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Notable narratives archives

The Neiman Narrative Digest is building an archive of notable pieces of narrative journalism which can be searched by source, topic and format. The full text of some pieces are available free. Others require a fee.…
The art of the interview from NPR

An August 2006 feature on John Sawatsky from National Public Radio. The page includes an article on Sawatsky’s evolution from journalist to journalism prof to expert on teaching interviewing to journalists around the world. It includes an eight minute radio…
Teaching journalists: a 25-year odyssey

Roy Peter Clark is a senior scholar with the Poynter Insitute for Media Studies. In 2002 he wrote a list of tips for journalism educators which can be found at the site called No Train, No Gain.…
Seven basic rules of investigative reporting

The Committee for Concerned Journalists has a variety of tools on its website to help journalists, students and teachers, including this list of seven basic tools for Investigative Reporting produced by Clark Mollenhoff with the Des Moines Register.…
Priest can be named at Cornwall inquiry

NewsAn Ontario Court of Appeal judge has refused to ban publication of the identity of a priest, acquitted of sexual abuse, when he’s named at a public inquiry examining how authorities responded to widespread allegations of child sexual abuse in…
Journalists off hook if ban breached

NewsJournalists who inadvertently violate a publication ban imposed on a court case have not committed a crime, Ontario’s top court says in a January 2007 ruling. Media outlets are ultimately responsible for what gets published and only their bosses can…
Newsroom 101: AP style & grammar exercises

This is a series of online exercises based on grammar, usage and AP style produced and updated regularly by two Americans, Ron Hartung of the Tallahassee Democrat and Gerald Grow, journalism professor at Florida A&M. Canadian journalism educators would have…
CJR’s language corner

An advice column full of great information about language rules and grammar tips from the Columbia Journalism Review. The page is updated regularly and well-organized for finding specific rules and tips.…
NPR’s Soundprint

Another documentary radio program on NPR, which prides itself on featuring stories that are the aural equivalent of photojournalism — ones that make creative and inventive use of sound for storytelling.…
NPR’s This American Life

A site for anyone looking for examples of geat radio storytelling from NPR.…

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