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3 Aug

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<p><em>Some traditional critics would have you believe the Internet is an intellectual wasteland. <a href="http://rrj.ca/m14052/">Ryerson Review of Journalism</a> writer <strong>Ava Baccari</strong> tells us why they are so wrong.</em></p><p> </p>

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3 Aug

Why transparency is not enough: The Case of Mr. Mike

<p><em>Are bloggers journalists? Can insiders be outsiders? <strong>Ira Basen</strong> confronts some long-debated questions using the case of Mike Arrington, the Silicon Valley lawyer and entrepreneur who started the blog TechCrunch. This article originally appeared on the <a href="http://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2011/06/21/why-transparency-is-not-enough-the-case-of-mr-mike/">Center for Journalism Ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison</a> site.</em></p>

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3 Aug

Summer of angst

<div><img alt="" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/The_Scream_1.jpg" style="margin-right: 4px; border: 3px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;" title="" /></div><div>Tim Knight’s stinging <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/day-i-finally-lost-all-respect-national" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critique of The National</a> continues to provoke comments on J-Source, echoing <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/can-journalism-be-saved-one-young-journo-comments-kai-nagata" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the buzz</a> over Kai Nagata’s ‘<a href="http://j-source.ca/ar

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3 Aug

Rethinking journalism ethics, objectivity in the age of social media

<p><em>In today's rapidly changing media environment, many journalism schools are getting creative when it comes to teaching journalism -- and no subject is more tricky than ethics. J-Source contributing editor <strong>Stephen J.A. Ward </strong>asks: Whither objectivity? This article originally appeared on <a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/07/rethinking-journalism-ethics-objectivity-in-the-age-of-social-media208">PBS MediaShift</a>.</em></p>

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2 Aug

Online News Association selects fellows; one Canadian

<p>The Online News Association has chosen three journalists under 30 for its inaugural 2011 MJ Bear Fellows, including one Canadian. The Washington-based organization combed through 35 applications from 13 countries before choosing three to-watch digital journalists, <a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ona-selects-2011-mj-bear-fellows-journalism-stand-outs-under-30-1544456.htm">according to the release</a>.<br />

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2 Aug

The Economist se lance sur Android

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000"><em>The Economist</em> a lancé, la semaine dernière, sa première application spécifiquement adaptée au système d'exploitation mobile de Google, Android. Le prestigieux magazine économique tentera de reproduire sur les tablettes virtuelles du Android Market le succès qu'il connaît sur celles du App Store.</font></p>

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2 Aug

Journalism and hidden sources

<p>The scandal at News of the World links back to some very old abuses, writes <em>The Globe and Mail</em>'s Neil Reynolds <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/beware-those-hidden-sources/article626077/">in a recent column</a>. Namely, the risk of factual error when it comes to using anonymous sources.<br /><br />In his article, Reynolds spans the history of anonymous sources, as well as the use of pen names. Yet, his conclusion is clear:<br />

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2 Aug

Can journalism be saved?: One young journo comments on Kai Nagata

<p>By now, most of us have probably read <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/ctvs-kai-nagata-why-i-quit-my-job">Kai Nagata's manifesto</a> against mainstream TV news -- "Why I quit my job". We've also probably read (and perhaps contributed to) <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/kai-nagata-quits-job-story-why-goes-viral">the dozens of comments </a>praising and slamming the 24-year-old.

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2 Aug

Is Harper immune from Murdoch-style scandal?

<p>There is no way Stephen Harper will become embroiled in a Murdoch-style scandal à la British PM David Cameron, according to a series of analysts interviewed in a <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/harper-immune-from-murdoch-style-scandal-analysts-1.677664">recent Canadian Press story</a>.<br /><br />As the CP story puts it:<br />

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2 Aug

“When newspapers and reporters slugged it out” : Peter Worthington

<p>The news biz may be competitive now, writes QMI's Peter Worthington <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/30/when-newspapers-and-reporters-slugged-it-out">in a recent column</a>, but it's nothing compared to the wars of bygone days. Especially when it comes to the <em>Toronto Star</em> and the now-defunct <em>Telegram</em>.<br />

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