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26 May

Have journalists become prisoners of language?

Robert Fisk, The Independent’s Middle East correspondent, in a speech at the annual Al Jazeera forum, discusses the words and narratives inherited by journalists when reporting on conflict and war. […]

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26 May

CSWA workshop: What do Embargoes Mean in an Era of Instant Reporting?

With the rapid growth of the Internet, online news media and social media, there is a huge temptation for reporters to break embargoes just to be the first to get […]

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26 May

CSWA workshop: Essays in Biodiversity

A workshop titled “Essays in Biodiversity” is just one of many workshops featured at the upcoming Canadian Science Writers’ Association conference, which takes place June 5-8 in Ottawa. Research in […]

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26 May

CSWA workshop: Social media, privacy issues and other public institution challenges in the digital age

A workshop titled “Social media, privacy issues and other public institution challenges in the digital age” is just one of many workshops featured at the upcoming Canadian Science Writers’ Association […]

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26 May

Lineup for Canadian Science Writers’ Association conference

The annual Canadian Science Writers’ Association conference takes place June 5-8 in Ottawa at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. *UPDATE: see stories about various CSWA workshops and panels – […]

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26 May

Hyperlocal news site focuses on Toronto neighbourhood

By Brian Sharwood Every small blog is, to some extent, hyperlocal. Many represent simply the personal diary of one individual writing the blog which, I suppose, is as hyperlocal as […]

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26 May

Times and Sunday Times launch new websites

The UK’s Times and Sunday Times launched new websites this week, designed to look more like their print versions, but with a focus on multimedia. For the next month the […]

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25 May

Thailand reporting lacked important context

“Put in simplest terms, the troubles in Thailand are a classic clash between the rural poor – who live in places like Chiang Mai – and rich urbanites in Bangkok.” […]

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25 May

Tug of war

In the aftermath of Michelle Lang’s death, a reflection on the journalistic impulse to go into battle. This week we feature Ann Hui‘s story from the spring issue of the […]

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25 May

Collective Action Urged on Safety Training

The physical and emotional wellbeing of Canadian journalists will be front and centre on the second day of the CAJ national conference in Montreal (May 28-30). Cliff Lonsdale, president of […]

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