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Who gets the credit when a story breaks?

J-Source survey finds many outlets across Canada lack a clear policy on when to credit a competitor’s scoop.
Journalism Jobs: June 22

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You don’t know what it’s like

By Lorelei Williams for the Canadian Media Guild What can media do better in reporting on our missing loved ones? Treat our missing women and girls the same as the others. It…
Winner of the Michener Award, Fellowships announced

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The recipients of the 2015 Michener Award, the 2016 Michener-Deacon Fellowship and the 2016 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Journalism Education were announced in Ottawa on June 17. The annual…
Winners of the National Magazine Awards announced

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor The winners of the National Magazine Awards were announced on June 10 in Toronto. Quarterly magazine Maisonneuve was named magazine of the year. Journalist Desmond Cole, writer…
Crowd-sourced map tracks what’s happening to local news outlets across Canada

Map will track news outlet closures and openings across the country. Continue Reading Crowd-sourced map tracks what’s happening to local news outlets across Canada
What 12 months as a Nieman fellow taught journalist Stephen Maher

By Stephen Maher In September, Joshua Benton, the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, gave a talk about trends in the media business to the incoming Nieman fellows, 23…
Winners of inaugural Digital Publishing Awards announced

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Meet the Press: Marc Weisblott, Twelve Thirty Six

By Nadine Tousignant for CNW Launched in June 2015 by St. Joseph Media, Twelve Thirty Six quickly became Toronto’s go-to lunchtime tabloid. We spoke with Marc Weisblott, editor of 12:36 about the eclectic e-newsletter,…
A behind-the-scenes look at the NMA nominated work of Nicholas Hune-Brown

By Chris Lowrey Nicholas Hune-Brown is a Toronto-based journalist who has been nominated more than a dozen times at the NMAs, which honour excellence in Canadian magazines. This year, he’s nominated for…