Now on J-Source: Off-air personalities; preventing Terry Jones; rumour
journalism

TORONTO, Sept. 22 /CNW/ -

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

***"Explain what you want from us": Mexican paper restricts drug war coverage after journalist murdered
***Anne-Marie Mediwake, Dwight Drummond to co-anchor CBC News Toronto
***Sally Eyden to be new editor of UK's Now Magazine
***Globe redesign to hit stands Oct. 1
***Right to protect sources is part of free expression: top European court 
***Jury uses new defence, dismisses libel suit against news site, police
***Entire Post newsroom offered buyouts (updated)

FEATURES http://j-source.ca

ETHICS
***For Britain's press maybe being gay is more than enough
In most countries, a rumour - even a juicy one - won't tempt mainstream media into publishing an unsubstantiated news story. But the British press is different. Can't prove anything? Nobody's business? All the better! We'll find a way! David Frum explains.

TOWN HALL
***The surprising off-air lives of on-air people***
The grandfatherly on-air Peter Gzowski was an act. Joan Rivers carefully crafted her sarcastic and cruel on-air persona. Former long-time CBC Radio host Andy Barrie reviews two new offerings - a biography and documentary - that try to bridge the gap between on-air audience expectation and off-air reality.

WARD'S WORDS
***Terry Jones syndrome: Guidelines for responsible news selection***
The question "Should the media cover a little-known pastor's Koran-burning plan?" has been widely debated. Stephen J.A. Ward asks a larger question: "How is news selected?" He offers guidelines to help editors respond responsibly to a Terry Jones and a soon-to-follow host of copycats.

ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
***The community media fund that never was***
The CRTC had a perfect chance to strengthen local independents. It failed. By Steve Anderson and Lindsey Pinto.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW TOWN HALL EDITOR, DALE BASS
J-Source would like to welcome Dale Bass as the new editor of Town Hall http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5643, the J-Source blog. Dale has been co-editing the Ideas section for the last year, and will now keep discussions flowing by rounding up all that is new and noteworthy in Canadian journalism. And special thanks to outgoing editor Deb Jones for all her hard work igniting the conversation - we look forward to reading you on the other side of the comment page. Have something to say? Let us know!

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