Toronto Star public editor: He digs for information in the public interest
Ottawa public interest researcher Ken Rubin will receive inaugural investigative award from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.
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How three Canadian reporters told the stories of the Paris attacks
Rachel Browne, Carmen Chai and Cynthia Mulligan had their vacations and lives disrupted when terrorists attacked several locations in Paris on Nov. 13.
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Globe public editor: A ‘mastermind’ can be a criminal or a terrorist, too
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail What’s in a word? More than it may seem. Journalists are constantly reminded that their audience cares greatly about how stories are told. For example, there was a flurry on social media after intelligence officials referred to Abdelhamid Abaaoud as the “mastermind” of the Paris attacks. People…
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Uncivil Dialogue: Commenting and stories about Indigenous Peoples
CBC editors announce that they will temporarily close comments on stories about indigenous people.
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New research project examines local news poverty
The impact of newsroom cutbacks, consolidations and closures will be the focus of a new study examining local news poverty in communities outside of Canada’s major media centres.
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News camera allowed in Saskatchewan court for first time
CTV, Global granted permission to have camera record Hales’s appeal of second-degree murder conviction.
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New app will track variety and placement of sources in stories
An app that will allow newsrooms to monitor who journalists go to for quotes in stories is being developed by two journalism professors at Ryerson University.
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Fahmy on foreign reportage and citizenship rights
Journalist Mohamed Fahmy speaks about the dangers of freelancers reporting overseas and the issues surrounding rights for citizens who are jailed abroad.
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Toronto Star public editor: Talking terror: What’s in a name?
Why is the media inconsistent in naming the terror group that attacked Paris?
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The complete guide to analytics for journalists
Knowing how to use analytics is becoming just another part of being a journalist. But how do you wade way through a flood of metrics?