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Journalists need to consider the ethics of sourcing stories from Facebook

By Krista Simpson For the reporter, Facebook serves a multitude of purposes. It is a place to search for people, to find story ideas and to publicize content. But while the site…
Why we need to ‘Use the Right Words’

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor [View the story “Why we need to Use the Right Words” on Storify] H.G. Watson can be reached at hgwatson@j-source.ca or on Twitter.
Graphic content: When is it worth airing?

By Olivia Chandler, Katerina Georgieva, Gregory Furgala and Kieran Delamont On the morning of November 1, 2016, a young male entered Abbotsford Senior Secondary School in British Columbia and stabbed two teenagers…
Journalism Jobs: March 22

Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.
Nominees for National Newspaper Awards announced

Nominees for the 68th annual National Newspaper Awards were announced on March 20. The Globe and Mail once again leads with 19 nominations—the exact amount they had last year. La Presse, Toronto Star,…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Journalism needs to focus on accuracy, fairness and independence

By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail Words matter, accuracy matters, fairness matters, independence matters. With journalism under attack these days south of the border, journalists need to focus on the…
Toronto Star Public Editor: We need to stand together to fight ugly online abuse

By Kathy English for the Toronto Star What if all the women who have faced bullying and harassment in online spaces stood together and decided we will not take it any more?…
CBC Ombudsman: Two Twitter Accounts, One Reporter – It’s dangerous.

By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman William McDowell, legal counsel to J.D. Irving Limited (JDI), wrote to complain about the Twitter activity of the provincial affairs correspondent in New Brunswick, Jacques Poitras. He…
CBC Ombudsman: Balance and Perspective

By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The Alberta Teachers’ Association released a toolkit for creating curriculum dealing with “sexual and minority genders.” The complainant, Greg Murphy, questioned the balance and fairness of an…
Journalism Jobs: March 8

Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities.