Archive
7 Feb

Ignore the media: don’t believe the Taliban have changed

The Taliban are not softening on girls’ education, as some media have reported says Lauryn Oates, a Canadian aid worker and women right’s activist in Afganistan.On Jan. 14, the U.K.’s […]

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7 Feb

Why some journalists profit online, and others never will

The Online Journalism Review‘s Robert Niles examines two blog posts that illustrate two completely different attempts by writers to find their niche in the new media landscape. The first is […]

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4 Feb

Pros vs. joes

During the chaos of the G20 summit, news came from many sources–some credible, some incredible. Has journalism degenerated into amateur hour? This week, we feature Michelle Medford‘s story from the […]

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4 Feb

Keith Davey’s media legacy

Senator Keith Davey chats with Prime Minister and Pierre Trudeau in this 1976 photo. The Canadian Press. Toronto Star public editor Kathy English’s latest column explores the media legacy of […]

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4 Feb

Russell Williams’ lawyers say courtroom tweets “crude, unnecessary”, lacked context

In an interview with The Ottawa Citizen‘s Chris Cobb, the defence team of convicted rapist and killer Russell Williams blasts journalists for “crude, unnecessary” courtroom tweets. Cobb writes that lawyers […]

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3 Feb

Marching to the police beat

The media coverage of the Toronto Police during the G20 may have tarnished their image. Last week, they may have gained it back after the funeral for an officer. But […]

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2 Feb

Participatory journalism: What do you think that means?

I originally wrote this post for my blog, but it’s generated such traffic I thought I’d also bring the conversation to J-source. Citizen journalism, public journalism, grassroots journalism, participatory journalism—just […]

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1 Feb

Breaking up with WikiLeaks

In last Friday’s episode of CBC’s The Current, host Anna Maria Tremonti speaks with the New York Time‘s London Bureau Chief John Burns, who contributed to the paper’s first e-book, […]

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1 Feb

When media giants merge, what’s the worry?

US regulators fret about competition a lot more than our CRTC. Check the BCE-CTVglobemedia hearings. Michael Geist reports. This week the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will hold hearings on […]

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1 Feb

Who is Don Burroughs and why is he saying these things?

Vancouver blogger Adrian McNair has taken issue with a column by Susan Delacourt on the possibility of a spring federal election. Delacourt quotes Don Burroughs in her story, noting he […]

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