Year / 2016
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![Thierry Gervias, head of research at Ryerson Image Centre, and photojournalist and journalism instructor Peter Bregg. Photo courtesy Steph Wechsler.]()
What makes a good photo? Trends in photojournalism
By Steph Wechsler Digital photography and the capacity to edit pictures quickly and affordably have reopened debate over what editorializing means in images and the nature of photojournalistic neutrality, says award-winning photographer…
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![Jeff Heinrich, a former journalist at The Gazette, is in the final stages of launching Projection 21, a new communications agency specializing in Quebec cinema. Photo courtesy Jacques Nadeau/Le Devoir]()
Jeff Heinrich in cross-fade
By Stéphane Baillargeon Jeff Heinrich starts off by talking about Ross Teague, one of his former bosses at The Gazette. In the fall of 2014, the senior manager had finished helping launch an…
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Using news as humanitarian aid for refugees
By Nicole Williams, IRB Reporter Migrants fleeing Syria face an incredibly dangerous and chaotic journey. Most make the journey with very little reliable information about where to go, what to do…
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Coalition condemns court ruling threatening press freedoms
By Canadian Journalists for Free Expression The undersigned organizations have issued a joint letter to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale expressing alarm over the Ontario Superior Court ruling that Vice News reporter Ben Makuch must…
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CBC Ombudsman: Service Dogs or Support Dogs: Getting the definition right
The complainant, Andrew Sprague, said that CBC News wrongly identified the status of an emotional support dog that was banned from an Edmonton base.
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![On Mar. 1, Vice Canada and reporter-editor Ben Makuch went to court to fight an RCMP production order. Photo courtesy Michelle-Andrea Girouard.]()
Superior Court judge upholds RCMP production order for Vice reporter’s notes
Vice Canada and reporter-editor Ben Makuch looking into appeal of the decision.
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Memo: Metroland West offering voluntary buyouts as they experience “rapid revenue declines”
Metroland West includes both the Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Region Record.
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Globe and Mail public editor: Breakfast meetings with senator OK under Globe code of conduct
By Sylvia Stead, for the Globe and Mail Last week, an arbitration review of Senate expenses by former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie cut the amount of disputed expenses owed by 14 senators.…
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Jian Ghomeshi: Unravelled
A week after the verdict in Jian Ghomeshi’s first criminal trial, three people with intimate knowledge of the story reflect on the case that has shaken the nation.
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![As newsrooms shrink, reporters juggle multiple duties while carving out a niche for themselves. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Finding reporters who are “Offbeat”
As newsrooms shrink, reporters juggle multiple duties while carving out a niche for themselves.
