Archive
6 Sep

J-Links: CRTC lays out strategy; Journalistic geometry lessons; Fact-checking Bill Clinton

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/backgrnd/plan2012.htm">CRTC announces its three-year plan</a></p>

READ MORE
6 Sep

In Indigenous reporting, what has changed since Ipperwash?

<p> </p><p><em>“…All in all, the Ipperwash crisis was not journalism’s finest hour.”</em></p><p>                                    — Former Ryerson Journalism professor John Miller</p><p> </p><p><strong>Intro by Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p>September 6 is the 17<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the death of Dudley George — an unarmed First Nations occupier shot and killed by an OPP officer at Ipperwash Provincial Park in Southwestern Ontario. </p>

READ MORE
5 Sep

J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz

<p>Are you ready for another school year? Get rid of summer’s mental dust bunnies, sharpen your virtual pencils and take J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz (Hint: You can prepare by reading our handy guide to <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/end-summer-roundup-biggest-j-stories-you-might-have-missed">the summer’s biggest j-stories</a>, where all of the answers can be found.) </p>

READ MORE
5 Sep

Back-to-School: Student resources edition

<p> </p><p>Back-to-school can be a time of mixed emotions for students. Whether you’re a first-year j-school student or a returning one, you’re not alone if you’re feeling excited, anxious, nervous and maybe a little afraid.</p>

READ MORE
5 Sep

Five things I wish I knew before starting j-school

<p><em>Welcome to j-school, new students of 2012 — you need not fear under-preparedness. In an effort to help new students start off on the right foot, J-Source’s summer reporter and fourth-year Ryerson journalism student <strong>Angelina Irinici</strong> recalls the five things she wishes someone had told her before she started journalism school.</em></p><p><strong>1.</strong><strong>You’ll need thicker skin</strong></p>

READ MORE
4 Sep

On the ground on 9/11: A journalist remembers

<p><em>Documentary producer <strong>David Giddens</strong> was in New York, working on a different assignment, when the twin towers fell. Here in J-Source, he shares his memories of covering one of the biggest stories ever—and his opinion on how the U.S. media failed to do their job in the aftermath of 9/11.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/WTC coverage_0.JPG" title="" /></p>

READ MORE
4 Sep

J-Links: Bob Johnstone passes away; 2012 Freelance Industry report; Friends’ CBC Town Hall in Halifax

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/09/03/journalist_bob_johnstone_was_gifted_storyteller.html">Bob Johnstone dead at 82</a></p>

READ MORE
30 Aug

The National Post to launch Post Arcade next month

<p> </p><p>Gamers, welcome to your new mainstream media home.</p><p>The National Post has <a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2012/08/29/say-hello-to-post-arcade/">announced it will launch a video game-centric site</a> called Post Arcade with the team that currently runs the Financial Post Tech Desk. New to the team though, is <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/chad-sapieha">Chad Sapieha</a>, who has been writing about video games for <em>The Globe and Mail</em> since 2003.</p>

READ MORE
30 Aug

Simon Houpt’s list of news stories that were a product of summertime

<p>Yesterday we brought you the <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/end-summer-roundup-biggest-j-stories-you-might-have-missed">important stories of the summer</a> in Canadian media. Now, here's <em>The Globe and Mail </em>senior media reporter Simon Houpt's list of <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/simon-houpts-guide-to-journalisms-silly-season/article4506564/">the silly news stories that were a product of summertime</a>. </p><p>Some highlights include:</p>

READ MORE
30 Aug

J-Links: CBSC rules against homophobic comments; NMA free ebook; Salon calls out Ryan lies

<p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/abusive-comments-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation-unacceptable/1001653751/90w824Mw48yWsl4srvwM20/?link_source=aypr_BM&AF=&utm_source=BM&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BM-EN08302012&link_targ=DailyNews">CBSC rules against Christian TV homophobic comments</a></p>

READ MORE