Journalists killed the curation star
Technology was supposed to help writers and editors aggregate stories from other sites more quickly and easily. What happened?
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Vancouver Sun’s Chad Skelton wins Data Journalism Award
Skelton won the Data Journalism Award for best individual portfolio.
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Frosty relations on Parliament Hill
With federal politicians set to take a break for the summer, it’s worth taking stock of the atmosphere that has existed for journalists covering the prime minister and his cohorts and that threatens to persist until the next federal election.
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Ombudsman: Should Brunswick News have taken down its paywall following the Moncton shootings?
It’s encouraging to know that critics on social media were interested in viewing content from Brunswick News newsrooms. It’s not so encouraging to know some people didn't want to pay even 99 cents for it, writes Brunswick News ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
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Patricia Graham introduces herself as Brunswick News ombudswoman
J-Source is pleased to include Patricia Graham's columns as ombudswoman of Brunswick News in the Watchogs section.
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Toronto Star wins Michener Award for Ford coverage
The Toronto Star has won the 2013 Michener Award for its coverage of the activities and behaviour of Mayor Rob Ford that resulted in a police investigation and Ford being stripped of all powers.
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Rita Celli wins Michener-Deacon fellowship for investigative reporting
CBC journalist Rita Celli will use the fellowship to look at Ontario’s mining industry.
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Globe public editor: Is it wrong to call Vaughan a Toronto suburb?
When is a suburb not a suburb? Can an adjacent city also be a suburb? Does it matter if the region is more suburban than urban? Does it matter if it is right next door to a major city?
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Opinion: If a media union can’t make endorsements, then editorial boards shouldn’t either
If endorsements—or in this case, an un-endorsement—are off-limits for media unions, then it’s only fair we ask why newspaper editorial boards still endorse parties, writes Ishmael N. Daro.
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Tim Harper: Collision between union rights and journalistic independence
My union may have made my life more difficult, but it hasn’t compromised my independence, writes the Toronto Star's national affairs columnist Tim Harper.