Archive
2 Oct

How to measure content

The Maynard Institute For Journalism Education has prepared a set of worksheets and content audit forms called Reality Checks, that you can use to measure and discuss how accurately your […]

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2 Oct

Minorities 13.6% in U.S. dailies, but 3.4% in Canada

The percentage of minority journalists working in America’s daily newsrooms declined slightly to 13.62 percent in 2007, according to the American Society of Newspaper Editors annual newsroom census. Nearly 57,000 […]

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2 Oct

How not to cover Aboriginal protests

Ipperwash and the Media: A Critical Analysis of Media Coverage was submitted to the Ipperwash Inquiry by Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto. It documents the failures of media coverage of […]

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2 Oct

Reflecting Ourselves: The CAB’s diversity plan

In January 2004, the CRTC requested that the Canadian Association of Broadcasters develop and file an action plan with the Commission, outlining the process proposed to examine and address issues […]

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2 Oct

Canadian broadcasters say they’re making progress

Canada’s private broadcasters have identified a business case for bringing increased diversity to television and radio programs. This report by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters outlines what has been done […]

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2 Oct

Covering First Nations: What’s the better way?

Canadian journalists have been challenged to develop ways to better cover Aboriginal issues. Their coverage of the 1995 Ipperwash confrontation was criticized by Mr. Justice Sidney Linden in the final […]

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2 Oct

The new face of hate?

The swaggering skinheads in jack boots have all but vanished, but make no mistake: The poisonous ideology of white supremacy is alive and well in Canada. The Internet has become […]

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2 Oct

Les journalistes appuient le rapport de l’ombudsman de Radio-Canada

Isabelle Paré, Le Devoir Le Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada partage les conclusions de l’ex-ombudsman de Radio-Canada, Renaud Gilbert, qui estime que la confusion des genres «fait problème» sur les […]

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2 Oct

Great guide to audio equipment and software

Transom.org is a website whose stated purpose is to make public radio better. It provides a forum for people to submit audio stories that haven’t found their way onto public radio, […]

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1 Oct

BBC Radio News Style Guide

BBC Radio News has posted a very helpful guide online to writing for radio. It’s concise, clearly written and covers things such as getting the tone of story right and using only spoken […]

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