Archive
13 Jun

Tweets of deceit and double-sourcing Twitter

The Prime Minister is in the hospital? Thirty bodies in a Texas home? You can file both them under news that wasn’t. As The Current‘s Anna Maria Tremonti said on […]

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9 Jun

Sun TV’s Krista Erickson vs. Margie Gillis

When Krista Erickson’ recently interviewed world-renowned Canadian dancer Margie Gillis on Sun TV, the result was raw comedy, writes Globe and Mail columnist John Doyle. As Doyle says in today’s […]

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7 Jun

The power of community news

The Eastern Door is having a very, very good year. First, it was nominated for a 2011 Michener Award; then it was honoured by the Canadian Association of Journalists. Brittany […]

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3 Jun

Radio-Canada’s integrated newsroom, one year later

It’s been one year since Radio-Canada grouped their radio and television journalists into a single newsroom. La Première chaîne journalist Chantal Francœur was taken aback by the move and decided […]

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3 Jun

WikiLeaks vs. Media with a face

There are plenty of questions that surround WikiLeaks, writes Joshua Noble in yesterday’s Toronto Star. Is anonymous leaking ethical? Does it endanger or protect? Is it democratic or anarchistic? But […]

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2 Jun

When religious broadcasting crosses the line

When it comes to religion-based broadcasts, it’s not uncommon for people to make bold — but tenuous — statements on air. But when it comes to religious opinions, how far […]

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1 Jun

251 dead journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is reporting 251 journalists have been killed in the past decade. The report comes within hours of Pakistani reporter Saleem Shahzad’s murder after he reported […]

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31 May

Meet the minds behind Canada’s online news start-ups

Online news start-ups are collaborative, innovative, and full of great journalism — but where’s the money? Former J-Source associate editor Dana Lacey introduces you to the minds behind Canada’s online […]

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30 May

“Ashley Smith inquest becoming a bad joke”: Christie Blatchford

Globe and Mail columnnist Christie Blatchford is none too impressed with Bonnie Porter, the presiding coroner of the Ashley Smith Inquest. In an article published in Saturday’s Globe and Mail, […]

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30 May

They were part of the story

Posting this just because it speaks to the dedication of the profession: Eighteen of 26 reporters in Joplin lost their homes during the tornado — but kept on reporting. Now, […]

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