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14 Jul

An American Radicals brand of investigative journalism

I.F. Stone made significant contributions to investigative journalism at a time in the U.S. when holding powerful institutions to account was seen as unpatriotic and disloyal, writes Cecil Rosner in […]

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13 Apr

Breaking down the feature writing process

The Bigger Picture: Elements of Feature Writing.Ivor Shapiro, ed. Emond Montgomery, 2008. ByMarc Edge Reporters who go into teaching as a second career can sometimes find themselves at a loss […]

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10 Dec

Tales of a rookie reporter in B.C.s Wild West

Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the CaribooMark Leiren-YoungHeritage House Publishing, 2008; pb $19.95 ByShannon Rupp Never Shoot a Stampede Queen could serve as the one-book answer […]

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23 Sep

Comic books and freedom of the press: Hajdu

The Ten Cent PlagueDavid HajduFarrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008New York, N.Y. ByDavid SpencerIn some circles, a connection between issues involving comic books and journalism would be considered far fetched.  However, […]

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4 Jun

Investigative journalism is here to stay: Rosner

Rosner, Cecil. Behind The Headlines: A History of Investigative Journalism in Canada Toronto, Ontario: Oxford University Press, 2008Hard Cover, $27.95ISBN 978-0-19-542733-2 ByDavid Spencer While working my way through this all […]

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13 Mar

Book reviews at journalismethics.ca

A collection of book reviews, updated periodically. So far, the following titles have been reviewed: Les Nouveaux Journalistes, Le Guide; Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning; Digging Deeper: A […]

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10 Jan

Book reviews in journals

Most scholarly journals publish reviews and those reviews are an integral part of the publication philosophy. The following list will point teachers and researchers to those journals which publish reviews. […]

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3 Oct

Culture Wars: The Media and the British Left

Culture Wars: The Media And The British LeftCurran, James, Ivor Gaber, Julian PetleyColumbia University Press, 2006 It may have been just one of those interesting coincidences that surface from time […]

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15 Sep

Charles Herrold: Inventor of Radio Broadcasting

When I finally arrived at the last page of this new take on early broadcasting, I could not help being reminded of the old Bud Abbott and Lou Costello routine, […]

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