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17 May

Opinion: Crackgate – Star’s rush to publish alleged Rob Ford crack-cocaine story unsatisfactory

<p><strong>By John Gordon Miller</strong></p>

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22 Apr

Is the media coverage of York University fair? Analyzing the many reports of sexual assaults on campus

<p><strong>By Josh Dehaas, Editor of <em>Maclean's On Campus</em></strong></p>

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4 Apr

Op-ed: How the Nanaimo Daily News should have dealt with the racist letter to the editor

<p><strong>By Ginny Whitehouse</strong></p><p>Dan Olsen managed to embarrass the <em>Nanaimo Daily News</em> when the newspaper published his letter to the editor, a rant accusing First Nations peoples of being nothing more than government relief sponges without history or honour.</p>

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2 Apr

Does credibility take a hit when media companies both own teams and employ sports journalists?

<p><strong>By Ryan Mallough</strong></p><p>Last year’s 100<sup>th</sup> Grey Cup game was a major Canadian milestone in sports. It set record television ratings for TSN, making it the most watched CFL final ever with 5.5 million viewers.  But while the TSN’s Grey Cup coverage was extensive, its major competitor, Sportsnet, covered the event lightly and in some cases, even disparagingly, says Bruce Dowbiggin, who writes a sports column for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p>

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25 Mar

Is media coverage of B.C. Premier Clark sexist?

<p><strong>By Katie Hyslop, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/News/2013/03/22/Christy-Clark-Coverage-Sexist/"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p>It's no surprise that Premier Christy Clark has been the centre of media attention and criticism in her short tenure in the province's top job. But how much of the criticism is fair comment and how much is sexism against a female premier?</p>

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19 Mar

Robot reporters: The new frontier in journalism?

<p><strong>By Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p>The future of journalism lies in “robot reporting” and “cyber stringers.” </p><p>That was the cheery message <a href="https://twitter.com/palewire">Ben Welsh</a>, a database producer with the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenLevy">Steven Levy</a>, senior writer for <em>Wired, </em><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/03/19/what-does-robot-journalism-mean-for-the-industry/">delivered</a> on CBC’s <em>The Current</em> on Tuesday.</p>

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19 Mar

Ezra Levant apologizes for Roma ‘slurs’ six months later

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Levant.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do</strong></p>

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6 Mar

The amplification effect of social media in real-time reporting

<p><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8527542695_1900e307ef.jpg" /></p><p><i>From left: Kathy English and Mathew Ingram listen to Andy Carvin speak at a recent CJF J-Talk. Also on the panel was Esther Enkin (not pictured). Photo: Chris Young/CJF</i></p><p> </p><p>Mistakes have always been made in journalism—especially in breaking situations. But perhaps more than ever before, social media allows for instant access to breaking stories while journalists are working on them, paving the way for those errors to be seen—and shared—by everyone.</p>

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28 Feb

By the Stylebook: Gay grammar and describing same-sex marriages

<p><em>As AP confirms use of “husband” and “wife” for same-sex married couples, <strong>Katie Toth</strong> reports on the big shifts in LGBT language Canadian Press has made over the years.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Katie Toth</strong></p>

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25 Feb

RECAP: CJF J-Talk and the J-Source Newsperson of the Year winner announcement

<p> </p><p>Join us <strong>Thursday at 6:30 p.m. EST</strong> for the CJF J-Talk on Twitter, journalism and getting it right in a fast-paced news world with Andy Carvin, Mathew Ingram, Esther Enkin. </p>

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