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27 Jul

Colin Myler’s final words to News of the World staff

<p>If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of Colin Myler's final words to News of the World staff. As former NoTW reporter Paul McNamara says in a recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/magazine/news-of-the-worlds-desperate-final-hours.html?ref=magazine"><em>New York Times</em> magazine article</a>: "In the time since the paper’s demise, I must have watched it a dozen times. And every time, I’ve welled up."</p><p> </p>

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27 Jul

“It is a sad time for newspapering in Ontario”: John Honderich

<p>John Honderich opens his <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2011/07/25/honderich_sad_time_for_newspapering_in_ontario.html">Monday column in the <em>Toronto Star</em></a> with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities." While freedom of the press is cemented in Canada's Chart of Rights, he adds, it's not licence to do whatever a publisher or editor wants.

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27 Jul

“The day I finally lost all respect for The National”

<p><em>Broadcast veteran <strong>Tim Knight</strong> talks about how he lost respect for CBC's flagship news program The National on July 7, 2011. After 30 years of watching, some years of working there, and pages and pages of notes, Knight asks: Has The National lost its journalistic soul?</em></p>

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26 Jul

Alfred Hermida on the promise and practice of participatory journalism

<p>There's a good chance you didn't make it to the Screen Futures conference in Australia, but UBC journalism prof Alfred Hermida did. After all, the conference featured a talk based on his new co-authored book, <em>Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers</em>. Now, he's offering a write-up of the talk's <a href="http://www.reportr.net/2011/07/26/how-journalists-are-rethinking-their-relationship-with-the-audience/">main points on his blog</a> -- and it's worth checking out.<br />

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25 Jul

Why the Star won’t unpublish stories on criminal charges: Kathy English

<p>In 2008, the <em>Toronto Star</em> published an article online about a Toronto man who was charged with the sexual assault of a pre-teen girl. More than a year later, the charges were dropped. "Now, not surprisingly," <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/public_editor/2011/07/22/english_the_long_halflife_of_news.html">writes <em>Toronto Star </em>public editor Kathy English</a>, "The man wants the news of his arrest to disappear from the Internet." But, when it comes to criminal charges, the Star has a policy not to unpublish.</p>

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25 Jul

Front page coverage of Oslo from around the world: Poynter

<p><a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/140375/oslo-norway-attacks-featured-on-front-pages-across-the-globe/">Poynter has gathered</a> front page treatments from papers across the globe of the Oslo, Norway attacks. In Canada, the <em>Toronto Sun</em> and <em>National Post</em> both made the list. As Poynter notes, many papers from around the world showed a photo of the 32-year-old Norwegian man police say confessed to the killings; other papers ignored the attacks entirely.</p>

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25 Jul

Man who penned “Headless Body in Topless Bar” retires

<p>After 40 years with the <em>New York Post</em>, the man who penned the famous headline "Headless Body in Topless Bar" has retired.</p><p>Vincent A. Musetto penned that screaming headline in 1983, and is his most famous. As the <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2011/07/24/headless_body_in_topless_bar_headline_writer_retires.html"><em>Toronto Star</em></a> reports, it made <em>New York Magazine</em>'s 2003 list of best tabloid headlines. But that's not his favourite headline.</p><p>According to the <em>Star</em>:</p>

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22 Jul

Introverts and the newsroom

<p>To all those quiet leaders out there, Poynter's Tom Huang has some simple words: It's OK. In fact, it's great.<br /><br />A quiet leader himself, Huang believe introverts can offer as much to the newsroom as their extrovert colleagues. <a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/leadership-management/139809/how-introverts-can-strengthen-their-presence-roles-in-the-newsroom/">Check out the whole article at Poynter</a> for some tips on how to strengthen skills while staying true to your silent self, but also consider Huang's closing statement:<br />

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22 Jul

Are the News Corp. women getting fair coverage?: Globe

<p>In today's<em> Globe and Mai</em>l, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/news-and-views/judith-timson/the-news-corp-women-fair-coverage-or-negative-stereotypes/article2105469/page2/">Judith Timson asks</a> whether the News Corp. women -- Rebekah Brooks and Wendi Deng Murdoch -- are getting fair coverage from the media, or if they're surrounded by a bunch of negative stereotypes.<br />

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22 Jul

Jon Stewart and John Oliver on News of the World

<p>Know someone who needs a round-up on the News of the World hacking story? Just want a pick-me-up? Either way, check this video out for a laugh: Jon Stewart and Englishman John Oliver cover the scandal as only they can:<br /><br /> </p><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="369" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?layout=&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=3R2V4W3NKC6CZ5NB&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp" width="460"></iframe></p>

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