Archive
17 Apr

Coverage of VA Tech massacre

Poynter.org has compiled (and will continue to update) a breakdown of media coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings, as well as resources that could serve as guides for covering traumatic […]

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17 Apr

Welcome to the Students’ Lounge

This section is maintained and updated by editor David Hutton (Carleton), and contributing editors Jeanette Stewart (Regina), Hayley Citron (Ryerson), Chloe Tse (Ryerson), Mimi Szeto (Ryerson), Kristine Owram (Carleton), Sarah Boothroyd […]

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17 Apr

Pickton coverage brings backlash

CommentaryHow much information about Robert Pickton’s murder trial is too much information? Tony Burman, editor in chief of CBC News, comments on the public backlash against media coverage of graphic […]

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17 Apr

Your events

Tell us about journalism-related events we should add to our calendar.

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17 Apr

Student paper leads coverage in Virginia Tech shootings

Editor and Publisher features The Collegiate Times, the student newspaper gaining accolades for its coverage of Monday’s tragic Virginia Tech shootings. It was the first publication to post the names […]

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17 Apr

Giving more life to national newspapers

Both the Globe & Mail and National Post are expanding lifestyle coverage in theirMonday to Fridayeditions. G&M is launching a new section called “GlobeLife” on April 23, while NP is […]

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17 Apr

Mexico decriminalizes libel

NewsIn a move hailed as a step toward greater press freedom, Mexican President Felipe Calder??n has approved amendments to decriminalize libel, slander and defamation. Mexico joins El Salvador as the […]

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17 Apr

Adding insult to injury

NewsIn many countries, it is a crime to insult public officials or any individual, group or religion. The World Press Freedom Committee has launched a campaign to eliminate this extreme […]

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17 Apr

Pickton judge sets access rules

NewsThe judge presiding over Robert Pickton’s murder trial has instituted a “sensible and practical protocol” to allow journalists to apply for access to exhibits. See the Vancouver Sun report.

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15 Apr

Digging through social networks

Mathew Ingram has a Facebook account. He’s not a student looking for someone to share his drunken stories with, or to hook up with his long-lost love from spring break. […]

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