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26 Apr

OJR comments on VA Tech coverage

Two discussion threads about the VA Tech shootings have emerged at USC’s Online Journalism Review, one attached to an entry entitled “Dangers of Citizen Journalism” and another to “VA Tech […]

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26 Apr

Typophiles weigh in

Typophile.com has a lively discussion going on about the new Globe and Mail. Join the discussion here.

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26 Apr

A new kind of interview

Jeff Jarvis at buzzmachine.com says that “the interview is outmoded and needs to be rethought,” citing e-mail, blogs and wikis as potentially valid means of obtaining a person’s words.

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26 Apr

Reader comments: the good, the bad and the ugly

An AP story examines how various newspapers monitor online reader comments and the ethics of allowing unfiltered content vs. assuming more editorial control.

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26 Apr

Death of newspapers a myth

Toronto Star business columnist David Olive says the imminent death of the newspaper is a myth, but that everybody in the newsroom should continue to stay on their toes and […]

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26 Apr

Reporter’s firing unjustified, court rules

An appeal court in British Columbia has ruled that a CBC reporter who sent tainted chocolates to a critic did not deserve to be fired. As the Globe and Mail‘s […]

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26 Apr

J-schools need to move into the future

Mark Glaser, host of PBS’s MediaShift, thinks journalism schools need to step out of the past by “continuing to teach the basics of good reporting while also considering future directions […]

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26 Apr

Congdon under fire

Author, fetish model and video blogger Violet Blue say controversial reporter Amanda Congdon “isn’t a journalist” at all, but simply “portrays one on ABC’s vlog,” in a column for the […]

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26 Apr

Anna Nicole Smith case a media feeding frenzy

Associated Press writer Matt Sedensky reports on the results of a study by The Project for Excellence in Journalism, which revealed “network morning shows and cable news fueled the frenzied […]

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25 Apr

Definition: Journalism sourcing

Wikipedia has a page in its Journalism section about sourcing and all of its inherent issues.

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