2013 - J-Source

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Newsana looking for a community intern (unpaid)

See the updated internship listing here. There’s simply too much content out there. Ask anyone, and they’ll probably tell you that they’re tired of sifting through it all to find the good…
Everything journalists need to know about “Crackgate”

From the ethics of chequebook journalism to an analysis of media law, J-Source has the complete package of news and commentary on this explosive story gripping the nation.
Chequebook journalism: Should news outlets pay for the alleged video of Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine?

Most news organizations have strict policies to not pay for the news. But he question is: can a case be made for public interest that makes paying for the alleged Ford video…
Letter to the editor: Three things that don’t stand up in Basen’s column on journalists and public relations

By Paul Knox Readers will make up their own minds about Ira Basen’s contention that all journalists should study public relations. But here are three things in Basen’s recent J-Source piece that…
The universal challenge of digital news: Why working as an online journalist isn’t all that different in Canada and Ghana

Travelling to West Africa to work as a digital journalist, Global News online editor Ashley Terry expected there would be differences in how reporters get and tell stories. But what she didn't…
Opinion: The press owes the public more than repeating gossip on the alleged Ford video

The Rob Ford video is not news, it’s only gossip, according to two journalism ethics professors, and the difference is the standards of verification. Romayne Smith-Fullerton and Maggie Jones Patterson argue the…
Opinion: Media’s latest stories on Toronto’s Mayor Ford a challenge for a court fight

Last week's stories about a man who appears to be Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking what might be crack, raises just about every journalistic issue around responsible reporting and libel that there…
Sun News denies Duffy lobbied CRTC for mandatory carriage; network hires former CRTC commissioner

Sun News Network says Conservative senator Mike Duffy did not lobby the CRTC on its behalf for mandatory carriage, the National Post reported. “He’s not doing anything for us, formally or…
Opinion: Crackgate – Star’s rush to publish alleged Rob Ford crack-cocaine story unsatisfactory

John Gordon Miller writes the Star skirted around the edges of these editorial principles by rushing into print, without anything but a last-minute attempt to get Ford and his people to tell their…
The Province launched crowd-funding campaign for alleged Rob Ford crack-cocaine video

Several crowd-funding campaigns have cropped up to see the now infamous video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford, including one by Vancouver tabloid The Province. John Gordon Miller, a former…

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