Archive
28 Sep

Japanese journalist gunned down in Myanmar

National Press Photographers Association and CP report on the killing of Japanese photojournalist Kenji Nagai, 50, during protests in Myanmar. Graphic video evidence, featured in a report at Reuters UK, suggests Nagai […]

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28 Aug

Embedded journalists to wear dogtags

Canadian journalists embedded with the military in Afghanistan will be required to wear dogtags, CBC reports. Military officials say members of the media will also have to attend training sessions. The […]

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16 Aug

Canada lacks the courage of Somali journalists

In this piece for globeandmail.com, Ross Howard recalls meeting and training one of the Somali journalists killed on August 11, and the passion with which he pursued truth-telling despite its […]

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22 Jan

Turkish journalist assassinated

Hrant Dink, an Armenian-Turkish newspaper editor, was shot and killed outside the Istanbul office of his Agos newspaper, reports PEN Canada. Dink, 52, received a six-month suspended sentence in October […]

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7 Nov

Journalism and conflict resolution

by Stephen J. A. Ward What is conflict resolution journalism?Conflict-resolution journalism is sensitive and responsible reporting on events in conflict-torn areas of the world. Journalism assists citizens to rebuild their […]

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7 Nov

The history and future of trauma in journalism

by Stephen J. A. Ward “If I get killed, I kind of think, so what? People die all the time. I watch people die. I’d rather it not be me. […]

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2 Oct

Best practices in trauma reporting

The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma has put together this guide for journalists and students new to trauma reporting. While the examples used in the guide are mainly U.S.-based, […]

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