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15 Mar

OLeary apologizes for “Indian giver” remark on CBC News

Kevin O’Leary, business commentator and co-host of The Lang & O’Leary Exchange on CBC News Network, has offered an apology for using the phrase “Indian giver” on-air last October. “In […]

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24 Feb

CBSC rules sexualization of children breaches code

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has issused its ruling about a complaint against the morning show Roz & Mocha on CKIS-FM (KISS 92.5 Toronto). The complaint state that the hosts […]

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23 Feb

Journalism: literature in hyperdrive

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="Left" alt="Lauren Pelley" border="0" height="100" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Lauren%20Pelley.JPG" style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" title="Lauren Pelley" vspace="5" width="100" />Journalism is fast -- and getting faster. So what is good, responsible journalism in our modern era? J-student <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lauren Pelley</span> reports. </span><br /><br />“Journalism is literature in a hurry.”<br />

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22 Feb

“False news is never acceptable”: RTNDA

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) doesn’t think that the CRTC’s potential propsoal to modify regulations that prohibit “any false or misleading” news is a threat to journalism standards in […]

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18 Feb

Can photojournalism be done on an iPhone?

Photo of soliders in Afghanistan by New York Times photojournalist Damon WinterIf a photojournalist ditches his camera in favour of his iPhone, are the pictures he takes still journalism? What […]

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16 Feb

5 principles for teaching journalism ethics in the digital age

Our global media ecology is a chaotic landscape evolving at a furious pace. Professional journalists share the journalistic sphere with tweeters, bloggers, citizen journalists and social media users around the […]

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15 Feb

In your face: The ethics of opinion journalism

Journalists who add their own fierce opinions to political discourse have every right to do so, writes Stephen J.A. Ward, but it’s “deliberative” commentators who serve a democracy best. In […]

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10 Feb

Why the CRTC should change false news rules

When the CRTC invited the public to weigh in on a proposed change to broadcast policy late last month, critics spoke out: many are worried that loosening the restrictions on […]

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3 Feb

Marching to the police beat

The media coverage of the Toronto Police during the G20 may have tarnished their image. Last week, they may have gained it back after the funeral for an officer. But […]

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28 Jan

Man sues CBC for publishing reader comment that attacks his credibility

A safety inspector is suing the CBC for publishing a comment he says is “malicious and cruel”, and ruins his professional credibility. Robert Scott, who lives in the Yukon, says […]

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