J-Topics
Jun 08, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
CBS correspondent Lara Logan's sexual assault in February brought the issue of sexual violence and journalists into sharp focus, writes CPJ's senior editor Lauren Wolfe. It has also encouraged more journalists worldwide to start speaking out.
Jun 03, 2011
- Posted by Claude
Adams
Nearly three years after she made headlines as a Taliban kidnap victim in Afghanistan, Mellissa Fung is tired of talking about her 28-day nightmare and anxious to get back to doing what she likes best: overseas reporting. But the CBC is keeping her close to home. That may be a mistake, speculates an expert on "positive psychology," because her ordeal may have made her a better reporter. See Charlie Smith's story in the Georgia Straight.
Jun 01, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Around the world, people are still getting away with murder. Indeed, among the three worst-ranking countries for anti-press violence, all showed no improvement, and some even worsened, according to the just-released 2011 Committee to Protect Journalists' Impunity Index.
May 26, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Reuters journalist Suleiman al-Khalidi, a Jordanian citizen, was arrested and held in Syria for four days nearly two months ago. Today, Reuters published a story by Al-Khalidi describing his experience at the "Mukhabarat", his treatment by Syrian intelligence services -- and the scenes of torture he witnessed.
May 24, 2011
- Posted by Lauren
McKeon
Meredith Levine teaches journalism at the University of Western Ontario.This past year, she created and taught the first-ever Canadian j-school course on death and dying. Levine's graduate j-students visited palliative care units in the city, and interacted with the terminally-ill patients , as well as their families and health care providers. The result: a series of stories that will be hosted on CBC.ca. But what is it like to report on subjects who may die, or did die, by the time the story was published? And how do you encourage students to keep going when it gets too depressing? We talk to Levine, and two of her students.
Mar 30, 2011
- Posted by Claude
Adams
Japan is a heart-breaking human story, and the images from the disaster zones have been extraordinary. But is this story really better served by having thousands of foreign journalists on the scene, journalists who are themselves at risk of psychological trauma, radiation poisoning or worse? Claude Adams has a first-person perspective on how, and why we cover disasters.
Mar 30, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
In these days of SEO-friendly headlines, long-standing language rules are often ignored -- like the one that says you can evacuate places, but not people. Judy Maddren, former CBC grammar guru, sets the record straight.
Mar 28, 2011
- Posted by Heather
McCall
Journalists working in the Ivory Coast capital Adidjan are finding themselves trapped between two sides of a looming civil war. ProjetJ reporter Anne Caroline Desplanques spoke with Stéphane Goué, a freelance journalist and president of the country's Committee to Protect Journalists, about the threats he and his fellow journalists are experiencing.
Mar 23, 2011
- Posted by Dana
Lacey
Four recently-kidnapped New York Times journalists tell their harrowing tale.
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