Memo: Review says Amanda Lang’s reporting met CBC’s standards
A memo from Jennifer McGuire says reporting related to the RBC temporary foreign worker story met CBC’s standards.
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Book review: Do newspapers play a role in prevention advocacy when covering conflict?
Media research book analyzes North American coverage of the elections, referendum and independence of South Sudan.
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Jayme Poisson on investigative reporting on sexual assault
A Q&A with the Toronto Star reporter, whose Hillman Prize-winning series found that only nine out of 78 Canadian universities have sexual assault policies.
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As paid work dwindles for student journalists, retail isn’t looking so bad
A U.K. publisher’s scheme to have students pay for their work to be published is the latest in a tradition of media taking advantage of free labour—one that hasn’t escaped Canada.
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LIVE BLOG: Canada and the Security State, with Edward Snowden
The Ryerson School of Journalism will be hosting an event featuring a teleconference with Edward Snowden on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 from noon to 2 p.m. in The Venn, RCC 103
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New Canadian Media to launch workshop series for ethnic newsrooms across Canada
Later this year, New Canadian Media will launch a series of skills-based workshops for third-language (i.e., neither English nor French) newsrooms across the country.
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LIVE BLOG: Ceiling, Cracked? News Women in Charge
Join us on Monday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. for a live blog of the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s upcoming J-Talk. “Ceiling, Cracked? News Women in Charge”.
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Barbara Moon documents the early, awkward rise of William Shatner’s star
Fifty-seven years on, this pre-James T. Kirk profile has more to offer than when Maclean’s first ran it.
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The perils and paradoxes of FOI in Canada
Investigative researcher and citizen’s advocate Ken Rubin on 32 years of navigating the hurdles of Canada’s FOI system.
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Globe public editor: When a critic is accused of having an agenda
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