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18 Jun

Declaring Canada’s climate columnist

<p>“Canada’s climate columnist” may not be a thing, in so much that it is determined by a vote, a panel or a jury, but environmental consultant <a href="http://projectbeaver.ca/2012/06/14/the-winner-of-canadas-climate-columnist-is/">Matt Price has passed his judgment</a> and named <em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s Jeffrey Simpson the best columnist in the country when it comes to the discussion of climate change.</p><p>Price, who has been working for environmental organizations and NGOs for 15 years, separated columnists into four groups:</p>

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15 Jun

A big step backward for openness in Newfoundland

<p>The Supreme Court of Canada has made clear more than once that the purpose of access to information legislation is to facilitate and support democracy.  Public access to records about the workings of government helps keep those governments, both bureaucrats and politicians, accountable.</p>

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13 Jun

Following the gunshots: HuffPost intern Brian Trinh on reporting from the Eaton Centre shooting

<p><em><strong>Brian Trinh</strong> was at the Eaton Centre on June 2 as a shopper, not a reporter. But when gunshots rang out in the Toronto mall's busy upscale food court, the Huffington Post Canada intern did what only journalists and emergency service employees do: He followed the sound of the shots and the screams to get to the scene of the story. Now, he recounts that day and the lessons he learned as a young reporter.</em></p>

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11 Jun

Nickelback bashing: How one short piece went viral

<p>There are few things easier for a music journalist than writing something about how much Nickleback sucks and why the Canadian arena rockers are ruining music as we know it.</p>

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9 Jun

When the news breaks: Inside two Toronto newsrooms

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/7161680677_9b28861db3_b.jpg" title="" /><em>The Eaton Centre doors blocked off after the June 2 shooting. (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andymiah/7161680677/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Miah/Flickr</a>)</em></p>

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5 Jun

Pressroom nostalgia and the decline of print

<p><strong>By Steve Ladurantaye</strong></p><p>The most important lesson you learn about newspapers when you’re five is that you must never wear your good shoes into the pressroom.</p><p>The floors are covered in ink, and are as slippery as they are colourful. It only took a few solid steps into the dark, industrial pressroom to get enough ink on your soles to leave marks everywhere for the rest of the day.</p>

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4 Jun

Algorithm reporting: Is it a matter of ‘if’ or ‘when?’

<p>It seems that there is some new gadget for everything these days, all promising to make our lives increasingly easier. (You know, “there’s an app for that.”)</p>

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1 Jun

Is it time for an information diet?

<p>I was outside the main conference hall at the AllStream Centre in Toronto, repeatedly refreshing my email. When nothing new showed up, I reached for my iPhone, opened up Tweetbot and made the familiar pull-down gesture to check for updates. Headlines about Louis C.K. (via <em>Toronto Life</em>), the Vancouver Canucks (<em>The Globe and Mail</em>) and manatees (Huffington Post Canada) popped to the top of my Twitter feed.</p>

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1 Jun

Friday videos: HBO’s The Newsroom trailers

<p>It’s Friday afternoon, Toronto is <a href="http://storify.com/torontostar/union-station-floods-ttc-stops-subway-service?utm_source=embed_header">flooding</a>, Montreal is dealing with <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/quebec-government-ends-negotiations-with-students-156202775.html">broken-down student talks</a> and one of <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/LukaRoccoMagnotta/index.html">the most grisly investigations</a> in its history, and Vancouver has a <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/31/bc-more-cat-mutilations.html">ca

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31 May

Tim Knight on journalism’s complicit role in abuse in the Catholic Church

<p><em>"Everyone" may have known about the child abuse and sexual assault that was occuring in the Catholic Church, but it took years for anyone to bring the issue to light. And in this, says <strong>Tim Knight</strong>, journalism has played a complicit role. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Tim Knight</strong></p><p>CBC News Network recently aired another in the sad, sordid saga of abuse of young boys by Roman Catholic priests.</p>

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