Archive
19 Sep

Positive reference to Muslims requires balance? (Kristof)

A wave of American bigotry toward Muslims has reached new heights, according to New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, with the publication of a front-page apology in Maine’s Portland […]

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16 Sep

Technical difficulties

The Canadian Journalism Project sincerely regrets any difficulties our visitors have experienced accessing the site this week. We are looking into the problem and hope to have it completely resolved […]

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14 Sep

How to conquer j-students’ fear of technology

<p><span style="font-style: italic;">It's easy to assume the younger generation understands technology - but when it comes to multimedia storytelling, a lot of students admit they're computer illiterate. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jen Lee Reeves</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> offers tips for teaching technology to Luddites.</span></p>

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14 Sep

Filmmaker says baring soul renews respect for journalism

By Jane Hawkes. When American journalist Mike Walter made a documentary about the emotional impact 9/11 had on him and how other journalists were affected by traumatic experiences on the […]

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14 Sep

A tale of two Gzowskis

Suanne Kelman reviews a new biography about Peter Gzowski by R.B. Fleming that explores the off-air life of a talented and intelligent radio journalist – one you’d probably prefer never […]

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14 Sep

Conrad Black case targets online defamation standards

An Ontario court will hear Conrad Black’s defamatory allegations aboutcontent posted on a U.S. website, raising the question: Who hasjurisdiction over the Internet? Michael Geist reports. Conrad Black’s ongoing legal […]

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10 Sep

Should the media cover “Burn the Koran Day”

In an episode of The Current on CBC, host Anna Maria Tremonti asks whether all the media attention surrounding a Florida church’s plan to hold a “Burn the Koran Day” […]

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10 Sep

Junod on the story that changed his writing

In 1995, Tom Junod wrote a compelling but disturbing story about a serial rapist. Now, he says that “The Rapist Says He’s Sorry changed my writing, and then it changed […]

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10 Sep

Panel: The future of media

Five digital news experts discuss the future of media. The panel was hosted in Toronto by online news site DigitalJournal.com. It included The Globe and Mail‘s Managing Editor, Digital, Anjali […]

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7 Sep

How to eliminate the need for paywalls

A paywall reduces readership while disabling the public’s ability to share, comment, link and recommend stories – it’s a philosophical shift from the way we’ve always consumed news. But there […]

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