Archive
15 Feb

The real Twitter revolution: Changing coverage on the ground in Egypt

By Wilf DinnickOpenFile For the first time since leaving my ‘on camera’ job as a foreign correspondent more than two years ago, I thought I might be envious watching my […]

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8 Feb

The Liberation Treatment: How the audience is changing health reporting

By Karen OwenCTV Calgary Here’s part of the introduction to my story which led the CTV Calgary 6 pm newscast on December 16, 2010:  “After incredible public pressure, the Alberta […]

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25 Jan

Tracking a Tiger: The multimedia lifecycle of a Calgary Herald story

By David HedleyCalgary Herald When I spotted the word “zoo” in the email alert flashing on my computer screen Friday morning, I had a feeling. The life of a tiny […]

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18 Jan

Social media and news: Tapping into the digital audience

By Sneha Kulkarni Social networking and social media sites are undeniably powerful tools in today’s information landscape.  For journalists, such as myself, the challenge now is learning how to optimize […]

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7 Dec

The terror beat

Michelle Shephard, who has spent nearly a decade on the Toronto Star’s national security and terrorism beat, talks about Guantanamo detainees, the fall of foreign bureaus and the consequences of […]

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2 Nov

One reporter’s trial

A cautionary tale from CBC Radio reporter Dave Seglins on the consequences of a sleepless week covering the sentencing of Russell Williams. Not an hour after I’d wrapped up filing […]

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7 Sep

Grievance journalism: restricted access inspires series

Three Victoria Times-Colonist journalists, frustrated by repeated delays in accessing public court documents, decided to conduct an experiment with the BC court system. What they found – that the public […]

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24 Aug

The story behind the hot banker story

You’ve probably heard of Debralee Lorenzana – the New York City banker who was essentially fired for being too hot. How do you know? The author explains how her story […]

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10 Aug

Riot act: extreme journalism

Swiss journalist Dominik Bärlocher, who covers the riot beat at his newspaper, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at a day covering a nasty football riot – including face-punching, macing and […]

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27 Jul

Riot survival guide for journalists

Freelance journalist Dominik Bärlocher has spent the past three years on “riot duty” at a Swiss newspaper. He’s turned his experience covering violent football riots and May Day protests into […]

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