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CBC Hyperlocal project a first for Canada

One of the most ambitious and exciting hyperlocal projects in Canada right now is the CBC project “Hyperlocal,” says J-Source Innovation editor Rob Washburn. This five-week project is a call to Canadians…
Premier regard scientifique sur la chronique politique montréalaise

Les premières chroniques contemporaines ont fait leur apparition vers 1920. Au Québec, la popularité de la chronique s'est accélérée à partir de 1985 pour atteindre des sommets avec l'avènement du blogue. En…
Historic day for investigative journalism with release of offshore tax haven story

The massive journalistic collaboration into an investigation of offshore tax havens signals a watershed moment for global investigative journalism. It is a major achievement for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and…
How social media is changing politics and political reporting

What’s the appropriate level of snark in a tweet? And should you use Twitter as source material? These were just some of the questions up for discussion at two panels last week…
8 in 10 Canadians read newspapers weekly: NADbank report

Canadians still prefer the printed version of newspapers, but more of them are increasingly turning towards online to get their news fix. The latest numbers released by NADbank, an organization that measures…
Journalistes citoyens: ensemble pour un «meilleur» journalisme?

Les journalistes citoyens documentent le mondain et l’extraordinaire, fournissent des photos, des vidéos, des textes, sans rémunération. Ils acceptent de faire bénévolement ce qui épuise, jour après jour, les journalistes salariés.…
Brazeau says he “played the media” with his April’s Fool prank resignation

Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau claimed to have “played the media” for his April Fool's Day prank in which he announced his resignation over Twitter.
Journalism Spin: How (somehow) everybody wins with the NADbank figures

When the NADbank figures released last month, almost every newspaper headlined with a story of how they're conquering the market in some fashion or another. J-Source grabbed several screenshots of these articles…
Tessa Sproule named new CBC director of digital

Tessa Sproule is the new Director, Digital at CBC as of April 1. The role is a new one created within the CBC's English Services "Content Office, she told J-Source. "I'm responsible…
Journalist’s reporting style not suitable topic for closed-door council meetings: Ontario Ombudsman

A journalist in the rural community of Clinton, Ont. claims a local councillor tried to have her banned from covering council meetings, a subject the Ontario Ombudsman deemed illegal for an in…

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