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22 Mar

How can Canadian magazines get greener?

<p> </p><p>All too often, there is talk of environmental sustainability and “going green,” in an abstract manner, with no specific strategies set out to reach these ambiguous goals. But now, Canadian magazines have a guide to take real steps toward reducing their respective carbon footprint.</p>

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21 Mar

Of reporting Tori Stafford’s final day, news organizations take different approaches

<p><em>Let’s face it: There is no easy way to report on a trial in which the details of the rape and murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford are given. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> looks at the history of the case, the dichotomy between the public's reaction to the coverage and news organizations' understanding of their duty to report it and explains how and why some organizations have decided to take different approaches to their coverage. </em></p><p> </p>

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20 Mar

Why one reporter left Bay Street for journalism: The Globe and Mail

<p>After Greg Smith wrote last week's scathing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>New York Times</em> op-ed</a> outlining in detail why he left Goldman Sachs, there were a number of employees who took it upon themselves to explain why <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jw_on_tech/archive/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>they</em> left</a> <em>their</em> morally bankrupt jobs.</p>

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19 Mar

On Rafferty, McClintic and their role in Tori Stafford’s final day: How much detail is too much?

<p><em>We asked how you felt about the local and national media’s handling of Michael Rafferty’s trial thus far, especially in the context of tweeting Terri-Lynne McClintic’s gruesome testimony last week. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> explains the arguments for and against providing details in such a sensitive case.</em></p>

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16 Mar

Puppet Ezra Levant stars in puppet rap video

<p>I agree with the folks at <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2012/03/16/Ethical-Oil-Rap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a> and <a href="http://openfile.ca/halifax/blog/curator-blog/video/2012/puppet-ezra-levant-stars-ethical-oil-puppet-rap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bethany Horne</a> at OpenFile Halifax: Friday afternoons and YouTube videos just seem to go together.</p>

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16 Mar

In the wake of ‘leaving Goldman Sachs,’ it’s asked: Are anonymous sources necessary?

<p>In the wake of the now-viral op-ed in <em>The New York Times</em>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why I am leaving Goldman Sachs</a>, the <em>Wall Street Journal </em>published <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/03/14/goldman-rejects-claims-made-by-disgruntled-executive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a rebuttal</a> from numerous unnamed employees at  the company.

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15 Mar

Suggestions to reduce cost of libel proceedings

<p>Libel cases don’t come on the cheap. But the cost of the cases could be reduced, according to <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/alternative-libel-project-report-calls-for-libel-reform-package/s2/a548385/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a new report</a> from a British group appropriately named Alternative Libel Project.</p>

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13 Mar

Courthouse culture, press freedom vs. privacy and ethics codes: #freepresscda Day 2

<script src="http://storify.com/jsource/press-freedom-in-canada-day-2.js?border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/press-freedom-in-canada-day-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Press Freedom in Canada – Day 2" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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12 Mar

How the media and the courts must work together: Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin

<p>The full text from <a href="http://scc-csc.gc.ca/court-cour/ju/spe-dis/bm2012-01-31-eng.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a speech given to Carleton University students</a> by Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin discusses the relationship between the press and the courts, and how both are requisite to upholding a society built on the rule of law.</p><p>In it, McLachlin talks about the role of Twitter and social media in the courtroom and says that the roles that these tools play in the modern reporter’s toolkit need to be understood:</p>

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12 Mar

Media mediocrity, lunch with Tony Burman and courtroom tweeting: A roundup of #freepresscda Day 1

<p><script src="http://storify.com/jsource/press-freedom-in-canada.js?border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/press-freedom-in-canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Press Freedom in Canada – Day 1" on Storify</a>]</noscript></p>

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