• The Guardian’s Corrections and Clarifications section is an example of how a news organization can humanize the newsroom. Screenshot by J-Source.

    Owning up to mistakes is a way to build trust with readers

    By Kirk LaPointe If the academic literature suggests one-half of all stories contain a factual error, then it is clear that corrections should be in routine order. But when and how to do so is a debate within journalism, particularly in this iterative age of digital reporting when our craft updates and doesn’t always acknowledge…

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    Journalism Jobs: September 28

    Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.

  • The new logo for the Magazines Grands Prix, an awards program established by Magazines Canada. Photo courtesy H.G. Watson.

    Magazines Canada introduces new magazine award program

    Magazine Grands Prix comes after major publishers declared intention to leave National Magazine Awards last year. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.

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    UBC, Globe and Mail win 2016 Online Journalism Awards

    Four Canadian projects were nominated for the annual set of awards. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.

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    Applications open for 2016 R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship

    The annual award of $25,000, administered by Carleton University, covers travel, reporting and research expenses as well as a stipend for a journalist. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.

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    Journalism Jobs: September 14

    Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.

  • Where do you get your news? Photo courtesy of Michelle-Andrea Girouard.

    Where to get all your news, from the people who make the news

    We asked some of the top reporters, editors and producers to share their tips for keeping on top of all the news. Miles KenyonMiles Kenyon is a freelance journalist based in Toronto who has had bylines in The Toronto Star, CBC, Daily Xtra, NOW and This Magazine. He primarily focuses on LGBTQ politics, Indigenous issues and social…

  • From L-R: Patricia Leboeuf, Nouran Abdellatif (photo courtesy Daren Zomerman), Andrew Pinsent, Cassandra Dresch and Brandon Barrett.

    What the future held for five journalism school graduates

    Julie McCann speaks to five of her former students four years after they graduated. Julie McCannJulie McCann is a professor of journalism at Algonquin College. Previously, she was a staff writer at National Post Business and Marketing magazines and a contributor to Chatelaine, Canadian Geographic, Applied Arts, The Gazette and The Ottawa Citizen. 

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    Journalism Jobs: August 31

    Here’s our regular listing of Canadian journalism job opportunities. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.