Year / 2016
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![Duncan McCue, CBC journalist and the Ryerson School of Journalism’s Rogers Visiting Journalist, at CBC’s Toronto studio. Photo courtesy Jasmine Bala.]()
Duncan McCue works with Ryerson J-School on curriculum for covering Indigenous issues
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Reporters working in Canadian newsrooms should receive diversity training just like police officers and health workers do says Duncan McCue, the newly appointed Rogers… -
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Memo: Toronto Star Executive Editor Paul Woods retiring
The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on October 19, 2016, from Michael Cooke, editor. Paul Woods has advised me that he will be leaving his post as Executive Editor… -
![Patti Sonntag awarded the Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Journalism Education to do project on Canadian resource extraction companies with 26 student journalists and partners. Photo courtesy Patti Sonntag.]()
Patti Sonntag spearheads Canadian collaborative investigative journalism project
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Jane Gerster The first time Patti Sonntag tried to pitch a hands-on investigative class about resource extraction companies to Canadian journalism schools she…
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Toronto Star Public Editor: Readers still care about language use
By Kathy English for the Toronto Star In this age of instant digital news, in which journalism faces revolutionary changes, some things do not change — most notably readers’ expectations of excellence… -
![St. John's, Newfoundland. You won't find the Globe and Mail or the National Post here. Photo courtesy Asmaa Dee/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.]()
The National Post and The Globe—minus Newfoundland and Labrador
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Leila Beaudoin English literature professor Annette Staveley is a well-read woman. She spends the majority of her time engrossed in a publication. But…
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CBC Ombudsman: Olympic opening colour commentary
The complainant stated that Peter Mansbridge had injected biased and inappropriate comments into his remarks during the opening ceremonies of the Rio games.
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CBC Ombudsman: Fairness in Ford Nation
By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Jacqueline Bell, thought that repeated use of the name of one candidate, Michael Ford, and references to the “Ford dynasty” on the day of a… -
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Memo: CBC is back in Turkey
The following memo was sent to CBC staff on Oct. 14, 2016, from Greg Reaume, Managing Editor, CBC News Coverage. CBC News is back in Turkey. The temporary bureau we opened in Istanbul nearly two… -
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Memo: Agreement reached over Toronto Star newsroom culture review
The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Oct. 14, 2016, by Alan K. Bower, Executive Director, Labour Relations Toronto Star and Star Media Group, and Steve Gjorkes, Unit Chair Unifor… -
![Media stories that get it wrong can contribute to how others perceive those with autism – and even perpetuate potentially dangerous stereotypes. Photo courtesy Becky Wetherington/CC BY 2.0.]()
Five things journalists should keep in mind when writing about autism
By Laurie Mawlam Too often well-meaning journalists get it wrong when they write about autism. It’s not so much the content of their stories that misses the mark as the language they…
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