><p>The increasing number of publications turning to the Internet for economic salvation has prompted a fundamental debate about where our business is heading and what kind of skills journalists will need. Newspapers like <em>The Globe and Mail</em> are shifting more of their content behind firewalls. The <em>Toronto Star</em> is using its digital platform to showcase some of its long-form, investigative journalism.</p>

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8 Apr

Community curation website Newsana launches

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Newsana.PNG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>There are great pieces of journalism all over the Internet, but many are hard to find. Add to that Twitter’s shotgun blast, if you miss an interesting tweet, it’s gone.</p>

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3 Apr

Historic day for investigative journalism with release of offshore tax haven story

<p><strong>By Cecil Rosner</strong></p><p>This was an historic day for investigative journalism.</p><p>In a simultaneous display of journalistic prowess, dozens of media organizations around the world released stories about how the rich and powerful hide their assets in offshore tax havens. The stories have already triggered major repercussions and imminent resignations, and they have opened a window into how tycoons and the ultra-wealthy dodge their national tax authorities.</p>

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2 Apr

Honour among thieves: Putting the story before your ego

<p><em>What's more important: exclusivity or a great story? A new model of cooperative journalism being developed at the Toronto Star is helping to break news, and the traditional practice of keeping information from competitors. Here in J-source, Star investigative reporter <strong>Robert Cribb</strong> explains how sharing resources led to better journalism in a series on Canadian child sex tourists.</em></p>

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29 Mar

Storify launches new paid model for media outlets

<p><a href="http://storify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Storify</a> launched a business model last Friday with a new premium service designed for media organizations called <a href="http://storify.com/storify/storify-announces-vip-plan-partners-with-wordpress">Storify VIP</a>. </p>

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13 Mar

Canadian startup Media Spot Me launches; helps journalists find experts

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>When <a href="https://twitter.com/StavrosRougas">Stavros Rougas</a> was a producer at "The Agenda" in Toronto, he says his biggest challenge was chasing down authorative experts to appear on the show. </p><p>"It was always a risk - you never knew whether they were the best in the field, if they were media-savvy," he says. </p>

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6 Mar

The Last Post Files: Fighting subversion or protecting the government from embarrassment?

<p><em>The Last Post was one of the best alternative publications of the 1970s. While the small team of journalists was creating solid investigative journalism, the RCMP Security Service was keeping a close watch. One of its aims? Protect the government from embarrassment. </em></p><p><strong>By Paul Weinberg</strong></p><p> </p>

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17 Dec

Grilling the Guest – Laurier LaPierre and the Hot Seat Interview

<p><em>Laurier LaPierre, who died Sunday at the age of 83, was a pioneer in modern television broadcasting. His flamboyant style was designed to engage and provoke, but ultimately to hold powerful people to account.</em></p><p><strong>By Cecil Rosner</strong></p><p> </p><p>As a pioneer of early CBC current affairs journalism, Laurier LaPierre made a lasting contribution to a key element of investigative work – the focused accountability interview.</p>

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