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Top 4 interactive coverage styles of the 2020 U.S. election
The apps, maps, VR and robots that told the story of a very long Tuesday Continue Reading Top 4 interactive coverage styles of the 2020 U.S. election
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Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
Mount Royal University hub will build technical skills, distribute content and foster scholarship on the medium Continue Reading Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
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2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
Canada lags behind some countries with preserving public digital records Continue Reading 2020 is a year for the history books, but not without digital archives
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CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times
When CBC News reported on the way the Epoch Times was covering issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, it inspired dozens of complaints. Reader David Tencer wrote that CBC had done a “smear job” on the newspaper, and his complaint is the subject of my latest review. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: CBC coverage of the Epoch Times
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Digital journalism innovations on the pandemic beat
Explanatory reporting, drone journalism and VR help tell the story of the COVID-19 era Continue Reading Digital journalism innovations on the pandemic beat
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Can reported soundscapes foster deeper audience connections?
Adrian Ma breaks down binaural audio and how it enriches the listener experience Continue Reading Can reported soundscapes foster deeper audience connections?
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CBC Ombudsperson: Passport Babies
Earlier this year, The Fifth Estate aired a documentary about the industry of birth tourism, in which expectant mothers from abroad pay a fee to brokers, then come to Canada to deliver their baby. Complainant Janet Cleveland called the program “seriously inaccurate and biased”. I disagreed that it was biased, but my review found problems, nonetheless. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: Passport Babies
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Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat
What re-reading Camus’s The Plague can tell us about media, literature and social memory in times of crisis Continue Reading Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat
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Toronto Star editor: Why we’re offering free digital access to essential coronavirus information
Toronto Star editor Irene Gentle on lifting the paywall on public service coverage Continue Reading Toronto Star editor: Why we’re offering free digital access to essential coronavirus information
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Christie Blatchford Doesn’t Deserve Her Eulogy
Let’s tell the truth about Blatchford’s toxic legacy Continue Reading Christie Blatchford Doesn’t Deserve Her Eulogy
