Archive
14 Sep

Tributes pour in for Margaret Philp

Beautiful tributes have been pouring in for Margaret Philp, a Globe and Mail reporter for more than 20 years who died last week at 43. Her family has planned a […]

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13 Sep

Military media monitoring

Canadian government agencies from the military to the Prime Minister’s Office extensively monitor and distribute the work of correspondents covering Afghanistan, reports The Canadian Press. No surprise there, especially with […]

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13 Sep

Turkey and the press

Of the (too many) ways to silence journalists Turkey has added another: censorship by court fine. The New York Times calls a contentious $2.5 billion fine against a media company […]

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13 Sep

Great advice your professors might not give you

Journalism school is an excellent place to learn the tricks of the trade, but there are still a few things you’re unlikely to figure out until you’re out in the […]

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13 Sep

Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency

A very gifted, very tech savvy and very generous multimedia professor has produced a 42-page guide to basic mutimedia skills for young journalists and made it available for anyone to download free, […]

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13 Sep

Social media skills for journalists

Teaching j-students to use social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and You Tube, is something most j-schools are beginning to try, or at least consider. For those looking […]

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13 Sep

Student support for investigative work

How many investigative journalists could benefit from some free research support? Quite a few, judging from the way many media organizations appear to be retreating from this field lately. In […]

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13 Sep

A new model in California

A decade ago there were more than 80 reporters based in Sacramento, scrutinizing the state government. Now the number has declined to about 25. That is why a new non-profit […]

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12 Sep

Jumping the gun

CNN and Fox cable news reporters in the U.S. jumped on what they thought was a hot story, Coast Guard radio talk about gunfire in the vicinity of that country’s […]

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11 Sep

Wordstock focusing on journalism tools this year

New media expert Robb Montgomery, CEO of Chicago-based Visual Editors Inc., is set to be the main speaker at this year’s Wordstock, an annual professional development day for journalists held […]

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