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5 Oct

When is news judgment another name for censorship?

Micheal Vonn, a lawyer who teaches the ethics of librarianship, on banning books, placement calls, and why stocking library shelves is a lot like selecting stories for tomorrow’s paper (and […]

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5 Oct

Journalism teachers are failing their students

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="left" alt="Wayne MacPhail" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Wayne_MacPhail.jpg" style="width: 131px; height: 106px;" title="Wayne MacPhail" />The students </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wayne MacPhail </span><span style="font-style: italic;">sees know practically nothing about the online world or emerging media; their journalistic training reaches only a tentative few feet beyond the same traditional media it always has.

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5 Oct

Who must worry about journalistic ethics? Nobody (if they don’t want to): David Frum

Outsourcing quality control, optional media ethics, and personal journalistic networks are some of the trends David Frum saw when he surveyed the North American media landscape. He presented his findings […]

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1 Oct

Guide for Western journalists covering Islam

Do you know what Jihad means? The difference between “Muslim” and “Arab”? Michigan State University’s School of Journalism has published a manual of best practices for journalists reporting on Islam. […]

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1 Oct

Hunter S. Thompson’s application to Vancouver Sun

In a letter dated Oct. 1, 1958, Hunter S. Thompson applies for a job at the Vancouver Sun in typical gonzo fashion. He starts off by offering his services: “Since […]

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1 Oct

The limits of Twitter

After examining 1.2 billion tweets over a 2-month period, web analytics company Sysomos has found that 92% of retweets occur in the first hour and most tweets generate no response […]

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1 Oct

New Globe to compete with magazines, broadcasters for ads

In an article for Strategy, Katie Bailey writes about the new Globe redesign and what it means for both readers and advertisers. The story notes that the Globe‘s new format […]

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30 Sep

J-student to MacPhail: J-schools aren’t failing us

<p>Earlier this week <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wayne MacPhail</span> suggested that <a href="/article/journalism-teachers-are-failing-their-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">journalism teachers are failing their students</a> by ignoring the technological and cultural shift in their field. His article prompted a lively discussion in the comments section. It also inspired Western University j-student <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ian Jacobs</span> to take out his typewriter and write us this letter:<br /><br />Dear J-Source,<br />

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30 Sep

Rick Salutin’s last words

Why did the The Globe and Mail fire its popular columnist? Do his last pieces offer clues? By David Beers, The Tyee.ca. Whenever a columnist is suddenly fired from a […]

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29 Sep

Will Anglophone journalists join Maclean’s Quebec cover story debate?

In an article called “Maclean’s provokes civil war“, The Globe and Mail‘s Norman Spector writes about francophone journalists’ reactions to the Maclean’s cover story that infuriated an entire province. The […]

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