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  • This is a picture of the Bethlehem side of the wall that separates the West Bank from Israel. On the wall is a painting of slain journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist who was killed by Israeli soldiers while wearing a blue press jacket and reporting on a raid at a refugee camp in Jenin. In the picture Shireen is seen wearing her blue, press jacket. He brown-blonde hair is straight and shoulder-length. Behind her is a graffiti text that says, Live News Still Alive.

    Canadian newsrooms are stifling Palestinian perspectives

    While individual journalists are speaking out about a culture of suppression affecting coverage of the crisis in Israel and Gaza, journalism organizations are mostly silent
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    Blame TV news

    Sez Charlie Smith of the Georgia Straight on the subject of television journalism (his blog in the alternative newspaper is a rant about the resignation of a NDP candidate in British Columbia): “Dumb, celebrity-obsessed, issue-avoiding television news programs played a…
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    Election 2008: Can pigs fly?

    Two prominent Newfoundland journalists have crossed the line to run as candidates – and “it’s not pretty,” observes Greg Locke in this J-Source post. But when the Sydney Morning Herald threw out the question to readers – Should Ex-journos
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    Defence officials muzzled?

    Has the defence department muzzled its employees? Reported Canadian Press: “The Defence Department has ordered staff to limit media interviews during the federal election campaign in a move critics charge is nothing more than an attempt to contain potentially…
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    Canada’s information less free, says report

    Federal delays in responding to public requests are at a “crisis level” and Canada lags behind many other countries on openness scale, says a recent report on freedom of information access laws worldwide.…
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    Looking for election numbers? You’ve found the right place

    Elections produce a lot of numbers. A guide to some of the online resources available to help you get on top of the numbers game.…
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    It’s the economy — are we stupid?

    How prepared are journalists to analyze and report on economic issues?…
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    Election north of 49 mostly ignored by foreign media

    Canwest News Service reporter Archie McLean looked for coverage of our federal election in the foreign press and didn’t find much. News media that have reported or commented on the Canadian campaign include The Guardian (columnist despises the Harper government),…
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    Poll Dancing

    Back in 2005, researchers at the universities of  British Columbia and Saskatchewan found that the press was sloppy in its poll reporting during the ’04 federal campaign. The study concluded with a “hope” that future poll reporting would be more…
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    Young voters not impressed by Web 2.0 election coverage, U.S. study suggests

    As Canadian news organizations bid to outdo each other in displaying Web 2.0 savvy in their online election coverage, a U.S. study of young voters suggests they should beware of going overboard. Younger voters, it reports, may actually be turned…