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27 Sep

Tech review: Editorially makes online editing and collaboration easier

<p><strong>By Paulina Ignacak for </strong><a href="http://37eavenue.com/"><strong>37<sup>th</sup> AVENUE</strong></a></p><p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Editorially_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p>In the world of sticky notes, yelling over your computer screen and Google Docs comes a new way of sharing ideas with your newsroom buddies. Meet <a href="https://www.editorially.com/">Editorially</a>. </p>

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26 Sep

Live chat: How to get your dream internship in a newsroom

<script src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/js/LiveArticleEmbed.aspx?Id=187782&ThreadId=228348" type="text/javascript"></script><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=213781&ThemeId=11022" style="border: 1px solid #000" width="700"></iframe></p>

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26 Sep

Globe public editor: Nairobi map unfairly suggested a terrorist community

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Stead_18.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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24 Sep

Book Review: Amanda Lindhout’s A House in the Sky came at too high a cost

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/House in Sky.JPG" title="" /></p><p>Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett | <em>A</em><em> House in the Sky</em> | Simon & Schuster Canada | Hardcover: $29.99</p><p><strong>Reviewed by Stephen Puddicombe, CBC national reporter and King’s journalism professor</strong></p><p>Amanda Lindhout had her dream come true at a very high cost.</p>

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24 Sep

Journalists who trespass: Case law is murky on both physical and digital trespass

<p><em>This is the third part of a weekly four-part series on legal issues journalists should be cognizant about as they embark on their careers. Read <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-j-students-need-know-about-protecting-anonymous-sources">Part 1 on anonymous sources</a> and <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalists-need-know-about-newsgathering-and-individual%E2%80%99s-right-privacy">Part 2 on privacy here</a>.</em></p><p><strong>By Thomas Rose, law editor</strong></p>

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23 Sep

Augmented Reality: the latest fad for newspapers or a real innovation?

<p><strong>By Robert Washburn, innovation editor</strong></p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>The <em>Toronto Star</em>’s use of augmented reality (AR) technology last week was one of several experiments by Canadian newspaper publishers over the past year to enhance traditional print media, opening doors to new experiences for readers, new audiences and new advertisers.</p>

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23 Sep

CBC denies accepting money from Parks Canada in exchange for positive stories

<p><strong>By Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC</strong></p>

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23 Sep

Ombudsman: No bias against pit bull in CBC Calgary stories

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Enkin_9.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p><p>CBC News in Calgary posted a story on line involving a dog fight. One of the dogs was a pit bull. The complainant, Sean Kelly, thought the story unfairly singled out the pit bull to sensationalize the story and that the media has created the bias against these dogs. But I did not find any policy violation.</p><p>COMPLAINT</p>

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23 Sep

CBC ombudsman: A closer look at “fair dealing” is needed

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Enkin_7.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p><p>Tyler Olsen, a photographer for the <em>Chilliwack Times</em> in British Columbia, had questions about CBC’s use of a photograph from his paper when they were covering a news story. He acknowledged it was allowed under a Copyright Act provision called fair dealing. He wondered though if it was ethical, and what CBC’s practice is.</p>

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23 Sep

Star public editor: Reporters struggle to pry records out of court clerks

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/English_4.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>When heading to court to seek out records of criminal court proceedings, reporter Jesse McLean has taken to dressing in the sort of smart suits lawyers wear in the hope that the court clerks who control access to this important information might be more helpful to him.</p>

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