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16 Jul

Globe public editor: Headlines are hard to write, but they must be precise

<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/Sylvia Stead_16.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The Middle East is a complex, complicated and very sensitive part of the world for news coverage. So news media must be careful to get the facts right and be cognizant of balance at all times.</p>

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16 Jul

CBC ombudsman: Asperger’s Syndrome doesn’t cause killing

<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/Esther Enkin_18.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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16 Jul

«On ne peut pas regretter quelque-chose qui n’existe plus»

<p><strong>On ne compte pas les ex-journalistes qui sont devenus enseignants au Cégep ou chargés de cours voire professeurs à l’université. Une reconversion qu’ils expliquent souvent par la volonté de transmettre leur expérience aux futures générations et d’être plus dans réflexion que dans l’action permanente.</strong></p><p><em>Durant tout l’été, ProjetJ met un coup de projecteur sur ces ex-journalistes qui ont décidé de quitter le métier.</em></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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15 Jul

How to keep community journalism strong

<p><strong>By Mike Davies</strong></p><p>The future of community journalism is no longer just about social responsibility or democracy or advertising, <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/future-community-journalism-spells-economic-survival-rural-communities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote J-Source.ca innovation editor Robert Washburn</a>, “It is about the economic survival of towns, villages and neighbourhoods.”</p><p>He wrote that local news media “can and should be seen as playing a critical role if rural communities hope to be resilient in the face of economic upheaval.”</p>

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15 Jul

Brunswick News ombudswoman: Are stories of tragedy intrusive or cathartic?

<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/Patricia Graham_9.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, ombudswoman for Brunswick News</strong></p><p>Journalists write about many things: sports, movies, politics, business, music, health, crime, and community events – these are just a few examples. Sometimes, as witnessed by recent events in Moncton, journalists are called upon to write about tragedy, loss and grief.</p>

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15 Jul

Star public editor: Rehab no free pass to zero accountability

<p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>The privacy of personal health information is an important principle in our civil society.</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>The Toronto Star well understands that principle and has a strong record of reporting vigorously on violations of personal privacy rights.</p>

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15 Jul

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to quickly sort and select photos

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, <em>Toronto Star </em>Visuals Editor, Taras Slawnych demos the quick tool he uses to narrow down his shoot to the top picks.</p>

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15 Jul

CBC ombudsman: Public deserves to know when they are going to have to see or hear shocking images

<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/Esther Enkin_16.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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15 Jul

Globe public editor: Rob Ford and the press conference that wasn’t

<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/Sylvia Stead_14.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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14 Jul

Un intérêt pour le journalisme? 5 conférences TED à ne pas manquer

<p><strong>En juin dernier, la <em>Sapling foundation</em>, organisatrice des Conférences TED, a mis en vedette sur son site ses meilleures communications consacrées au journalisme. Place des femmes, liberté de la presse, défense de la démocratie, recherche de la vérité face à la profusion d’informations, de nombreuses facettes de la profession ont été abordées par des spécialistes ayant pour mission de vulgariser leur sujet pour le rendre intelligible en moins de vingt minutes. Résumé.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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