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19 May

How Google search gave rise to content farms: new story in Maisonneuve

What does the all-powerful Google search, and it algorithm, have in common with online content farms and machine-driven content? And what could it all mean for journalism and journalists? Read […]

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18 May

Journalism as a war crime

Found an interesting article in The Atlantic by a Nairobi-based journalist about the case of radio journalist Joshua arap Sang, who has been accused of using his craft to incite […]

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18 May

“We need to know, and see, how Ashley Smith died”: Globe editorial

On May 24,coroner Bonnie Porter will hold a full hearing into what kind of access, if any, the press can have to the exhibits shown at the Ashley Smith inquest. […]

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17 May

Sports Journalism and the double X factor

Charlotte was bustling around the green room at the Hockey Night in Canada studio when it happened. As a program assistant at HNIC, it was part of her job to […]

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12 May

Lessons in tweeting: Rogers fires Damian Goddard

Even after being sacked by Rogers Sportsnet for his spate of tweets against gay marriage, on-air host Damian Goddard stands by his statements. “In terms of what I said, I […]

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11 May

Traditional media tops social networks in public trust battle: study

It may be so-called digital age, but traditional media is still tops when it comes to public trust and confidence. According to a new study by the Canadian Media Research […]

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11 May

Six questions for The Grid

On the eve of The Grid‘s launch as Toronto’s newest it publication, we asked the magazine’s deputy editor Lianne George six questions. By now you’ve probably heard the magazine is […]

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10 May

The accreditation issue

<p><em>Last month, Quebec's professional journalists federation voted in favour of creating a special designation for professional journos. Is it the right move? <span style="font-weight: bold;">Billy Shields</span> has worked as a reporter in the Caribbean and Mexico, when both places either considered, or implemented, similar accreditation structures. Shields shares his thoughts on why a special designation could be more trouble than it's worth. </em></p><p> </p>

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10 May

World Press Freedom Day

Canada’s press may still enjoy “free” status, but we’re not top in the world. Actually, according to the annual Freedom House study, we’re number 26 — tied with Barbados, the […]

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10 May

More awards

The Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association have announced their award winners. The CCNA list is here; the BCYCNA list is here.

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