2013 - J-Source

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What journalists need to know about newsgathering and the individual’s right to privacy

There is no clear universally accepted definition or law of privacy in Canada. As a result, the courts have generally taken the view that a free-standing right to privacy does not in…
Student newspapers launch alternative newswire to Canadian University Press

Several student newspapers have left the non-profit co-operative Canadian University Press and started an alternative called the National University Wire. Those who left say a combination of high membership fees and little-used…
Ontario Ministry of Attorney General reviewing media access to criminal courts

A Toronto Star investigation found Ontario courts are increasingly denying access to criminal records that legal experts say should be accessible to the media.
La Charte des valeurs relance le débat sur la place des communautés dans les médias

Jamais depuis la Commission Bouchard-Taylor en 2007-2008, les médias n’avaient donné autant la parole aux représentants des communautés culturelles, que depuis les premières fuites concernant le projet de Charte des valeurs québécoises.…
Live blog: Covering the Boston Marathon bombings in real-time

The Boston Marathon bombings and Watertown manhunt challenged real-time reporting and the people who produce live coverage. Between the trauma, mixed reports, faulty tweets, photos rushed to publication and people rushing to…
Innovation: Winnipeg Free Press uses augmented reality app to bring multimedia to the print edition

Readers can scan the newspaper with the app Blippar to link to digital content such as videos and photo slideshows on their mobile devices.
Trespass charge against Star reporter dropped

Trespassing charges against Alex Consiglio, the Toronto Star reporter arrested in June after photographing a scuffle on a platform at Toronto Union Station, have been dropped, the Star reported Friday.
J-Source nominated for a Canadian Online Publishing Award

J-Source earned a nomination for Best Online-Only Article or Series of Articles for its analysis of the so-called Crackgate affair in the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
La Charte des valeurs occupe les modérateurs

Selon le classement hebdomadaire d’Influence Communication, le débat autour de la Charte des valeurs que tente d’imposer le gouvernement péquiste a occupé près de 10% de l’espace médiatique québécois la semaine dernière.…
Chronicle Herald buys three Halifax-based weeklies from TC Media

TC Media has withdrawn from the Halifax market with the sale of its three community newspapers to the Chronicle-Herald.

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