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    You say Myanmar, I say Burma

    The official name is ‘Union of Myanmar’, but media outlets appear split on what to call the Southeast Asian nation once known as Burma. The BBC and the Bangkok Post steadfastly stick to Burma, while the Globe and Mail uses Myanmar, stating the name better reflects pre-colonial terminology. There’s power in the act of naming,…

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    Les journalistes ont-ils une déontologie ?

    Xavier Molénat  La déontologie est à la mode dans de nombreux milieux professionnels. Mais, au-delà des discours, a-t-elle transformé les pratiques ? L’exemple du journalisme montre qu’il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres. Coachs, généalogistes, bibliothécaires, professions des musées… Il n’est guère de métiers qui, à travers leurs syndicats ou leurs associations, n’aient aujourd’hui…

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    Observatoire du droit au divertissement | Lien d’intérêt

    Divertissement.org L’Observatoire du droit du divertissement s’intéresse aux arts, à la culture et aux médias par le biais d’une veille juridique qui porte notamment sur la liberté d’expression, les contraintes légales touchant les industries de la culture et de la communication et les politiques culturelles. Le droit du divertissement – dans les pays anglo-saxons, on…

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    Covering the U.S. courts

    BackgrounderConrad Black’s fraud trial in Chicago highlighted the differences between the Canadian and American systems of justice. A Canadian journalist who needs to know how a grand jury works or where to find a case file down south can consult the Knight Centre for Specialized Journalism’s court coverage website. It’s designed to help rookie and…

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    N.S. rulings blazed trail of openness

    FeatureAll CBC reporter Linden MacIntyre wanted was to see search warrants tied to an RCMP investigation into allegations of political corruption. That simple request wound up before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982, one of a handful of important open-court precedents to come out of Nova Scotia. By Dean Jobb.

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    Covering Mahar Arar: A panel discussion

    When journalism and national security collideToronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School hosted a panel discussion on March 21, 2007, exploring media coverage of Mahar Arar story. How should journalists have handled anonymous leaks that falsely branded Arar a terrorist? Should the media “out” confidential sources who spread lies? These are among the issues discussed by Julian…

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    Ontario appeal court to broadcast live online

    NewsOntario is expanding the scope of cameras in its courtrooms. As of Sept. 5, 2007, some Court of Appeal proceedings will be available live on the Internet and for broadcast by the media under a new pilot project. Robert Benzie reports in the Toronto Star.