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9 Sep

“Gypsies” reference on Ezra Levant’s show violated broadcasters’ code

<p><strong>By the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council</strong></p><p>The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) released its <a href="http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2013/130909.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision</a> concerning comments made about “Gypsies” on Sun News Network.  During his program <em>The Source</em>, Ezra Levant made negative comments about that ethnic group.  The CBSC found the broadcast in violation of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and Equitable Portrayal Code.</p>

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9 Sep

Anatomy of a social media policy

<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/Andrew Lundy_0.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Andrew Lundy, director of digital at The Canadian Press</strong></p><p>I knew Scott White was serious about a new and comprehensive <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/read-canadian-press-social-media-policy">social media policy for The Canadian Press</a> when he put a sticky note up on his office whiteboard.</p>

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9 Sep

Back to school: How to land a job out of j-school

<p><em>Wondering how to land a coveted job out of j-school? Here in J-source, CBC's <strong>Justin Grant</strong> explains how he went from the classroom, to an internship, to a job in a newsroom within weeks of graduation, and shares some tips on surviving in the real world.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/justincbc_0.png" title="" /></p>

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8 Sep

Live blog: Ontario Press Council hearings

<script src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/js/LiveArticleEmbed.aspx?Id=162127&ThreadId=202099" type="text/javascript"></script><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=178176&ThemeId=11022" style="border: 1px solid #000" width="700"></iframe></p>

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6 Sep

Globe public editor: Reader’s complaint on Ford story headed to Press Council

<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_14.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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6 Sep

Globe public editor: A reader reminds us of the importance of attribution

<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_12.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor at <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Talking Points is a regular feature that debuted in the Life and Arts section this summer. Labelled as a daily roundup of digital miscellany (which runs in the paper and online), it is meant to include a few interesting tidbits of news “talking points” with some personal observation from the writer.</p>

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6 Sep

Star public editor: If Star misspells your name, we will correct

<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_0.jpg" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, <em>Toronto Star</em>'s<em> </em>public editor</strong></p><p>In journalism schools across Canada this week, many a freshman student will learn one of the foremost lessons of the J-school classroom: Get someone’s name wrong and you get a failing grade.</p>

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3 Sep

Ontario Press Council: Why we hold media to account

<p><strong>By Don McCurdy, executive diretor of the Ontario Press Council</strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>Why is the Ontario Press Council putting the recent high-profile reporting on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Toronto Councillor Doug Ford, under a public microscope?</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>It’s all about transparency and accountability.</p>

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29 Aug

Busting the myths: How it really works between the press and the PMO

<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/Akin.jpg" title="" /><strong>By David Akin, Sun Media's national bureau chief</strong></p>

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29 Aug

Globe public editor: Why readers were taken aback by Wednesday’s Life & Arts section

<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_10.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, <em>The Globe and Mail</em>'s public editor</strong></p>

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