Now on J-Source: Covering Pakistan, Your brain on the Internet

TORONTO, Aug. 25 /CNW/ -

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**In defence of Stursberg
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ETHICS
Why we don't cover Pakistan
With 17 million people now homeless - and a looming food crisis - the floods in Pakistan is an important international story. Why isn't it being treated like one? Claude Adams reports.

TOWN HALL
How is the Internet changing the way you think?
Every year for the past 13 years, John Brockman, founder of online publication Edge, poses a question to a diverse group of movers and shakers. In an essay for Neiman Reports - Harvard's annual exploration of journalism - Brockman explains what makes a good question and gives some of the responses to this year's question: "How is the Internet changing the way you think?"

STUDENTS' LOUNGE
Second Life
Traditional media are scrambling to create online communities. A report on who's doing it right - and who's doing it wrong. This week we feature Rodney Barnes' story from the spring issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.


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