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4 Jul

Memories of war

by Kinia Adamczyk The physical beauty of Croatia is deceiving.  Beyond its crystal clean, turquoise Adriatic Sea waters, luscious green mountains, and lavender fields and vineyards, I have slowly discovered […]

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12 Jun

Oil and blood: Canada’s genocide connection

by Jeremy Klaszus I first learned that Talisman Energy was being sued for complicity in genocide in 2005. At the time, I was working as a j-school intern for Fast […]

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5 Jun

Breaking a deadly silence

By Shelley Page I was at a children’s party when I overheard an acquaintance say that her husband was sick with malignant melanoma and that he wasn’t the only young […]

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23 May

In a split second

By Steve Ladurantaye   A few days after being involved in a really nasty car crash on Canada’s busiest highway, the legendary 401, I was casually talking to Kingston Whig-Standard […]

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23 May

As the spirit moves them…

by Heather Rivers and Elliot Ferguson We both had noted the changing scene in the religious community for several months. Heather had noticed that mainstream Protestant and Catholic congregations were […]

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17 May

Postcard from Pakistan

In this Centerpiece for Poynter.org, an American television reporter, in Pakistan to train journalists, finds himself in the midst of that volatile region’s latest flare-up of political violence.

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11 May

New rules of journalism in China

CBS foreign correspondent Barry Petersen gives evidence of China’s relaxed attitude towardsinternational media and ponders its effect on coverage. Rule changes regarding access to information were promised by the Chinese […]

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10 May

Big media in the backyard

In this Centerpiece for Poynter.org, a reporter from The Roanoke Times shares her experiences of covering the biggest national story of the year (so far) — the Virginia Tech massacre […]

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4 May

Just whose rights come first?

by Kendyl SalcitoRight before Rob Westie told me his protest group would go to war against the provincial government in British Columbia, he assured me, “We’re not anarchist.” That was […]

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3 May

More reporters tell their LA rally stories

The Los Angeles Times reports that some media outlets are considering taking action against the LAPD after several reporters suffered injuries during a May 1 immigration rally.

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