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![Tweets aren’t in the public domain, despite what you might think. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
A journalist’s guide to responsible social embeds and usage
Tweets aren’t in the public domain, despite what you might think.
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We built a chatbot, and you can too
With the growth of online messaging, are chatbots the next social media frontier?
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![It’s become extremely useful for journalists to have some understanding of content marketing strategies. Photo courtesy Brennan Reid.]()
Why journalists should study personal branding
It’s become extremely useful for journalists to have some understanding of content marketing strategies.
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To publish or unpublish?
The long-life of news online means we have to consider a lot when deciding to unpublish a story.
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![Actor Warren Beatty at the Academy Awards, where he was given the wrong envelope. Photo courtesy Disney/ABC Television Group.]()
What reporters can learn from the Oscars mix-up
By Jennifer Ditchburn If you are, or ever have been, a journalist, you probably found the Academy Awards night fiasco absolutely thrilling. What reporter wouldn’t be delighted with something so utterly unpredictable…
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“Representation is important but representing is hard”
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor [<a href="//storify.com/jsource/representation-is-important-but-representing-is-ha" target="_blank">View the story ""Representation is important but representing is hard"" on Storify</a>] -
![Daniel Dale, Washington Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, discusses verification and trust in the media at the George Vari Engineering and Computing Building’s Sears Atrium at Ryerson University, February 15th, 2017. Photo courtesy of Micheal Ott.]()
Canadian journalists can learn a lot from the US media’s Trump coverage, says Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent
By Michael Ott for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre The loss of trust between the media and audiences that has characterised the Donald Trump era in the United States also played out…
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![Mark Latham has pioneered a voter-funded media project at UBC since 2007. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Why one economist believes letting people vote to fund media could save it
By Mitchell Thompson Mark Latham says the cure for local media’s ills is voter-funded media—where voters decide which media outlets receive grants. The economist and Votermedia.org founder says the University of British… -
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Journalism and analytics: A starter’s guide
The use of analytics is now entrenched in news practice. But do journalists really understand how to utilize them?
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![Do journalists and soldiers know what they don’t know about each other? Image courtesy of Leah Woolley.]()
Exploring the military-journalist relationship
By Leah Woolley for The Signal Josie Lukey’s face is covered in mud, dirt, and dust. The sun is setting over Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Denwood, Alberta and she’s standing on…
