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3 Feb

Public Editor: Pennsylvania website plagiarizes from Toronto Star

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_17.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the<em> Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>This is a morality tale about publishing in the digital age: the story of how the work of a <em>Toronto Star</em> reporter was ripped off and published by a rural Pennsylvania news website.</p>

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30 Jan

Star public editor: Zero tolerance for the manipulation of news photos

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_15.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the<em> Toronto Star</em></strong></div><p>In journalism, the truth of images matters every bit as much as the truth of words.</p><p>Just as fabrication is the cardinal sin of those who write the news, manipulating pictures is the zero-tolerance transgression of those who photograph the news.</p>

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28 Jan

The Mayor and the Media: How Toronto’s news gave j-students a crash course in media law and journalism ethics

<p><em>When Ryerson professors Ivor Shapiro and Brian MacLeod Rogers sat down to plan their annual graduate seminar in ethics and law for last fall, they quickly realized that they wouldn’t need to look far for examples. News coverage of Rob Ford and his family provided case studies in almost every aspect of journalists’ rights and wrongs. The result was a fascinating set of guest lectures and case studies—and a unique collection of term papers, including those published here. </em></p>

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27 Jan

Associated Press’ swift dismissal of Pulitzer-winning photographer was necessary to protect profession’s integrity

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/AP-1_0.PNG" title="" /></p><p><em>Photo courtesy of AP Photo/Narciso Contreras</em></p><p><strong>By Madison Farkas</strong></p>

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20 Jan

Star public editor: Is transgender rights letter a hoax?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_13.JPG" title="" /></p>

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17 Jan

CBC ombudsman: Hidden camera ethics

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_26.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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15 Jan

When a picture is worth a thousand words, which photo should you run?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Johnson Collage_0.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Jesse Tahirali</strong></p><p>Terrell Johnson was 21 when he was shot and killed in 2012. One glance at his photo and you'll know the world is a bit darker without his bright smile. Or maybe that glance will leave you thinking he was asking for violence. Your impression won’t necessarily depend on the kind of person Johnson was; it will depend on which picture of him you happen to see.</p>

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20 Dec

Ontario Press Council dismisses complaint against Toronto Star for publishing photo of sexually assaulted Afghan youth

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Toronto Star_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p>The Ontario Press Council has dismissed a complaint against the <em>Toronto Star</em>, which ran a Getty wire photo of an Afghan youth who had been sexually abused. A complaint had been launched that the <em>Star </em>would not have published a picture of a Canadian youth in a similar situation, and that this publication of the Afghan boy’s photo led to a double standard.</p>

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16 Dec

Queen’s Journal claims student government cut advertising after unflattering editorial

<p><strong>By Mary-Katherine Boss, Student Lounge Editor</strong></p><p>In early September, Queen's University’s student government, the Alma Mater Society (AMS), pulled its advertising from the campus’s student newspaper, <em>The Queen’s Journal. </em>While the AMS said the decision was purely financial, <em>Journal</em> editors see it as a result of its unflattering coverage of the society.</p>

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16 Dec

Can a journalist also be an activist?

<p><strong>By Neal Ozano</strong></p><p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Miles Howe.JPG" title="" /></p><p>Can a journalist also be an activist? When <em>Halifax Media Co-op</em> journalist Miles Howe was arrested Nov. 26 for the third time by New Brunswick RCMP, many questioned if he was indeed a journalist. Howe was reporting about SWN Resources’ exploration for natural gas near the small community of Rexton and the Elsipogtog First Nation, which claims the land.</p>

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