Archive
8 Jun

We never get tired of talking about the future

The future always looms large at J-Source, and this week is no exception, starting with Graydon Carter’s call to Quit Whining and Swing for the Fences. If that doesn’t inspire […]

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1 Jun

Dion exonerated?

Many moons after the fact, CTV will air a statement that it violated industry ethics codes by broadcasting former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion’s false starts in a television interview. The […]

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26 May

Protecting sources

There is a “tidal wave” of five journalism-related cases before the Supreme Court right now, each of which will “test the value Canadians place on freedom of the press.” The […]

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18 May

Local hero?

In its latest tussle with the CRTC, broadcaster CTV has launched a multimedia fueled campaign à la Greenpeace, complete with testimonials, ads and an online petition. What’s it all about? […]

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11 May

Reporting from Afghanistan is getting tougher

Canadian journalists covering NATO activities in Afghanistan are being subjected to increased surveillance, including biometric scans and restrictions on independent travel to and from Kandahar airport. None of this helps […]

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4 May

Of lipstick on pigs

Should journalists participate in the rebranding of swine flu? “It is not a ‘swine’ flu, and people need to stop calling it that,” Dave Warner of the National Pork Producers […]

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28 Apr

Feeling the squeeze?

Local television stations provided more hours of weekday news last year despite cutting staff and reducing salaries, according to this report. Print newsrooms are also expecting more from fewer people: U.S. newspapers hacked 5,900 jobs from […]

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20 Apr

Freelancers’ Long March

Freelancers have won the right to be heard before the Quebec Superior Court in their ongoing battle for compensation for republishing articles online. It’s been 12 years since the Electronic […]

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13 Apr

Fishing for new models

“We don’t make any money and we’re not designed to make money,” the Tyee’s David Beers said in this 2008 interview with the Chicago Reader. That business philosophy didn’t stop […]

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6 Apr

Do j-students have a future?

“So, you want to be a journalist? Ha ha ha. Jeez.” Not exactly encouraging words from the Gawker, but at least the satirical website has a sense of humour about […]

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