A journalist’s guide to web scraping
As public institutions publish more data online, web scraping has become a useful tool for reporters who want to sift through large amounts of information.
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Media on the move: June 2015, Part 2
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for the second half of June.
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Chika Oduah on local journalists reporting the real Africa
While reporting in Africa, award-winning journalist Chika Oduah has faced her fair share of influence from Western media outlets.
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The case for encryption
News organizations and journalists aren’t doing enough to secure data and communications—and it could put whistleblowers and other sources at risk.
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Canadians care about healthcare, so why don’t we see more health policy news coverage?
The stories that help us understand what influences public policy and the factors that determine our health status are left largely untold.
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Tuesday Tabs: Evan Solomon, police body cams and gun journalism
News about the news for the week of June 15.
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Chronicle of a city-changing murder in Philip Marchand’s “A Shrine to Emmanuel”
In covering the 1977 murder of 12-year-old Emmauel Jacques for Toronto Life, Marchand eschewed a crime-and-court procedural for a different type of story.
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Debriefs: Moses Mabonga on fixing in Uganda
Moses Mabonga breaks down the difficulties of being a fixer for foreign reporters in Uganda.
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Working towards better coverage of Aboriginal issues
Workshop hosted by Journalists for Human Rights and Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres aims to bridge Aboriginal communities with the journalists who report on them.
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Journalism teachers: attribution is vital for course slides, too
This is a cautionary tale about how my course slides, meant for student eyes only, can end up for sale online.