Category / Commentary
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Media misrepresented us during Royal Visit: Dechinta Bush University Centre
Media reduced traditional Dene practices, and important activities in learning about, and engaging in, decolonization, to simple "arts and crafts", say a group of Dechinta Bush University Centre for Research and Learning…
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Reuters journo issues one heck of a correction
David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. And, in his own words, he recently made a mega "bonehead error".
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The long history of journo scandals
Phone hacking at News of the World may be latest journo scandal, but it certainly isn't the only one in the industry's history. Check out this article in the Toronto Star for…
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Kai Nagata quits job; story of why goes viral
On Saturday, J-Source posted a link to (former) CTV Quebec City bureau chief Kai Nagata's blog post on why he quit his job. By Monday, Nagata's post had gone viral, with reprints…
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Royal coverage: The good, the bad, and the crass
Was it too over-the-top? Did otherwise good journalists toss their cred, or do all those eyeball-rollers need to loosen up? And, most importantly, did the Toronto Sun cross the line with Kate's…
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Why Claude Adams isn’t working this week
If you’ve read the CTV opus on why a young reporter quit his job, you need to read Claude Adam’s blog on why the CBC let him go from a part-time writing…
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National Post’s Jessica Hume: “Kai Nagata does journalism a favour”
The National Post‘s Jessica Hume has responded to former CTV Quebec City correspondent Kai Nagata’s recent blog post on why he quit his job. You can check out her article online, but,…
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Time for journos to stop the Ford fat jokes: Toronto Standard
It’s time for journalists to quit making jokes about Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s weight, writes John Lorinc in today’s Toronto Standard column.
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“Media is playing catch-up with NDP”: Chantal Hbert
Don’t look to the parliamentary media for guidance on most NDP-related matters, says Chantal Hébert. Or at least, don’t look any time soon. “Not since Bob Rae took power at Queen’s Park…
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The great Toronto Star/Onion mash-up: reaction
The Onion made big news yesterday when it announced its first-ever foray into a city outside the U.S. In case you missed it, the satirical magazine, and its pop-culture sister pub, the …