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29 Nov

Rules for kidnapping blackouts?

Should the media automatically observe news blackouts in all kidnapping cases?  That was the question at the heart of a panel discussion organized by the Canadian Journalism Foundation at the […]

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28 Nov

Journalism angst: “get over it”

Best take this week on  journalism angst –James R. Gaines in “Over 60, and Proud to Join the Digerati:” “In a way, the extremes of youthful emotion remind me of […]

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28 Nov

Harper and media control

“… the PMO could not be reached for comment.”’nuff said.

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26 Nov

Canadian border guards detained journalist Amy Goodman

American journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now on public radio,  was detained and interrogated at a Canadian border crossing because border agents were afraid she was coming into the […]

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26 Nov

Al Jazeera: paving the way for consultative committees

Finally Al Jazeera, one of the world’s more professional — and refreshingly alt-American — news sources will be available on Canadian television sets (for those who don’t already watch on […]

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23 Nov

Creative journalism

Forget time-lines. Forget historical analysis. Forget still photos or documentaries. This look at the impact of unemployment rates is one of the most effective examples of creative — and visual […]

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23 Nov

It’s not okay to suck at math

“Almost every story contains a number, be it a statistic, an address, or someone’s age,” writes Craig Silverman in a recent Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) column about journalists and math […]

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23 Nov

How to report on kidnappings: Star public editor weighs in

After attending a Toronto panel discussion about news blackouts, Toronto Star public editor Kathy English weighs in on the difficult subject of covering kidnappings. In a Nov. 21 column titled […]

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21 Nov

[UPDATED] Unanswered questions for Harper

[Note: This post has been updated.] If Japan’s government has a complaint with its too-chummy press gallery, a different problem plagues public information in Canada, where the press gallery has […]

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21 Nov

Japan wants press reform

To a Canadian, where the government exerts increasing control on media and opposes transparency, this story seems like a tale from some fantasy opposite world: Japan’s government wants a tougher […]

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