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Do we need to bring back science beats? Take a look at this article, that addresses the notion more science coverage would lead to better climate-related policies — or would it?

Sorry, missed this one on Friday but it appears Christie Blatchford has angered at least a few folks with her new book. Members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Anti-Racist Action apparently didn’t want her…

Kalle Lasn asks why in today’s National Post. Read the J-Source story that examines the issue.

Thanks to Deb Jones for sending this. UBC law and journalism schools partner to investigate wrongful convictions Canada’s first journalism-law student partnership on wrongful convictions has been launched at the University of…

I remember being warned by an assistant city editor once to never even call a story file by anything I wouldn’t want to see entered into evidence in a libel trial. Knowing…

Kirk LaPointe is leaving the Vancouver Sun to become the new CBC ombudsman. Here’s a link where he explains his new job.

Toronto freelance journalist, Nick Fillmore, has looked at the revamped Globe and Mail for a piece he’s written that appears on a website for social change. While he’s found coverage has improved…

Thanks to Ivor Shapiro for sending this: Search for Rob Ford on the Globe and Mail‘s web site and you get this link to a column printed in the Saturday Oct 15…

Note: This came in to J-Source and seemed like it should be posted here. Comments, folks? I live in St. Marys, Ontario.  One of our newspapers in town is saying  some pretty…

This is an interesting column on Right to Know Week and the viewpoint that Canadian scientists are muzzled by the government as Kathryn O’Hara asks “what happened to the transparency and accountability…