Journalism Jobs: June 14
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How 80-year-old Radio-Canada, the French-language arm of the CBC, is driving innovation from within
By Tracey Lindeman for Nieman Lab Up in the tower of Radio-Canada‘s Montreal headquarters, overlooking the Jacques-Cartier Bridge and the old Molson brewery, is the nervous system of the 80-year-old national public broadcaster’s digital shift. This particular meeting is centered on chatbots — namely, the chatbots being built by a small team of engineers at Radio-Canada, the… -
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Toronto Star Public Editor: Reader trust and responsible reporting with anonymous sources
By Kathy English, Toronto Star Public Editor An important reader question about trust in the Star: “I am curious what steps a journalist might take to verify what they are told by a confidential source. I can understand the need for confidential sources in the media, but, as a reader I generally put a little less faith… -
Are Canadians really falling for fake news?
By Christopher Waddell, Publisher I have been a grocery shopper for about 40 years. During that time in checkout lines I have read about cars that can run on water that the oil industry keeps secret from us, the pregnancies and affairs of hundreds of politicians and celebrities, regular UFO invasions of the earth hushed… -
Journalism, public relations and the author in between
By Erin Leite Game Face: The Media Training Playbook - 19 Cautionary Tales, a self-published book by Toronto public relations consultant and former journalist Bodine Williams, brings two seemingly similar but often clashing professions together. It lays out the dos and don’ts of interviewing for the people answering the questions, and has a lot… -
CBC Ombudsman: Beware of generalizations
By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Mr. Marco Mura, objected to the characterization of the government of Turkey as “fundamentalist.” I agree that the term is too broad to be accurate in this context. Adjectives are seldom a news writer’s friend. COMPLAINT On December 7, 2016, The World at Six ran a feature about… -
Toronto Public Health investigating possible transmission of tuberculosis at Postmedia Place
By H.G. Watson, Managing Editor Toronto Public Health officials are investigating three cases of tuberculosis at an office tower in Toronto that houses National Post and Postmedia staff. Dr. Elizabeth Rea, an associate medical officer of health with the tuberculosis program at Toronto Public Health, confirmed to J-Source that there had been three infections since…
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The problem with Canadian access to information in six tweets
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Why freedom of the press should apply in Indigenous communities
By Wawmeesh Hamilton Freedom of the press enables citizens to know about the things that public bodies do that impact them. It’s what enabled me to report on civic affairs for a community newspaper for seven years. I reported about city taxes, school board decisions and regional district swearings in of new First Nations members.…