NDP buys front page of Halifax paper, much tut-tutting ensues
It’s not the first time that a commuter paper has sold its front page in the middle of an election campaign as a paid advertisement, writes Sun Media's national bureau chief David Akin.
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What j-students need to know about protecting anonymous sources
The courts’ inconsistency on the question of anonymous sources, coupled with the absence of so-called shield laws in Canada, raises the question of whether a journalist should ever grant source anonymity, writes J-Source’s law editor Thomas Rose.
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Back to school: How to succeed at an internship in a city you’ve never been to before
Recent Ryerson grad Rhiannon Russell spent the summer working at the Telegraph-Journal in Saint John, New Brunswick, and shares some tips on surviving (and thriving) at an internship in a new city.
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Back to school: A growing number of colleges and universities now offer data journalism courses
With an increasing number governments at all levels putting data online, journalists who lack the tools to harness this information and make enough sense of it to tell stories will be left playing catch up to those who possess the necessary skills. As J-Source's ideas editor David McKie writes, journalism schools are now hopping on…
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Back to school: How to crowdsource a data journalism course
Vancouver Sun investigative reporter and Kwantlen Polytechnic j-school instructor Chad Skelton explains how he crowdsourced the syllabus and handouts for his new data journalism course.
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Lanceurs d’alerte à leurs risques et périls
Manning, Snowden, Assange… traitres ou héros? Chacun a sa petite idée là-dessus. Mais lanceurs d’alerte, personne ne le conteste. CBC Radio one lance une série sur ces hommes et ces femmes, qui au nom de la vérité et de l’intérêt public, décident de porter à la connaissance du public, souvent contre l’avis de leur hiérarchie,…
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Should journalists refuse emailed statements as substitute interviews with politicians?
Journalists are fed up with canned talking points in response to questions, but are they better than nothing? Should journalists push more for phone interviews? Take the J-Source poll and tell us what you think of emailed statements.
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Live Blog: Political Reporting In Real-Time
No longer is Parliamentary procedure or City Council restricted to those who can physically be in the room; no more is 24-hour television news your only option for tracking the latest on election night. Say hello to real-time digital content. Social media and other live, real-time-updating technologies have changed the political process in many ways.…
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Back to school: Want to work overseas? Do your research
Many journalism students dream of working overseas, but Lily Martin turned fantasy into reality. How? Research. Here in J-Source she explains how being able to find people and information–especially through social media–makes you an asset abroad, and why you need to do your research before you pack your bags.
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Postmedia puts B.C. printing facility and Calgary Herald building up for sale
As part of its long-term plan to get out of the real estate business, Postmedia Network is selling off its Calgary Herald building and the Kennedy Heights printing facility for the Vancouver Sun and The Province. The sales would mean the loss of approximately 200 job losses in B.C. and another 60 in Calgary.