Now on J-Source: Photos from former LRA child soldiers; Reimagining newspapers' business model; Two takes on open journalism
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Capturing the aftermath of war: Helping child soldiers tell their own stories
Photojournalist Marc Ellison spent last summer working with female, former child soldiers in war-ravaged northern Uganda—familiar to many due to the recently-viral #StopKony campaign. Conscious of resentful attitudes to journalists, Ellison adopted a unique, 'anthropographic' approach in his examination of the issues these former combatants continue to face in their post-conflict lives: He helped them tell their own stories.
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The Business of Journalism
Examining an uncertain future for newspapers
The Pew Research Centre's Project for Excellence in Journalism has released a new study examining the business models of newspapers and how they are adapting to a digital world. Belinda Alzner examines its findings, the ways that newspapers in the U.S. are adjusting their methods accordingly (or not), and why Canadian newspapers may be faring better.
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Findings
Journalism on homelessness: Expert driven
A Canadian study investigates sourcing practices and framing of homelessness in the news. Elyse Amend and David Secko write about the study, which found that homeless people are often quoted as victims of homelessness and not experts on the topic of homelessness and discuss why that may be an issue.
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Innovation
Comparing Canadian newspapers to The Guardian's open journalism
Rob Washburn and Wayne MacPhail give two takes on The Guardian's open journalism approach in comparison to Canadian newspapers. Washburn says that Canadian publications have failed to capitalize on the strengths of online in the way The Guardian has, while MacPhail simply says he is giving up newspapers.
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I'm old enough to remember when freedom of speech and expression was a left-wing political cause. It should be again--while also remaining a right-wing cause, and also becoming a middle-of-the-road cause. All of us have more to fear from the people who might want to shut us up than we have from people we might like to make shut up.
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