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18 Jan

Out with a whimper: Canada’s election results ban

<p>The death of Canada’s election results ban was fittingly<a href="http://j-source.ca/article/ottawa-lift-ban-broadcasting-early-election-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> announced on Twitter</a> on Jan. 13. The law - which prohibited the reporting of results across time zones - survived a <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/bloggers-beat-back-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass tweet</a> last election, but just barely.

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4 Jan

Canadian coverage of the U.S. primaries and caucuses

<p>Having trouble getting excited about Romney versus Santorum? You’re likely not alone. Judging by <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/romney-closer-to-leading-gop-race/article2290646/comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these Globe and Mail comments</a>, intense interest in the 2008 Clinton-Obama race has been replaced by a heaping of scorn on the U.S. political process and its wannabes. Reflecting the public mood, Canadian coverage seems more subdued than 2008, although not completely silent.

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21 Dec

Makin’ a list, checkin’ it twice

<p>Looking back on these<a href="http://worldnews.about.com/od/topstories/tp/Top-10-News-Stories-To-Watch-In-2011.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> top story predictions</a> for 2011, there were some hits and misses. The year held some surprises, with Jack Layton topping cbc.ca’s list of <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/12/13/mostviewed-top-2011.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most-viewed stories</a>.

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14 Dec

Twitter and journalism

<p>Over in the <a href="http://j-source.ca/category/news-views/town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Town Hall</a>, people are talking about Twitter – a journalist’s <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/twitter-journalists-best-friend-and-journalism%E2%80%99s-worst-enemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best friend and worst enemy</a>. A Guardian report looks at how <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/guardian-london-riots-how-misinformation-spreads-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">false rumours</a> spread on Twitter. Despite its ease of communications, there is no shortage of conundrums.

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7 Dec

Under-reported stories

<p><a href="http://pages.cmns.sfu.ca/newswatch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NewsWatch Canada</a> has released its list of Canada’s <a href="http://pages.cmns.sfu.ca/newswatch/files/2011/11/NewsWatchCanada20111.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top 25 under-reported stories</a> for 2010-2011. The list, compiled by a group of 13 SFU graduate students in a media monitoring class, includes toxic BPA exposure, the effects of fracking and the state of First Nations reserves. NewsWatch began as a Canadian version of the U.S.-based<a href="http://www.projectcensored.org/about/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Project Censored</a>.

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23 Nov

Syria calling

<p>On Saturday, a Syrian camera operator was<a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/syrian-cameraman-mutilated-and-killed-following-arrest-/s2/a546824/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> found dead</a> with his eyes gouged out, the first death in an ongoing battle between journalists and the Syrian regime.

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9 Nov

Where are women’s opinions?

<p>We know women have opinions, but where are they? Last year J-Source reported on the <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/women-take-aim-op-ed-pages" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lack of women</a> writing for op-ed pages. Now a new website is taking aim at the a lack of <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/five-questions-shari-graydon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">female pundits</a>. Coupled with a <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/magazine-editors-dearth-female-bylines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dearth of female magazine bylines</a>, you have to wonder what’s going on.

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2 Nov

Occupation blues

<p><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/journalists-and-opinions-another-occupy-protestor-fired-journo-job" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caitlin Curran</a> is the second U.S. journalist fired for joining the Occupy protests, although she claims she held up a protest sign as part of a reporting exercise.

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25 Oct

Rolling blogs

<p>“He's captured. He's wounded in both legs ... He's been taken away by ambulance.” That’s just one quote among a flurry of electronic comments that pinged around the globe as Moammar Gadhafi met his fate.

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18 Oct

Oh, dear…

<p>Whether it’s the National Post apologizing for a<a href="http://j-source.ca/article/want-know-how-transphobic-ad-made-it-national-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> nasty ad</a>, or the Globe and Mail placing a<a href="http://j-source.ca/article/globe-tries-occupy-wall-street-humour-celeb-pages-issues-disclaimer" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> disclaimer on humour</a>, there’s been more than one report datelined Land O' Gaffes in recent weeks.

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