Archive
9 Nov

How are we doing on swine flu coverage?

J-Source’s Covering Health Crises section has become a cauldron of news and views about journalism’s role when pandemics strike. The section anxiously awaits your comments. Food for thought includes: Is […]

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2 Nov

What makes a citizen a journalist?

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honoured Paul Pritchard with its first ever Citizen Journalism Award on Tuesday. Pritchard recorded Robert Dziekanski being tasered to death in the Vancouver airport, and […]

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27 Oct

Student journalism in the spotlight

Young journalists studying the craft or just entering the industry are hit with a constant stream of advice from experts. This time, it’s Malcolm Gladwell causing a stir with his […]

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19 Oct

Reviving local news

When a local paper dies, it hurts, writes Robert Washburn. Perhaps that’s why J-Source’s Innovation section is so abuzz with discussion of reviving local news, an endangered genre now touted […]

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11 Oct

Canwest’s future

Canwest’s application for creditor protection ends old rumours and starts new ones. Is this the beginning of a much anticipated conglomerate break-up, or will the chain simply change hands? In […]

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5 Oct

Transcontinental writers say ‘Ya Basta!’

More than a dozen Canadian writers’ groups banded together and issued a boycott notice against Transcontinental on September 30. “It’s about time that independent writers got our act together,” writes […]

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29 Sep

Looking into the crystal ball

The discussion of the future of journalism has changed. It seems to have shifted from a conversation about the death of the industry to a much less gloomy, solutions-oriented debate […]

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21 Sep

You’ve been outsourced

Some Saskatchewan media jobs are moving east – way east. Canwest’s Regina Leader-Post plans to outsource ad department work to India and the Philippines, according to reports by CBC Saskatchewan […]

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14 Sep

Students are journalists

The launch of globalstudentjournalists.net reminds us that students are more than students – they are working journalists. Sometimes they out-scoop the seasoned pros, or uncover sensitive defense contract information. They’ve […]

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8 Sep

It’s that time of year again

Aspiring journalists are heading back to school to learn all the skills to start them on their way to becoming great journalists. To help make student life a little smoother, […]

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