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Is the media coverage of York University fair? Analyzing the many reports of sexual assaults on campus

After the two high-profile incidents, reporters may be more likely to see sexual assaults at York as news and perpetuate a "confirmation bias," writes Maclean's On Campus Editor Josh Dehaas.
10 things revealed in the Toronto Life profile of Toronto Star editor-in-chief Michael Cooke

The Barbie fascination, the I-team obsession and the musician. If you haven’t yet picked up May issue of the Toronto Life, you’ll want to: Front cover: a sweaty Rob Ford; Inside profile: Toronto Star editor-in-chief Michael…
Canadian Jewish News ceasing publication

The decision was announced Monday on the publication’s website. The independently owned weekly, which circulates in Montreal and Toronto, will publish its last edition on June 20.
Global News Toronto, CBC Radio Toronto each win 3 RTDNA Canada Central Regional Awards

Global News Toronto led in the television category of the Radio Television Digital News Association awards for the central region, while CBC Radio Toronto led in the radio categories.
«A few comments in English, please» : être journaliste anglophone au Québec

Au Québec, les journalistes anglophones ne sont pas légion. Non seulement doivent-ils composer avec une quantité de postes limitée, mais il leur faut également négocier avec le bilinguisme approximatif de plusieurs intervenants…
A timeline: How CNN got it wrong with the Boston Marathon bombing coverage

By Melanie Coulson Melanie Coulson is the first Michener-Deacon Fellow for journalism education and Senior Editor at the Ottawa Citizen. This Storify was reprinted here with Coulson's permission. [node:ad] [View the story “Boston…
Live blog: Women in Digital Journalism

Join a panel of leading Vancouver news media journalists, featuring Vancouver Sun deputy managing editor Adrienne Tanner, CBC's Theresa Lalonde, Vancouver Observer's editor-in-chief Linda Solomon and managing editor Jenny Uechi, public relations…
7 interesting facts from the Newspaper Canada 2012 Circulation Data Report

Do you know many daily newspapers are there in Canada? Which newspaper brings in the highest readers in each province? Which media company has the highest share of the daily average circulation?
Best practices for community newsrooms

Melanie Coulson spent the past four months researching community newsrooms and citizen journalism while a journalist-in-residence as a Michener-Deacon Fellow at Carleton University.
14 Canadian newsrooms win RTDNA International Regional Murrow Awards

The winners will receive their awards on June 15 during the Radio-Television Digital News Association Canada’s national conference in Toronto, and will also go on to compete for national honours.

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