Archive
21 Feb

The art of the interview from NPR

An August 2006 feature on John Sawatsky from National Public Radio. The page includes an article on Sawatsky’s evolution from journalist to journalism prof to expert on teaching interviewing to […]

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21 Feb

Teaching journalists: a 25-year odyssey

Roy Peter Clark is a senior scholar with the Poynter Insitute for Media Studies. In 2002 he wrote a list of tips for journalism educators which can be found at […]

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21 Feb

Seven basic rules of investigative reporting

The Committee for Concerned Journalists has a variety of tools on its website to help journalists, students and teachers, including this list of seven basic tools for Investigative Reporting produced […]

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21 Feb

Priest can be named at Cornwall inquiry

NewsAn Ontario Court of Appeal judge has refused to ban publication of the identity of a priest, acquitted of sexual abuse, when he’s named at a public inquiry examining how […]

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21 Feb

Journalists off hook if ban breached

Journalists who reveal banned evidence in news stories can only be convicted of a crime if there’s proof they intentionally set out to violate a publication ban, the Ontario Court […]

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21 Feb

Newsroom 101: AP style & grammar exercises

This is a series of online exercises based on grammar, usage and AP style produced and updated regularly by two Americans, Ron Hartung of the Tallahassee Democrat and Gerald Grow, […]

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21 Feb

CJR’s language corner

An advice column full of great information about language rules and grammar tips from the Columbia Journalism Review. The page is updated regularly and well-organized for finding specific rules and […]

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21 Feb

NPR’s Soundprint

Another documentary radio program on NPR, which prides itself on featuring stories that are the aural equivalent of photojournalism — ones that make creative and inventive use of sound for […]

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21 Feb

NPR’s This American Life

A site for anyone looking for examples of geat radio storytelling from NPR.

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21 Feb

Federal shield law eyed for U.S. journalists

FeatureAmerican reporters face an increasing threat of being subpoenaed to testify in federal court. Congress has tried to remedy the problem by proposing reporter’s-privilege legislation, the Free Flow of Information […]

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