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23 Nov

Creative journalism

Forget time-lines. Forget historical analysis. Forget still photos or documentaries. This look at the impact of unemployment rates is one of the most effective examples of creative — and visual […]

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23 Nov

Journalists killed in Philippines

More than a dozen journalists have been killed when “at least 36 people were abducted by gunmen in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines,” according to Canadian Journalists for Free […]

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23 Nov

CRTC hearings: What’s next, flash mobs?

While the CRTC ponders cable fees, cable providers and television broadcasters have been trying to out-hip each other with social media campaigns. If nothing else, the competing Face book pages  […]

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23 Nov

It’s not okay to suck at math

“Almost every story contains a number, be it a statistic, an address, or someone’s age,” writes Craig Silverman in a recent Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) column about journalists and math […]

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23 Nov

How to report on kidnappings: Star public editor weighs in

After attending a Toronto panel discussion about news blackouts, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English weighs in on the difficult subject of covering kidnappings. In a Nov. 21 column titled […]

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22 Nov

Des coupes de 10% à l’Associated Press

La vague de compressions se poursuit aux États-Unis. L’agence Associated Press a vu près de 40 emplois sabrés selon la Newspaper Guild, un syndicat qui représente aussi les journalistes de […]

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21 Nov

[UPDATED] Unanswered questions for Harper

[Note: This post has been updated.] If Japan’s government has a complaint with its too-chummy press gallery, a different problem plagues public information in Canada, where the press gallery has […]

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21 Nov

Major media conference urges governments to protect journalists

Broadcasters attending an international conference in Mexico City want governments to be held responsible for the safety of both domestic and foreign journalists working in their countries. The fourth World […]

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21 Nov

Japan wants press reform

To a Canadian, where the government exerts increasing control on media and opposes transparency, this story seems like a tale from some fantasy opposite world: Japan’s government wants a tougher […]

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20 Nov

La Presse reaches deal with three unions

Montreal newspaper La Presse has reached an agreement in principle with three unions including the union that handles editorial and newsroom staff, CBC News reports. According to the CBC report, […]

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