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6 Sep

In Indigenous reporting, what has changed since Ipperwash?

<p> </p><p><em>“…All in all, the Ipperwash crisis was not journalism’s finest hour.”</em></p><p>                                    — Former Ryerson Journalism professor John Miller</p><p> </p><p><strong>Intro by Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p>September 6 is the 17<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the death of Dudley George — an unarmed First Nations occupier shot and killed by an OPP officer at Ipperwash Provincial Park in Southwestern Ontario. </p>

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29 Aug

The ethics of staging

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22 Aug

Gender challenge: is ‘they’ the new s/he?

<p><em>Sometimes sources choose not to self-identify as 'he' or 'she'. Journalists must try to be sensitive to their wishes. The use of 'they' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun is one possibility. <strong>Katie Toth</strong> talks to journalists, editors and activists to explore this as an ethical option.</em></p><p><strong>By Katie Toth</strong></p><p> </p><p>“It wouldn’t be correct.”</p><p>“It’s confusing for the reader.”</p>

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15 Aug

An inside look: What it’s like to tell your story after sex reassignment surgery

<p><em>The Toronto Star's Peter Edwards <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/ethics-gender-sensitivity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke frankly</a> about the challenges of profiling Toronto (Don) Jail guard Andrea Roussel who had undergone sex reassignment surgery and stayed on the job. Here, Roussel herself speaks about what it was like for her to be the subject of the Star's story and offers some suggestions for journalists when covering issues of a sensitive and personal nature.</em></p><p><strong>As told to Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p>

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7 Aug

‘We wuz robbed’ journalism not good enough after Olympic soccer drama

<p><strong><em>Ivor Shapiro</em></strong><em> may not know </em><em><span new="" times="">much about soccer</span></em><em><span new="" times="">, but he knows</span></em><em><span new="" times=""> that some coverage of yesterday's Canada-U.S. women’s semifinal match </span>fell short of the rigour and autonomy that, he believes, should define journalism.</em></p><p><strong>By Ivor Shapiro</strong></p>

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25 Jul

The ethics of gender sensitivity

<p><em>When Toronto Star reporter <strong>Peter Edwards</strong> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/15/andre_to_andrea_don_jail_guard_thrives_on_job_after_sex_change.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">profiled a jail guard who underwent sex reassignment surgery</a>, Edwards struggled with more than just which pronoun to use. In this week's column, he offers a first-person account of the issues behind the copy.</em></p><p><strong>By Peter Edwards</strong></p>

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18 Jul

When journalists go political

<p> </p><p><strong>By Benjamin Shingler</strong></p><p>Making the switch from journalism to politics has a long and rich tradition in Canada – it also has its critics if the transition doesn’t meet certain journalistic standards.</p><p>To name just a few: Ralph Klein was a radio reporter before serving as mayor of Calgary and premier of Alberta; Mike Duffy was a popular broadcaster with CTV before becoming a Conservative senator; Environment Minister Peter Kent was an anchor at Global Television before joining the Harper Conservatives.</p>

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18 Jul

“What is journalism?” A live discussion with CAJ report author Patrick Brethour

<p>On Thursday, July 19 we held an online talk about the CAJ Ethics Comittee's latest report: <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Journalism?</a></p><p>The report identified three criteria that must be met in order for something to be considered journalism: A combination of evidence-based research with storytelling to inform communities about issues they value; An element of original production and; a conscious decision to provide clear and accurate facts, opinion and debate within a situation.</p>

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17 Jul

What is Journalism? The CAJ’s ethics committee takes a stab at definition

<p><em>When the Canadian Association of Journalists’ ethics advisory committee reluctantly took up the task of defining journalism, it struggled, at first, to find a way forward. Then, writes <strong>Patrick Brethour</strong>, it stumbled on a solution: define what journalism is not. The <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><u>result</u></a>: three simple tests, one tentative proposal.</em></p><p><strong>By Patrick Brethour</strong></p><p>There’s an old story about an artist who was once asked how he created such wonderfully life-like sculptures.</p>

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17 Jul

What is journalism?

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