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4 Sep

6 reasons why interviewing streeters is awesome

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/TV camera_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Jimmy Thompson</em></p><p><strong>By Julie McCann, Field Notes Editor</strong></p>

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19 Aug

What good luck and kind people meant for a Brandon Sun reporter’s flood coverage

<p><strong>By Julie McCann, Field Notes Editor</strong></p><p>It was a Friday at noon in early July 2014 and <em>Brandon Sun</em> reporter Graeme Bruce needed a club sandwich and a place to collect his thoughts. He was on day three of a tour of the flood-damaged communities of southwestern Manitoba for a feature series. A coffee shop in Deloraine, about 100 km south of Brandon, Man., seemed like just the place.</p>

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24 Jul

Why are grants funding freelancers so vital?

<p><strong>By Julie McCann, Field Notes Editor</strong></p><p>In September 2012, Perth, Ont.-based independent reporter Ann Silversides spent three weeks travelling to communities in Nunavut investigating the territory’s health situation from the perspective of its nurses. A clear finding: there aren’t enough of them. And most striking for her: despite the fact that 86 per cent of the population is made up of indigenous people, nurses from the south receive minimal cultural orientation. “They are so understaffed,” she said. “It’s all so meager.”</p>

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24 Jul

Julie McCann is J-Source’s new Field Notes Editor

<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/Julie McCann_0.JPG" title="" /><img align="right" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Nicole Blanchett Neheli.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Bruce Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief</strong></p><p>I’m pleased to welcome Julie McCann as J-Source’s new Field Notes editor.</p>

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13 May

How Sheridan students ended up shortlisted for a Data Journalism Award

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/GenY.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Nicole Blanchett Neheli, Field Notes Editor</strong></p>

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29 Apr

Scanning for stories: Behind the scenes working overnight camera

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Tony Smyth_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>When most of Toronto is fast asleep, CBC's Tony Smyth is scanning the airwaves for the next big story. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be a camera operator capturing local news in the dark of night.</em></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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27 Mar

When data journalism projects take unexpected turns

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Followthemoney_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>A graphic that was produced by Carleton University journalism students and CBC</em></p>

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10 Mar

How to cover the logistical beast that is the Olympics

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/flagceremonysochi_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>All photos courtesy David Common</em></p><p><strong>By David Common</strong></p><p>The Olympics is a beast. Next to war and mass refugee exodus, it is perhaps the largest undertaking of human logistics in modern times. The task is huge. Create a city to impress, host the top athletes in world-class spectacles and broadcast everything around the world in dozens of languages.</p>

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20 Feb

Why bother with data-driven journalism?

<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/crude_awakening3[1].JPG" title="" /><em>Courtesy globalnews.ca</em></p><p><strong>By</strong> <strong>Anna Mehler Paperny</strong></p><p>Why bother with data-driven journalism?</p><p>Because there’s more data out there than ever before and not nearly enough people asking it questions.</p><p>Because trend stories aren’t good enough. Nor is telling readers something they already know.</p>

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6 Feb

Simply reporting, or reporting simply? How do you cover Rob Ford’s lies?

<p>If you just report what a politician says, you get called nothing more than a lackey or a mindless stenographer. Report on whether the politician got the facts right, and you’ll likely be called a biased, partisan hack. Here, <a href="http://torontoist.com"><em>Torontoist</em></a> editor-in-chief Hamutal Dotan explains why her news outlet fact-checked the mayor.</p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/FordCouncil_0.jpg" title="" /></p>

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