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    J-Source goes to the Newseum

    J-Source associate editor Belinda Alzner travelled to Washington D.C., and while she was there, visited the Newseum. Here are some photos from the museum. 

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    David Carr’s golden age of journalism

    A golden age of journalism? It’s not how some would describe newspaper closures, reduced print schedules and job cuts in the thousands. But to David Carr, it makes sense. Rhiannon Russell reports from the CJF J-Talk with The New York Times' media columnist and culture reporter in conversation with CBC Radio's Michael Enright. 

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    Media coverage of Danzig Street shooting: the opinion of a journalist from Scarborough

    Last month's Danzig Street shooting in Scarborough, Ont. left two dead, 23 wounded and the media in a frenzy. Reporters flooded the neighbourhood, used social media to track down sources and wrote endlessly about the event. Priya Ramanujam, a journalist and resident of Scarborough, finds some media coverage lacked an understanding of the neighbourhood and its residents. …

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    ‘We wuz robbed’ journalism and the more even-handed examples

    Ivor Shapiro provoked an online furor of discussion over his column on 'we wuz robbed' journalism that he felt occurred after Canada's loss to the U.S. in the semifinals at the London Olympics. Here, he responds to his critics and gives some examples of journalism that went beyond rah-rah in the wake of the game.