Category / Commentary
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Journalism in the age of data: video
Whether you have no idea what data visualization is, how it can be used a storytelling medium, or already love it and want to learn more, check out this video produced during…
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Building an online community, Economist-style
The Economist has nearly 1.2 million Twitter followers, and more than 800,000 Facebook fans. How do you build a community like that?
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Want to know how the transphobic ad made it into the National Post?
So does the Post. Advertising manager Enzo Loschiavo told OpenFile "I'll be honest, no one saw it."
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Dale Bass: What is Canada’s definition of a journalist?
Although it can seem like it, not everybody is against the idea of creating a professional title for journalists.
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The Globe on Postmedia’s digital switch
The Globe and Mail has published an in-depth article on Postmedia's efforts to go digital dubbed "The glitch in Postmedia's digital switch."
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Should journos publicly reveal their salary?
Guardian columnist George Monbiot thinks so — and not just your salary, he writes, but every source of income. Book deals; how much is in your savings accounts; whether you charge rent…
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Did The Onion miss the mark with its ‘screams and gunfire’ tweet?
Not everybody thought The Onion's Thursday tweet "Breaking: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building" was very funny.
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Vancouver police serve media warrants; demand riot footage
Police investigating Vancouver's Stanley Cup riots want media to hand over its footage — and have started to serve warrants, reports the Canadian Press. You can check out the full story, here.…
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Five questions for Paul Schneidereit
We talk to Canadian Association of Journalists past president Paul Schneidereit about the association's response to the professionalization issue in Quebec, its vote against creating the title, and why the issue's not…
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Roger Ebert on CBC’s Q
Roger Ebert may have lost his speaking voice, but thanks to Alex, a text-to-speech software on Ebert's laptop, there is no reason for the wildly popular film critic to stay silent. Check…