Category / Commentary
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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.
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Storify launches new paid model for media outlets
The Storify VIP program has new features such as real-time updates and full customization for embedding.
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Ontario’s sunshine list: Where is the money in journalism?
J-Source combed through the Ontario Sunshine list to see if any journalist or those in a related field make salaries above $100,000. Steve Paikin, the host of TVO's The Agenda, tops the list with…
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The challenges of bringing diversity into a newsroom: SAJA panel examines how South Asian stories are covered in Canada
Who does the reporting and does ethnic background make a difference in reporting style when reporting on South Asian stories? These are some of the questions explored at the South Asian Journalists…
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Ford calls Toronto Star staff ‘pathological liars’
The Toronto Star headlined Tuesday with a story of an "intoxicated" Mayor Rob Ford being asked to leave a gala event. Mayor Ford then accused The Star of continuing its vendetta against him, and called its…
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Q&A with Tom Gierasimczuk, editor-in-chief of newly revamped BCBusiness
BCBusiness has completely revamped itself from a traditional magazine to online site with the launch of a redesigned print edition in March and new website. The magazine also offers a daily newsletter and…
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Recap: SAJA Talk: How are South Asian Stories covered in the Newsroom
It’s 2013. Visible minorities are 50% of the GTA population. What impact has this had in the coverage of stories that fall outside what is considered "the mainstream?" Are the shootings at…