Archive
7 Sep

Covering the “Tamil ghost ship”: a laurel to the Globe

When Canadians heard that a boatload of Tamil refugees was headed our way, reactions quickly divided between “Keep the queue-jumpers out” and “Welcome the huddled masses.” It was a good […]

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31 Aug

Are we headed for an information obesity crisis?

From articles slamming Sarah Palin to celebrity gossip to pieces that confirm what you knew all along – in a world of information obesity, we only consume messages we most […]

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15 Jun

News forecast: Will all of Canada get sunshine 24 hours a day?

Quebecor announced today that it will ask CRTC to approve not only a new all news channel under the name of Sun TV, but a preferred dial placement as well. […]

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10 May

#Journalism in a #SocialMedia World

Journalism graduate and social-media fan Kendall Walters examines the impact Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and their ilk are having on newsrooms today. A journalist searches Facebook for photos and comments in […]

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20 Apr

Reports of newspapers’ death greatly exaggerated

Predictions of the coming demise of the daily newspaper are based on myths that don’t stand scrutiny, argues David Estok, former editor-in-chief of the Hamilton Spectator. Newspapers will become more […]

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6 Apr

Women take aim at op-ed pages

In the U.S., less than 20% of newspaper opinion pieces – op-eds – are written by women, and not for lack of opinions. Author Catherine Orenstein created the Op-Ed Project […]

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8 Mar

Journalism in Afghanistan: Getting better but still a long way to go

Journalism in Afghanistan is young, fragile and subject to interference, threats and violence from government and insurgents. It could use some support from the international journalism community, writes Afghan-Canadian journalist […]

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9 Feb

Olympic cheerleading stains journalists’ credibility

The Winter Olympic Games are more about marketing  and corporations than athletes — and journalists should not become part of all the hype and hoopla, argues Jim Van Horne. In […]

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1 Feb

Don’t write about me just because I’m disabled

When reporters can’t see past a person’s disability, Lisa Coriale writes, they can miss the real story. There’s more than one storyline to write about people with disabilities. According to […]

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25 Jan

Haitian earthquake: Its not about you, Dr. Gupta

Journalists were among the first outsiders to rush to the scene of the earthquake in Haiti. While most have described the devastation and challenges confronting survivors with professionalism and sensitivity, […]

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