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9 Nov

Vancouver Sun’s supposed handling of Amanda Todd coverage raises ethical questions

<p><strong>By Ross Howard</strong></p><p>Ultimately, nobody looks good when a reporter covering a heartbreaking story crosses the line and become a victim’s friend, grief counsellor and public relations adviser.</p><p>That is what <em>Vancouver Sun</em> reporter Gillian Shaw and photographer Mark Yuen did, according to the mother of Vancouver teenager Amanda Todd, who committed suicide last year after being bullied.    </p>

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9 Nov

IRE Toronto Watchdog Workshop Day 2

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9 Nov

IRE Toronto Watchdog Workshop Day 1

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7 Nov

#AfterDeadline: Media Coverage Of Sammy Yatim

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7 Nov

CBC ombudsman: should media use the term terrorist or militant?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_7.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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7 Nov

Globe public editor: The media’s complicated relationship with Rob Ford

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_5.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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7 Nov

Inouï reporte son entrée en scène

<p><strong><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/Capture_4.JPG" title="" />Les premières histoires «incroyables mais vraies» ne pourront être lues qu’à partir du mois d’avril sur la plateforme Inouï, plutôt que cet automne comme prévu initialement. Marc-André Sabourin, journaliste indépendant et co-créateur de ce nouveau futur média, explique ce report par la volonté de marquer un grand coup dès le lancement. Entrevue.</strong></p>

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7 Nov

Live blog: Stephen Brunt talks sports journalism

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6 Nov

Steve Maich named senior vice-president of publishing at Rogers Media

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Maich_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />Steve Maich was named senior vice president and general manager of publishing at Rogers Media effective Nov. 6. <span style="font-size: 10px;">Maich’s appointment follows the move of former Rogers publishing president Ken Whyte, who last month was appointed president of Rogers Media's digital bundling subscription service called Next Issue Canada.</span></p>

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6 Nov

Charte des valeurs: une couverture équilibrée mais stéréotypée

<p><strong>Alors que le projet de loi sur la Charte de valeurs sera enfin connu demain, un panel d’enseignants-chercheurs de l’Uqàm s’est penché hier soir sur la couverture qui en a été faite depuis que l’information s’est retrouvée dans les colonnes du Journal de Montréal à la fin août. Selon eux, le gouvernement a gardé le contrôle de la nouvelle, l’effeuillant bribes par bribes.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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