Category / Commentary
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Matt Gurney: Boston attacks show traditional journalists that Twitter has come of age
The much-maligned Twitter didn’t do much better than conventional sources of hard news, but it wasn’t doing much worse, either, writes National Post columnist Matt Gurney.
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An inside look at the new Postmedia building
Postmedia is set to move into its new corporate HQ in Toronto on Dec. 1 this year. J-Source has an inside look at the construction and artist renderings of the new space…
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Live blog of the Atkinson 2013 lecture: Toronto Star’s Michelle Shephard on reporting about security
Join us at 1 p.m. on April 11 to hear Toronto Star security reporter Michelle Shepard talk about reporting from home and abroad on terrorism at the 2013 Atkinson Lecture at Ryerson University.
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What happens when journalists become the story? A Q&A with science writer Mark Lynas
If science journalists find themselves covering an issue from one way and then seeing things from a different perspective, what should they do? Where do you draw the line between activism and journalism? Agricultural…
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The heartwrenching images of Annette Funicello’s illness: How CTV’s W5 covered the story
How much information should journalists tell the public about the gritty existence of once-public people who now face a long disability or death? How carefully do you examine the motivations of a…
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Pondering journalism’s future in a digital universe
Kelly Toughill, J-Source business of journalism editor and director of the University King’s College’s School of Journalism, has been thinking a lot about the future of journalism in an increasingly digital universe.…
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TRADIGITAL Live chat: Exploring the expanding role of digital journalism in traditional media
Have a question about digital journalism in the world of traditional media? Here's your chance to ask. Panel includes: Mathew Ingram, Senior Writer, GigaOM; Andrew Yates, Senior Producer of Social Media and Community, CBCNews.ca; Terry Weber,…
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Journalism Spin: How (somehow) everybody wins with the NADbank figures
When the NADbank figures released last month, almost every newspaper headlined with a story of how they're conquering the market in some fashion or another. J-Source grabbed several screenshots of these articles…
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Journalism’s struggle with infographics: The facts and figures behind omnipresent images
Infographics are in high demand, so why are newsrooms slow to follow? Katrina Pyne reports on the financial and editorial challenges of producing infographics.
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J-Source live blogged “Notes From A Changing China,” a talk by Globe And Mail’s Mark MacKinnon
Melanie Coulson live blogged "Notes From A Changing China," a talk by Globe And Mail's Mark MacKinnon.