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26 May

Protecting sources

There is a “tidal wave” of five journalism-related cases before the Supreme Court right now, each of which will “test the value Canadians place on freedom of the press.” The […]

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26 May

Welcome to Researching Journalism

ByLisa Lynch Over the past few months, I’ve found myself grimly captivated by the North American news media’s account of what it seems to have decided are a series of […]

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26 May

Layoffs v. buyouts: the manager’s dilemma

ByBethany Horne When the time comes to lay the axe to newsrooms that owners consider bloated, an editorial manager must make many tough choices, one of which goes like this. […]

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26 May

Senior editors differ on value of j-school in mid-career

QUESTION: I’m 43 and for the past 13 years I have been working as a freelance photographer and writer. During that time I have published a strong portfolio of magazine […]

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25 May

Canwest Olympics reporter paid to write for Olympics publication

The Olympics reporter for the Vancouver Sun was paid to write for the the official magazine of the International Olympics Committee, reported the online magazine The Tyee. “Jeff Lee says […]

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25 May

“You learn the most from the hardest things”: Stephanie Nolen’s speech to King’s graduates

Stephanie Nolen, The Globe and Mail‘s current India, and former Africa, correspondent, was honoured by her alma mater, the University of King’s College, with an honourary doctorate in civil law. […]

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25 May

The importance of information interviews

By Colleen Tang As a new journalist still in school I think it’s more important than ever to meet as many people in the industry as possible. Before I entered […]

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25 May

How do you keep up?

In June I gave a talk to news librarians at the Special Libraries Association Conference where the question “How do you keep up?’ was a central concern. This is a […]

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25 May

Greenspon leaves the Globe, Stackhouse takes over

[Note: this post has been updated below] Edward Greenspon has left his position as editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and will be replaced by John Stackhouse, who was previously […]

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25 May

CBC to lay off up to 180 people next week

Up to 180 staffers at CBC (English) will be handed lay off notices starting next week, the public broadcaster has announced. These layoffs are a part of the 393 cuts […]

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