Category / Commentary
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Common journo jargon and how to avoid it
At some point, nearly every journalist has been guilty of having used the oft-dreaded, always-loathed jargon in his or her copy. When you read this list, try saying some of them out…
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The racial and cultural implications of rapping the Elements of Style
Last year's adaptation of The Elements of Style wasn't the first time young, white, educated males have parodied hip hop, and it surely won't be the last. But Chris Richardson, a media…
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How can Canadian magazines get greener?
With the Magazines Canada Carbon Footprint Compendium, a variety of magazine groups from across Canada have come together to create a document that accepts responsibility for magazines’ carbon footprints, by nature of being…
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Why one reporter left Bay Street for journalism: The Globe and Mail
After Greg Smith wrote last week's scathing New York Times op-ed outlining in detail why he left Goldman Sachs, there were a number of employees who took it upon themselves to explain why they left their morally bankrupt jobs. Tim…
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On Rafferty, McClintic and their role in Tori Stafford’s final day: How much detail is too much?
We asked how you felt about the local and national media’s handling of Michael Rafferty’s trial thus far, especially in the context of tweeting Terri-Lynne McClintic’s gruesome testimony last week. Belinda Alzner…
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Puppet Ezra Levant stars in puppet rap video
"S'up Easy-E!" — Real-life Kathryn Marshall to real-life Ezra Levant on Twitter.
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In the wake of ‘leaving Goldman Sachs,’ it’s asked: Are anonymous sources necessary?
Mark Coddington rounds up discussion surrounding the use of anonymous sources in the wake of the New York Times op-ed about a Goldman Sachs employee's very public resignation.
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Suggestions to reduce cost of libel proceedings
Libel cases don’t come on the cheap. But the cost of the cases could be reduced, according to a new report from a British group appropriately named Alternative Libel Project.
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Courthouse culture, press freedom vs. privacy and ethics codes: #freepresscda Day 2
J-Source's Belinda Alzner and Rhiannon Russell spent Mar. 8 and 9 liveblogging and tweeting from a conference discussing the status of press freedom in Canada, hosted by Ryerson University's Journalism Research Centre…
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Media mediocrity, lunch with Tony Burman and courtroom tweeting: A roundup of #freepresscda Day 1
J-Source's Belinda Alzner and Rhiannon Russell spent Mar. 8 and 9 liveblogging and tweeting from a conference discussing the status of press freedom in Canada, hosted by Ryerson University's Journalism Research Centre…