Revisiting journo-themed Valentines
In case you missed them in years past, these journo-themed Valentines from Mediabistro are sure to warm the heart of even the most cynical and nostalgic reporter.
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We’re only human: The case for altruism and advocacy journalism
Journalists are trained to be observers; to not get personally invested in their stories. But what if, faced with extreme circumstances, you overstep your boundaries as a reporter and lend a helping hand to those less fortunate? Rhiannon Russell explains why journalists sometimes feel compelled to do more than just write stories and why this advocacy journalism…
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Did the CBSC use the right code in Sun News Network decision?
Was the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Code of Ethics the most appropriate to use in evaluating Sun News' Krista Erickson's interview last summer with contemporary dancer Margie Gillis? Marc-François Bernier isn't so sure, and asks whether the Council's decision would have been different if a more journalism-specific code of ethics had been used.
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Good reads: License plate recognition technology and your privacy
Rob Wipond has written a dizzying account trying to get to the bottom of privacy issues surrounding ALPR technology for the Feb 2012 issue of Victoria-based magazine FOCUS.
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Five questions for Calgary Herald’s digital engagement editor Tom Babin
The Calgary Herald is creating a giant digital rolodex with its new Be a Source program. We asked digital engagement editor Tom Babin to tell us about the new program that turns its readers into sources and how it can help journalists.
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Ezra Levant takes on Jennifer Ditchburn over new Canadians story
Ezra Levant and Jennifer Ditchburn had a bit of a spat on Twitter yesterday after it was reported by Toronto Sun's David Akin that the Sun News producer who proposed "faking" a citizenship ceremony last October now works for CBC, where Ditchburn occassionally appears as a panelist.
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Five lessons for using social media more effectively
What if social media didn’t begin in the age of the Internet, but instead, hundreds of years earlier?
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Book Review: “About Canada: Media”
What’s the number one issue facing Canadian media? According to Peter Steven, it’s diversity. Steven, a professor of media studies at Sheridan College in Ontario, has written a guide to Canadian media for Fernwood Publishing’s pocketbook series About Canada. Marc Edge reviews it for J-Source.
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Peter Klein’s open letter to Hungarian Prime Minister on press freedom — or lack thereof
University of British Columbia School of Journalism director Peter Klein has written an open letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as published today by The Globe and Mail. In it, he lambasts Orbán for changes to the Hungarian constitution he recently made, which effectively squelch free press
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On Gilles Duceppe’s use of parliamentary funds and the ensuing media war
In the wake of the controversy that has surrounded Gilles Duceppe over the past week, there has emerged a media war as well.