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New codes will need to recognize that activist journalism in its many forms will continue to be one of the many ways to use media. But, when are journalists ‘agenda-driven activists’ and…

"How do media cover higher education issues – locally and around the globe? How does coverage shape public perceptions? Does the academy look in media’s mirror to see itself? Can the academy…

As the final round of the Joint Review Panel hearings into Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project began this week, one local journalist has problems with the coverage of the issue. Robin…

As an obituary writer I have come to accept that most people recoil when they hear what I do for a living, as though I have something catching.  I have become accustomed…

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The number of beat reporters covering religion for secular publications has declined over the years and too often, stories on religion are covered with an anti-religious bias. While stories on religion in secular…

A full day conference on the future of obituaries, how writers handle suicide, and the the myths about obituary writing. Speakers: SPOW president Andy Meacham, Toronto Star columnist Catherine Porter and Sandra…

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It can’t do any good to lose the number and quality of people on the Globe list, writes former Globe staffer Dan Westell. But the media owners are desperate to find a…