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2013 CJFE Gala: A Night To Honour Courageous Reporting

What you don't know CAN hurt you. J-Source, ScribbleLive and CJFE will live blog the 16th annual CJFE Gala featuring stories we would never have known about if people had not risked…
Should media pay for news?

The Toronto Star insisted the $5,000 purchase of the video showing Rob Ford saying he wanted to kill someone was different than if it had bought the crack video. In this case,…
Vancouver Sun’s supposed handling of Amanda Todd coverage raises ethical questions

The perception of journalism as too often heartless and exploitive confronts almost every reporter eventually and leaves them struggling: when does lending comfort and aid become unethical engagement and interference in a…
CJFE honours Chilean coup whistleblower

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is honouring Bob Thomson as the second ever recipient of its Integrity Award, to be presented at its 16th annual gala on December 4 at the…
Vancouver Sun leads with 5 wins at Jack Webster Awards

The Vancouver Sun led the pack with five wins at the Jack Webster Awards. The awards acknowledge excellence in journalism in British Columbia.
Chris Benjamin and Paul Webster win 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards

The Dave Greber Freelance Writers Awards honour the long-time, Calgary-based freelance writer and are unique in two ways: they support working Canadian freelancers when they most need it in their work cycle…
Applications open for 2014 Canadian Hillman Prize

Fourth annual prize honours excellence in journalism in service of the common good. Application deadline is Jan. 9, 2014.
Ward’s Words: Putting transparency in its place

In journalism, transparency is fashionable. Journalists who reject objectivity say: “I am biased but I am honest and transparent." But hyping transparency distorts media ethics in several ways; it wrongly implies that…
Province reporter picks up top farm-writing prize

A reporter with Vancouver-based The Province daily newspaper has earned one of the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation’s top awards. At the Federation’s annual awards ceremony held Saturday, Glenda Lyumes earned the gold Dick Beamish press…
A survey of press council models outside Canada

With Newspapers Canada exploring the idea of establishing a national press council, J-Source takes a look at the Irish, Swedish and Danish models to see what Canada can learn from these international…