Archive
21 Dec

Defamation on the Internet

AnalysisVancouver media lawyer David Sutherland explores how defamation law applies to the brave new world of the Internet.

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21 Dec

The case for cameras in the courts

CommentaryCBC lawyer Daniel Henry makes the pitch for camera access to Canada’s courts.

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21 Dec

Alliance Atlantis up for sale

Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., the owners of 13 specialty cable channels and co-owner of the famed Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) franchise, is up for auction, a move that experts say […]

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20 Dec

Saskatchewan aboriginal magazine to publish “good” news

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has reintroduced its Saskatchewan Indian magazine after a 10-year hiatus, the The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations will publish a magazine about aboriginal […]

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19 Dec

Mixing PR with journalism

In recent years, German dailies have come under fire for increasingly blurring the line between advertising and editorial content as they try to stay afloat in an increasingly competitive market. […]

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19 Dec

Fostering excellence….

…is about managing journalism and journalists in a way that inspires everyone involved to rise to the highest challenges of their craft. In this area of J-Source, you’ll find resources […]

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19 Dec

Columbia j-school cheating scandal

Columbia University graduate journalism students allegedly cheated “on an open-book, take-home exam in a pass-fail course– about ethics,” according to the New York Times. The news led News Busters blogger […]

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19 Dec

Covering Darfur

Ryerson Review of Journalism reporter Meena Nallainathan investigates the media’s role in the lack of continued coverage of the crisis in Darfur. Nallainathan uncovers numerous reasons why Darfur falls off […]

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19 Dec

American media pulling out of Canada

The number of foreign correspondents based in Canada has dwindled since the 1990s, and Maclean’s magazine’s Chris Selley discusses the trend of American news outlets pulling reporters out. Time Canada, […]

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19 Dec

Al-Jazeera “worth every penny”

In Common Ground magazine, media researcher Hsing Lee calls the new English language Al-Jazeera service a “breath of fresh air and a return to true investigative journalism on TV.” Al-Jazeera […]

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