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25 Jul

An ear to the GroundWire: citizen journalism for community news

<p><strong>By Jacky Tuinstra Harrison</strong></p><p>Depending on who you talk to, the rise of the “citizen journalist” may be heralded as democratic, engaging, educational, and authentic. Alternatively, it might be criticized for its diminished professional standards, unsustainable growth or lack of oversight.</p><p>GroundWire Community Radio News launched amid a rush of citizen journalism projects nine years ago, and has since inspired innovative production practices, a new funding model and told many original stories mainstream media shied away from.</p>

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20 Jul

Week in review: Social media and the Danzig St. shooting

<p><script src="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting " on Storify</a>]<h1>Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting </h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by J-Source · Fri, Jul 20 2012 14:17:31</p>

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20 Jul

Are paywalls changing the way journalists write stories?

<p>Are inverted pyramids and 24-word ledes set to be the ghosts of journalism past with the proliferation of online paywalls?</p><p>That is the case, <a href="http://mumbrella.com.au/what-paywall-journalism-is-going-to-mean-for-writers-and-readers-103770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says Tim Burrowes for mUmBRELLA</a>, an Australian media news and resource website. (Burrowes, who is the editor-in-chief of the website, originally published his musings in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/encore-magazine/id500590348?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July edition of <em>Encore</em> magazine</a>.)</p>

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19 Jul

Former Montreal Mirror contributors launch online arts and culture publication

<p><a href="cultmontreal.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/cult mtl.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>What do you do when your cultural alt-weekly gets shut down? Move online, of course. Or at least that’s what former contributors to <em>The Montreal Mirror</em> have done with the launch of the new site <a href="http://cultmontreal.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cult Montreal</a>.  </p>

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18 Jul

CJFE is seeking volunteers for regional monitor positions

<p> </p><p>The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is looking for volunteers to monitor free expression news in six regions across Canada. The ongoing positions will monitor news stories in their respective region and help the organization expand its coverage of local issues by providing summaries and links to stories.</p><p>There are no prerequisites or qualifications necessary – just an interest in the state of free expression in Canada.</p>

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18 Jul

“What is journalism?” A live discussion with CAJ report author Patrick Brethour

<p>On Thursday, July 19 we held an online talk about the CAJ Ethics Comittee's latest report: <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Journalism?</a></p><p>The report identified three criteria that must be met in order for something to be considered journalism: A combination of evidence-based research with storytelling to inform communities about issues they value; An element of original production and; a conscious decision to provide clear and accurate facts, opinion and debate within a situation.</p>

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17 Jul

B.C. Premier Christy Clark vs. her former radio station, CKNW

<p><strong>By David Beers, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/BC-Politics/2012/07/16/Clark-Vs-CKNW/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=170712" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p>

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16 Jul

How Paula Todd found Karla Homolka and got her photograph: Macleans

<p>It was clear to Paula Todd that Karla Homolka had her guard up, so she brought up what she thought would be a less confrontational topic. But as Todd describes in her recent ebook, Homolka was icy to even the assertion that she appeared to be an excellent mother.</p><p>“Who challenges a compliment about good mothering?” Todd asked in her ebook, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Karla-Tracked-Discovered-ebook/dp/B008CSQQVE" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Finding Karla: How I Tracked Down an Elusive Serial Child Killer and Discovered a Mother of Three</em></a>.  </p>

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13 Jul

Week in review: Stephen Wicary moves to Cuba, Ezra Levant and Tony Clement disapprove

<script src="http://storify.com/jsource/stephen-wicary-moves-to-cuba-conservatives-attack.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/stephen-wicary-moves-to-cuba-conservatives-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Stephen Wicary moves to Cuba, Conservatives attack" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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11 Jul

From free brunch to naked men: What I learned about sports reporting

<p><em><strong>Steve Ladurantaye</strong> has covered a lot of stories from flakey TV stars to competition in the real estate industry.  But this was his first time covering a sporting event. Here is what he learned while covering last weekend’s Toronto Argonauts game.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Steve Ladurantaye</strong></p><p>Deep inside every beat reporter lurks a desire to try someone else’s job.</p>

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