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23 Aug

Photojournalism ethics

By Carolynne Burkholder Pictures are worth 1,000 words – in the newspaper business that equals about 25 inches of print. Images are one of the most powerful forms of communication, […]

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23 Aug

The ethics of feature writing

In his book, The Bigger Picture, Ivor Shapiro includes a chapter about the ethics of feature writing. In Chapter 10 of The Bigger Picture, Ivor Shapiro writes of “the seductive […]

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23 Aug

Codes of ethics

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23 Aug

Emotion in reporting: use and abuse

Reporters are not automatons, but emotion in journalism can be manipulated, writes Stephen J.A. Ward. When is expression of emotions self-promotion or self-congratulation and when is it true compassion? The […]

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23 Aug

Carrying a torch for ethics

With any other controversial story involving $2 billion in taxpayers’ money, journalists would fall over themselves to cultivate a critical approach, writes Stephen J.A. Ward. Why is it different with […]

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23 Aug

Protection of sources

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23 Aug

Back to school advice for J-students

Start building your audience now. Understand that your journalism career started when you first posted anything to the Web and that j-school is about helping you improve it. So, conduct […]

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20 Aug

Paul Journet nommé courriériste parlementaire à Québec

La Tribune de la presse de Québec accueillera le mois prochain une nouvelle recrue. À même pas 30 ans, Paul Journet y fera son entrée en tant que courriériste parlementaire […]

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20 Aug

The secret to staying on top (of the news)

Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson speaks with the Atlantic Wire about how he stays informed without falling victim to the constant torrent of information. “As a monthly magazine editor, I’m professionally […]

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20 Aug

Why it’s better to be a man

Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick on why she wishes she was born a man (she’d be a more successful journalist, for one). “I always regretted being born female. True, it […]

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