Now on J-Source: On political journalism; j-teachers fail; news judgment vs
censorship

TORONTO, Sept. 29 /CNW/ -

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

***UBC j-students win Emmy
***CBC Radio named broadcaster of the year by New York radio award
***Sneak preview of the redesigned Globe and Mail
***Canadian Press editor Scott White wins Ryerson alumni award
***UBC j-school nominated for three Canadian Online Publishing awards
***Nominees announced for Canadian Online Publishing Awards
***Canadian blogger may face death sentence in Iran
***CBC host shakeup
***Postmedia announces first recipient of Michelle Lang Fellowship

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TOWN HALL
***Who must worry about journalistic ethics? Nobody (who doesn't want To): David Frum
David Frum gave a speech yesterday about the state of political journalism, and what the media should do to combat its fall from grace. Dana Lacey reports.

TEACHING JOURNALISM
***Journalism teachers are failing their students
The students Wayne MacPhail sees know practically nothing about the online world or emerging media: their journalistic training reaches only a tentative few feet beyond the same traditional media it always has. He thinks that j-school training needs to be more.

ETHICS
***When is news judgment another name for censorship?
Micheal Vonn, a lawyer that teaches ethics at a library school, on banning books, the ethics of placement and why stocking library shelves is a lot like selecting stories for tomorrow's paper (and how both can be done better).

TEACHING JOURNALISM
***Television: problem to be managed or instrument to be played?
Long-time television producer and broadcast journalist-turned-j-school professor Alan Echenberg on how to inspire great TV journalism.

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