You may think chronicling the lives of the dead is either the first or the last job you could have on a newspaper. But after years of writing obituaries for The Globe and Mail, Sandra Martin argues that it taught her there’s “no such thing as an uninteresting or insignificant life.” Martin reflects on how she applied her…
Toronto Distrcit School Board director Chris Spence has admitted to having plagiarized parts of his Jan. 5 Toronto Star op-ed on sports in schools.
Do your biases affect your journalism? Field Notes Editor Nicole Blanchett Neheli talks with American J-prof Sue Ellen Christian, and reporters from across Canada, about strategies to ensure every story is as balanced as possible, and how reflection and ethics are the keys to objective reporting. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts…
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Il y a trois mois, une étude réalisée par le scientifique Gilles-Éric Séralini sur les dangers des OGM était publiée dans la revue Food and Chemical Toxicology. L’étude a eu l’effet d’une bombe dans le milieu scientifique. Et les médias en ont fait leurs manchettes. Coup d’œil sur le traitement médiatique réservé à ce sujet…
The Canadian Journalism Foundation is now accepting nominations for its annual Lifetime Achievement Award. From The CJF’s press release: The recipient will have demonstrated, throughout his/her career, a commitment to the highest journalistic standards and ideals. His/her work and contribution to the field and society should serve as a model that inspires excellence in others.…
COMMUNIQUÉ – Toronto, ON – 7 janvier 2013 – Les nominations sont acceptées en ligne pour le Prix couronnement de carrière annuel de la Fondation pour le journalisme canadien. Ce prix récompense une personne qui a apporté, durant sa carrière, une contribution exceptionnelle au journalisme au Canada. La date limite pour les candidatures est le 21 janvier 2013.
Jonas Bendiksen is an award-winning Noweigan photojournalist who has shot for National Geographic and has a second place finish in the Daily Life Stories category for World Press Photo to his name. While he has worked on a wide range of articles, including a project documenting life in slums around the world, there was a job Bendiksen hadn’t done…
La fermeture du premier quotidien pour Ipad The Daily n'est peut-être que l'un des derniers déboires en date pour le groupe News Corporation de Rupert Murdoch, il tend à confirmer une fois de plus que les nouveaux terminaux de publication ne se suffiront pas à eux-mêmes pour garantir l'avenir de la presse.
By Bob Carty As a journalist, I see a lot of protests on Parliament Hill. But none like the one last July. Oh, it had the usual trappings of a protest — placards and passionate speeches, even some theatrics with the entrance of a coffin draped in black accompanied by a scythe-wielding Grim Reaper. But…
The Toronto Star has edited an online version of a business article and published an apology after it was discovered that parts of the article had been taken from an earlier report by The Globe and Mail without attribution.