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5 Jan

Does good journalism include anger and confusion?

While prepping for her classes, Vancouver journalism instructor and municipal reporter Frances Bula decided to share a quote on her blog.It’s from Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher by Stephen Brookfield: […]

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5 Jan

Cuts threaten journalism: association

“A flood of job cuts threatens to hobble high-quality journalism in this country,” says a press release from an association representing some Canadian journalists. “The retrenchment is so profound that […]

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5 Jan

The point of journalism, in a nutshell

“Why,” asked the CBC’s David Gutnick of an ex-soldier and new journalist in Mali, “did you become a radio reporter?” “Because it is a way of doing good,” answered Daouda […]

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5 Jan

You be the editor: Toronto Star

[This post has been updated]Kathy English, public editor at The Toronto Star, put together a kind of “news judgment” survey for Star readers to start off 2009. The survey provides […]

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5 Jan

2008 press freedom round-up: Reporters Without Borders Canada

In 2008 60 journalists were killed, 673 were arrested and and 929 were physically attacked or threatened, according to a release from Reporters Without Borders (RWB). This compares to 86 […]

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5 Jan

CAJ warns of “industry death spiral”

In the last three months 1200 jobs have been lost in the Canadian media business, and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is “deeply concerned” that the job cuts are […]

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5 Jan

Paul Bradshaw on a new media business model for journalism

From Paul Bradshaw, the driving force at Online Journalism Blog and a lecturer at Birmingham City University, comes this presentation on finding a new media business model. The most interesting […]

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5 Jan

NMA awards deadline Jan. 9

The submission deadline for the National Magazine Awards is looming. All completed entries must be received by Friday, Jan. 9 in order to avoid the $25 late fee. Any submissions […]

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5 Jan

CAJ exec director resigns

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has announced the upcoming departure of executive director John Dickins. Dickins headed the CAJ’s efforts for the last ten years and is leaving the […]

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5 Jan

Three new CAJ awards for 2009

Three new awards have been added to the CAJ Awards lineup: best scoop, daily excellence and print feature. Scoop: Awarded for the best ‘scoop,’ published in print or on the […]

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