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11 Jan

OpenFile: at the corner of hope and hype

Journalists began talking about a revolution as soon as OpenFile came to town offering a new approach to local coverage. But meeting such towering expectations hasn’t been easy. This week […]

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11 Jan

Last week to hand in nominations for Journalism Integrity Award

Do you know someone who has inspired working journalists, educators or audiences with their work? The Journalism Integrity Award recognizes a person or organization that has had a positive impact […]

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11 Jan

Toronto Star, Globe and Mail own up to mistakes in 2010

As part of the traditional New Year ritual of looking back over the past twelve months, Globe and Mail columnists Margaret Wente and Jeffrey Simpson have written articles about the […]

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11 Jan

New wiki proposes elements of “responsible” journalism

What is “responsible” journalism? Celebrating the first anniversary of an epochal Canadian libel judgment that will see this question litigated for years to come, a group of graduate students has […]

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11 Jan

More on covering tragedy

Here’s another good article that perhaps we should all print and keep handy for the next time we find ourselves covering unspeakable tragedy. With thanks to Jane Hawkes of the […]

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11 Jan

UWO grad wins the “Pulitzer Prize of broadcast journalism”

Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism announced the winners of this year’s duPont Award, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize in broadcast journalism — and one of them is a […]

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11 Jan

Did the media blow it?

Interesting piece in the New York Times about how the media was quick to blame the shootings in Arizona on politics, the Tea Party, Sarah Palin and ramped-up rhetoric. I’m […]

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11 Jan

FOI: Keep digging

Last year, the number of access to information requests journalists made to government dropped 23 per cent. Maybe it has something to do with the sad fact that Canada ranks […]

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11 Jan

Nominations open for CAJ awards

The application deadline for the annual Canadian Association of Journalists awards is February 10. Deadline for the student awards is February 28. You can check out the past winners here. […]

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10 Jan

Rogers TV cancels seven local news programs

First Local, a weekly newsmagazine show that airs versions (with different hosts) in Barrie, Mississauga, Brantford, York Region, Durham Region, Stratford and Guelph, all in Ontario, has been cancelled. The […]

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