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J-Source talked to Chris Boutet, the deputy editor of digital operations at The Globe and Mail about how newsrooms can use analytics to guide web editorial content, how some analytics tools differ from one…

AddThis just released an infographic that gives an idea of how news and information was shared online in 2011. Facebook came out on top, accounting for over 50 per cent of sharing, up from…

The trend toward using people who tweet as legitimate sources in stories, and using stand-alone tweets as quotes, counteracts a primary function of the profession and promotes reactive reporting, says Stephanie Brooks.…

"We are journalists. We are proud of what we do. We are tired of bad press about the press."

How dangerous can the retweet be? The Guardian has launched an interesting interactive feature detailing how misinformation spread on Twitter during the London riots this summer. 

Take a look at the map and let CJR know your favourite place to get together with fellow journalists to celebrate filing a big story or drown your sorrows when a bad interview leaves…

Is experience a commodity that can be bought and sold? What are the concerns if young people start having to pay for their internships?

NewsWatch Canada recently released its list of the top 25 underreported stories of the past year. J-Source’s Belinda Alzner spoke with the researchers about what types of stories aren’t covered the way…

HuffPo Canada has named their top five "news losers" of 2011 and the results don't yield too much of a surprise.

We talk to Sarah Millar, the new social media and community editor at OpenFile, about her move from the Toronto Star’s digital team to the collaborative-based startup, why social media excites her and how journalists…