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25 Jul

An ear to the GroundWire: citizen journalism for community news

<p><strong>By Jacky Tuinstra Harrison</strong></p><p>Depending on who you talk to, the rise of the “citizen journalist” may be heralded as democratic, engaging, educational, and authentic. Alternatively, it might be criticized for its diminished professional standards, unsustainable growth or lack of oversight.</p><p>GroundWire Community Radio News launched amid a rush of citizen journalism projects nine years ago, and has since inspired innovative production practices, a new funding model and told many original stories mainstream media shied away from.</p>

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25 Jul

Toronto Star legal affairs reporter Tracey Tyler dies of cancer at 50

<p> </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/tyler_2.jpeg" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center; "><em>             Lisa Taylor (left) and Tracey Tyler (right) </em><em>at Ryerson's Press Freedom Conference. </em><em>(Photo: Amir-Pashah Tabrizian) </em></p>

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25 Jul

The ethics of gender sensitivity

<p><em>When Toronto Star reporter <strong>Peter Edwards</strong> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/15/andre_to_andrea_don_jail_guard_thrives_on_job_after_sex_change.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">profiled a jail guard who underwent sex reassignment surgery</a>, Edwards struggled with more than just which pronoun to use. In this week's column, he offers a first-person account of the issues behind the copy.</em></p><p><strong>By Peter Edwards</strong></p>

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24 Jul

Radio-Canada ombudsman clears Pierre Duchesne of conflict of interest allegations

<p>June 15, 2012: Pierre Duchesne resigns from his post as legislative reporter for Radio-Canada</p><p>July 6, 2012: Pierre Duchesne declares his entrance into politics with Parti Québécois.</p>

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24 Jul

J-Links for July 24: Pierre Duchesne wants an apology; CRTC approves Global News channel in B.C.; Canada’s crime rate lowest in 40 years

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/RadioCanada+ombudsman+says+exreporter+running+didnt+show+bias/6977025/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierre Duchesne cleared of bias, wants apology from Liberals</a></p>

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23 Jul

New journalism program launched in Ontario

<p>By Angelina Irinici</p>

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23 Jul

J-Links for July 23: UBC Journalism project leads to 18 arrests; Exploring ‘drone journalism’; Balancing reporting and emotion in photos

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/journalism+story+leads+arrests+Brazilian+indigenous+leader+murder/6970214/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UBC journalism students’ project leads to 18 arrests in Brazil</a></p>

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20 Jul

Week in review: Social media and the Danzig St. shooting

<p><script src="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting " on Storify</a>]<h1>Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting </h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by J-Source · Fri, Jul 20 2012 14:17:31</p>

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20 Jul

Are paywalls changing the way journalists write stories?

<p>Are inverted pyramids and 24-word ledes set to be the ghosts of journalism past with the proliferation of online paywalls?</p><p>That is the case, <a href="http://mumbrella.com.au/what-paywall-journalism-is-going-to-mean-for-writers-and-readers-103770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says Tim Burrowes for mUmBRELLA</a>, an Australian media news and resource website. (Burrowes, who is the editor-in-chief of the website, originally published his musings in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/encore-magazine/id500590348?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July edition of <em>Encore</em> magazine</a>.)</p>

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20 Jul

ProjetJ accueille une nouvelle rédactrice en chef

<p><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">(Communiqué) </span><a href="http://projetj.ca" style="font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">ProjetJ</a><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">, observatoire indépendant du journalisme et des médias, aura une nouvelle rédactrice en chef dès la semaine prochaine.</span></p>

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