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20 Jan

Toronto Star’s “You be the Editor” challenge reveals why we don’t let the public edit newspapers

In the Toronto Star’s annual “You be the Editor” challenge, public editor Kathy English enlisted readers to decide whether they would “publish” or “not publish” certain judgements the Star newsroom […]

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18 Jan

Rape, sexual harrassment on the job: don’t ask, don’t tell

Journalist Mac McClelland’s experience in Haiti, where she was covering the aftermath of the country’s devastating earthquake, included sexual threats from the man she had hired to drive her around. […]

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12 Jan

Wakefield coverage called a journalistic failure

An article in the Montreal Gazette condemns journalism for failing to show assertions by a British doctor that vaccinations could cause autism. Freelancer Neil Cameron notes: “The widespread fears about […]

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11 Jan

Toronto Star, Globe and Mail own up to mistakes in 2010

As part of the traditional New Year ritual of looking back over the past twelve months, Globe and Mail columnists Margaret Wente and Jeffrey Simpson have written articles about the […]

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11 Jan

More on covering tragedy

Here’s another good article that perhaps we should all print and keep handy for the next time we find ourselves covering unspeakable tragedy. With thanks to Jane Hawkes of the […]

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11 Jan

Did the media blow it?

Interesting piece in the New York Times about how the media was quick to blame the shootings in Arizona on politics, the Tea Party, Sarah Palin and ramped-up rhetoric. I’m […]

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10 Jan

Metro Morning: Goodnight, Andy. Good morning, Matt.

Andy Barrie was the voice of CBC Radio Toronto for 15 years. He helped take it to the top. Can his successor, the subdued Matt Galloway, keep it there as […]

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6 Jan

Lessons women have taught us about the future of media

In order to combat the endless, man-stuffed end-of-year lists that proliferate this time of year, Poynter’s Matt Thompson offers an interesting list of 10 lessons he’s learned from women (from […]

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5 Jan

Postmedia reporter ordered to reveal source

Vancouver Province reporter Elaine O’Connor has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to reveal her source on a story about a former Liberal MP. Province editor-in-chief Wayne Moriarty said […]

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5 Jan

2010: Year of the Really Super New New Journalism

Reporters are repeaters, content is king, and Oprah is a journalist. By Shannon Rupp, The Tyee. Another sign that 2010 will be the year we admit 20th century journalism is […]

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