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25 Aug

Star public editor: Disturbing images of James Foley’s beheading spark global debate

<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/Kathy English_41.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>When violence goes viral, when is enough enough?</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>How much is too much when brutal, barbaric images are widely available for publication and sharing?</p>

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15 Aug

Public editor: Globe stories on suicide show restraint

<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/Stead_29.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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13 Aug

Globe public editor: Coverage should treat suicide as a public health issue

<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_28.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Every suicide is a tragedy. It shows how hard life can be for some people, how much they struggle with finding joy and happiness and how unrelenting mental illness can be. And it causes a great deal of pain to many people who loved that person and tried to help.</p>

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22 Jul

Dangerous exposure: Photojournalist Louie Palu on working in conflict zones

<p><strong>By Jane Hawkes, Covering Violence and Trauma Editor</strong></p>

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22 Jul

8 bursaries awarded by Forum Freelance Fund for conflict zone training

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Forum Freelance Fund has handed out bursaries to eight freelancers who cover conflict zones.</p><p>Each of the winners will receive up to $2,500 to attend a hazardous environment training course in the U.S. or Britain, said the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, which administers the bursaries.</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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16 Jun

Brunswick News ombudswoman: Should newspapers cover suicide?

<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_5.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, ombudswoman for Brunswick News Inc.</strong></p>

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22 May

Star public editor: Mindset matters in mental health reporting

<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/Kathy English_23.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div><div><div><div style="clear:none;"><p>In writing the haunting story of a young man who killed his mother in the middle of a psychotic episode, Star reporter Amy Dempsey was well aware of the challenges for journalists in writing about mental illness.</p>

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20 May

Forum Freelance Fund accepting applications for conflict zone journalist training

<p>The Forum Freelance Fund is ready to double the number of conflict training bursaries it will award to Canadian freelance journalists this year in response to increased risks to their safety.</p><p>"The death of Ali Moustafa, a twenty-nine-year-old Canadian freelance photographer, in Aleppo, Syria in March was another terrible reminder that our industry is increasingly relying on freelancers while the risks to them are mounting as never before," said Cliff Lonsdale, president of the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma.</p>

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24 Apr

Live blog: Reporting on mental health

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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