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3 Mar

What does informed consent really mean for journalists and their interview subjects?

<p><strong>By Meredith Levine</strong></p><p>I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.</p><p>My interest in the topic was influenced by my experiences as a 13-year-old patient in a teaching hospital before <em>Reibl v Hughes</em>, the landmark 1980 Canadian Supreme Court decision that set the standard for informed consent in health care in this country and around the world.</p>

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3 Mar

Informed Consent

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3 Mar

Canadian University Press launches fundraising campaign to save itself

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Canadian University Press (CUP) has launched a <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-cup-strong?show_todos=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 to save itself</a>. The newswire in dire financial straits, and if the money cannot be raised by April 13, it will likely shut down.</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="275" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/87839890" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe></p><p><em>Video courtesy of CUP</em></p>

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3 Mar

Five take buyouts at The Gazette

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Montreal Gazette_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>In the latest round of buyouts at Postmedia Network, five staff are leaving <em>The Gazette</em>, in Montreal.</p>

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3 Mar

New Furlong filing admits ‘no actual knowledge’ behind a key allegation

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2014/03/02/Furlong-Filing/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=030314#sthash.EsE62glr.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p id="39236408">In new B.C. Supreme Court documents, the CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics admits he has no proof that a journalist made an abuse complaint about him to the RCMP.</p>

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3 Mar

CBC ombudsman: Is it acceptable to focus on one side of a story?

<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_37.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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3 Mar

Updated: Editor-in-chief Scott White leaving Canadian Press

<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/Scott White_0.JPG" title="" />Scott White, the editor-in-chief of the Canadian Press, told staff Monday he was leaving the news agency, ending a 35-year career as a journalist.</p><p>In a brief email to J-Source, White confirmed his departure but said he could not share any details.</p>

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3 Mar

Globe public editor: Why the words we choose matter

<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_67.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The words you choose matter, and there were two examples this week that have provoked debate.</p>

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3 Mar

What Peter Mansbridge’s CAPP speaking fee says about his news judgment

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Peter Mansbridge_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Dan Rowe</strong></p>

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3 Mar

Sun News host Ezra Levant sued for libel

<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/Ezra Levant_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By The Canadian Press</strong></p><p>A Saskatchewan lawyer is alleging Sun News Network host Ezra Levant defamed him in a series of blog posts and is seeking $100,000 in damages.</p><p>Khurrum Awan was completing his articling and looking for work as a lawyer when he alleges the most egregious libels were posted.</p>

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