Now on J-Source: Extreme journalism; Should I share quotes?; Chinese media

TORONTO, Aug. 4 /CNW/ -

IN THE NEWS: http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/category.php?catid=4

    
    ***Open press gallery to all journalists: an open letter to Harper
    ***Murdoch jacks Obama's WSJ subscription price by half a million dollars
    ***Communications revenue up 2%: CRTC
    ***HotDocs and Canwest fund 12 new films
    ***Court OKs Shaw's acquisition of Canwest
    ***New course for war correspondents
    ***Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting needs volunteer fundraiser
    ***Philip Szporer wins dance journalism award
    ***News outlets vie for Helen Thomas' White House seat
    ***U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories: war logs
    ***Magazines Canada redesigns site, offers new features
    ***Rogers quarterly results show growth in publishing
    ***Fall fashion mags increase in size

    FEATURES http://j-source.ca

    TOWN HALL
    ***Are we headed for an information obesity crisis?***
    From articles slamming Sarah Palin to celebrity gossip to pieces that
confirm what you knew all along - in a world of information obesity, we only
consume messages we enjoy. But there are consequences to bingeing on junk
info, writes Jessica Murphy.

    FIELD NOTES
    ***Riot act: extreme journalism***
    Swiss journalist Dominik Barlocher, who covers the riot beat at his
newspaper, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at a day covering a nasty
football riot - including face-punching, macing and tear gas attacks.
    Spoiler: he managed to make deadline.

    ASK A MENTOR
    ***Should I share quotes with sources?***
    Q: Some journalists willingly share quotes and stories with sources before
publication. I've always been taught to never share my stories with sources
prior to publication. What's the proper practice and why?
    Answer by Lindsay Kines, a long-time reporter who covers social issues for
the Victoria Times Colonist.

    STUDENTS' LOUNGE
    ***China: state of disarray***
    Chinese stations in Canada well serve their audience with popular fare
from Hong Kong and the People's Republic. Why the same can't be said of their
amateur news shows. This week we feature Joyce Yip's story from the summer
issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
    

"Now on J-Source" is the free weekly newsletter of J-Source.ca (http://j-source.ca), a website project of the Canadian Journalism Project (CJP), featuring Canadian journalism facts, opinions, tools, advice and connections.

Subscribe now and receive "Now on J-Source" on its publication date (every Tuesday) plus this additional content:

    
    ** reader comments **
    ** big issue of the week **
    ** cross-country events calendar **
    ** more news and recent posts **
    http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/page.php?p=26

    TWITTER: http://twitter.com/jsource
    RSS: http://jsource.ca/english_new/rss.php
    

ABOUT THE CANADIAN JOURNALISM PROJECT:

The Canadian Journalism Project (CJP) and its websites, J-Source.ca (English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), are projects of The Canadian Journalism Foundation in collaboration with leading journalism schools and organizations across Canada. The goal of the CJP is to enable a national conversation about the achievement of, and challenges to, excellence in Canadian journalism and provide a convenient and trustworthy source of information and commentary.

For further information: The Canadian Journalism Foundation, La Fondation pour le journalisme canadien, 59 Adelaide St. E, 5th floor, Toronto, ON, M5C 1K6, http://www.cjf-fjc.ca/