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27 Sep

Baltovich trial won’t see author testify

  By Peter SmallToronto StarA judge has quashed a Crown’s subpoena forcing the author of a book about the Robert Baltovich murder case to testify and provide materials for the […]

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27 Sep

Police lose bid for author Finkle’s notes

NewsToronto (June 28, 2007) — A judge has ruled that Toronto author and journalist Derek Finkle does not have to turn over research materials accumulated in writing No Claim To Mercy, […]

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26 Sep

It’s a crime

FeatureToronto’s streets aren’t “nighttime killing fields” — but it’s easy to say they are. Chris Richardson of the Ryerson Review of Journalism explores the challenges of covering the city’s most notorious […]

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26 Sep

Doing justice to the beat

FeatureGlobe and Mail justice reporter Kirk Makin likens maintaining a beat to tending a garden. “There’s only a certain period where there’s fruit in the trees,” he says, “but you […]

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26 Sep

Wanted: Libel law for the digital age

CommentaryA libel suit filed against Mumsnet, a community website where women offer one another advice, support and friendship, underlines the need for a libel law that reflects the reality of […]

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26 Sep

When the offence never rests: Covering Pickton

FeatureFaced with the challenge of reporting on the graphic evidence presented at the murder trial of Robert Pickton, editors struggled to decide how much was too much. What do audiences […]

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26 Sep

Is this the end of news?

In the October 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, Michael Wolff writes about his experiences developing Newser.com, a site that claims to deliver “faster, smarter news.” Obvious plug for the site notwithstanding, […]

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26 Sep

Teaching students to evaluate websites

Journalism students rely heavily on the internet for research, but are not always good judges of what’s credible and what’s just plain wrong. This guide by John R. Henderson, a reference […]

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25 Sep

‘Landmark’ ruling loosens bail hearing ban

NewsEdmonton (June 7, 2007) — An Alberta judge has ruled that mandatory bans on publishing evidence presented at bail hearings are unconstitutional. The federal government has a year to change […]

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25 Sep

Judges must rescind publication bans

NewsOttawa (June 21, 2007) — The Supreme Court of Canada won’t review a ruling that prevents people whose identities are protected by publication bans from coming forward on their own. […]

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