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LAW Globe ruling protects sources, allows use of leaked information
The Supreme Court of Canada has made it tough for lawyers, police and other investigators to "out" journalists' sources, Dean Jobb reports.
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How to save investigative journalism
It's no secret that shrinking newsroom budgets and a demanding 24-hour news cycle are pushing investigative journalism to the sidelines. Enter the non-profit, independent news media to save the day. The lesson is clear: innovate or die. Bilbo Poynter reports.
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Mayors who won't co-operate with journalists
Toronto Mayor-elect Rob Ford claims he's returned about 200,000 calls in his 10 years as a city councillor. But when As It Happens called, suddenly he's too busy to talk. Alexandra Bosanac reports.
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COVERING VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA The journalist's hidden enemy
For journalists who cover wars, land mines are an occupational hazard that make no distinction between civilians and combatants. Joao Silva of The New York Times is a recent victim, Claude Adams reports. As Pulitzer-winning correspondent Paul Salopek asks in Foreign Policy magazine, does this not make their use a war crime?
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Satirical rally puts spotlight on media coverage
With Glen Beck and Jon Stewart leading rallies, is the U.S. heading toward personality media? This weekend's Rally to Restore Sanity left some journalists scratching their heads about how to cover the event. Spying a mainstream media meltdown, the liberal-leaning PoliticsUSA blog posted clips of network journalists trying to figure out what to call the thing. National Public Radio decided it was a partisan political gathering, and forbade its reporters from taking part. Meanwhile, the New York Times' Brian Stelter saw the rally as media criticism in action, culminating in Jon Stewart's speech. Jeff Jarvis caught the underlying message: "I must confess that I came away feeling a bit ashamed to be a member of the media and journalism tribe…We are evil coaches on grade school playgrounds, making sides and then pitting them against each other." But let's not end Big Issue on a downer. The Huffington Post's 100 best signs gallery prove there's still room for humour in the American political discourse.
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Windsor Star columnist faces fire for use of "blackshirt"
Globe considers changes following manipulation of Fish Lake mining poll
Ottawa Citizen cuts reporting staff
Who's reporting on Haiti's cholera?
Quirky conservative MP gets real on Twitter
Treat social media like a tip line, not a reporter: ONA conference
Toronto Star wins Online Publishing Award
Crowd-sourced stories in Washington Post
Conrad Black to be resentenced: U.S. Appeals Court
"Online polls aren't scientific": Globe and Mail editor
The journalist's hidden enemy
"Fascinating read -- and terrifying. I couldn't tell when I heard you on the radio, though, so kudos for a reporting job well done. I wish you well in your recovery, Dave."
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"How do you "simulate" trauma in the classroom? Also, I appreciate the candor of the j-students, but I worry how their anger, use of the word "sick," and wanting to "punch" a defendant in court, will get in the way of their work. Nothing wrong with passion, as long as the reporter understands that her primary function is to tell me what happened, and if possible, why. I don't want judgements. I want to know what it is that provoked Williams to commit his crimes. And I fear I won't get that from a reporter who's overwrought, or wants to punch him in the mouth. Something else to emphasize in the classroom."
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