More awards
The Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association have announced their award winners. The CCNA list is here; the BCYCNA list is here.
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Peace journalist versus proper journalist
The University of Oxford discusses if journalism should be amoral. The discussion was sparked by a comment from a professor of media history, who used George Orwell as her example of what she thinks journalism should be about.
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The Obama/Osama mix-up
Perhaps you’ve seen it. After all, the YouTube video of a Global TV news anchor bungling Osama bin Laden’s name now has 72,000-plus views. But for those who haven’t: the anchor calls him Obama bin Laden, and not just once, but through the whole news cast. As it turns out, this error is not uncommon.
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New web tool for global community of investigative journos
The European Journalism Centre has a nice spotlight article on a new start-up called Investigative Dashboard. The ID, as its creators like to call it, is a multi-tasking website that offers loads of resources for investigative journalists worldwide. Not only does the site function as an aggregation platform for many journo tools, it also facilitates…
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Under an Afghan Sky: Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung releases memoir of 28 days in captivity
Journalist Mellissa Fung has now released a book describing the 28 days she spent in captivity in Afghanistan.
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No more escort ads: Why Eye Weekly will ditch ’em when it becomes The Grid
A few days ago, Eye Weekly publisher and editor-in-chief Laas Turnbull sent out this monumental tweet : “No more escort ads! That’s right: The Grid will be free of starburst-covered nipples and pixilated faces. Makes me feel kinda wistful.” While some readers will surely be happy to see the controversial ads go, we’re betting he’s…
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In-depth: Newspaper political endorsement
Earlier this week, we reported that the Toronto Star had chosen to endorse the NDP in Monday night’s election, but that others, such as The Globe and Mail and the National Post, had all chosen the Conservatives. We didn’t include all the papers in our analysis. Lucky for us, Carleton University School of Journalism and…
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UK Press Complaints Commission to regulate Twitter
The Press Complaints Commission in the UK is expected to start regulating reporter and Twitter feeds, according to a recent article in the Guardian.
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Trailer released for New York Times doc
For those of you who missed it: The trailer has been released for Page One: Inside the New York Times.
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Journos describe staging of White House photos
Poynter has an interesting story up about Barack Obama and the staging of presidential photos at the White House. As it turns out, Obama and company re-enacted his walk-out and the first 30 seconds of his televised statement on Osama bin Laden’s death for photojournalists. This is, reports Poynter, not uncommon. John Harrington, president of…