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[ Date›  14  / 03  / 10
ETHICS
Not worth a life, but...
News BlackoutsA CAJ ethics report on news blackouts has spotlighted mixed feelings about the idea and practice of holding back information about kidnappings. But, as Christine Dobby reports, the report offers guidance on factors to consider when a blackout request comes along. More»
IDEAS
Journalism in Afghanistan: Getting better but still a long way to go
Journalism in Afghanistan is young, fragile and subject to interference, threats and violence from government and insurgents. It could use some support from the international journalism community, writes Afghan-Canadian journalist Ahmad Zia Kechkenni. More»
INNOVATION
Hyperlocal news in Canada: a J-Source project
hyper localOver the coming weeks J-Source Innovation editor Robert Washburn, will highlight articles, blogs, resources, links and other materials to enhance understanding of hyperlocal journalism and assist those interested in starting a hyperlocal news site. More»
[ THE BIG ISSUE ]   visit J-TOPICS for more hot issues
Trial by media?
“Can colonel get a fair trial?” asks the Law Times. Intense media coverage of the arrest of Russell Williams – including reports of a confession that may or may not have been leaked by police – has threatened the possibility of a fair jury trial, according to a prominent defence lawyer. At the very least, the trial is likely to move.

Retired Major General Lewis MacKenzie has weighed in, slamming the media. What does the press corp think? When an Ottawa Citizen op-ed accused journalists of trial by media, it raised some reaction in J-Source’s Town Hall – especially because the author was a journalism professor.

The debate over freedom of the press versus presumption of innocence certainly isn’t new in Canada’s newsrooms and classrooms. A 2002 Ryerson Review of Journalism article, "Trial by Journalist," examines the issue through the lens of Christie Blatchford’s work.
Poste à combler à ProjetJ
ProjetJ.ca, the French-language sister site of J-Source.ca, is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief. The deadline for applications is March 15. Full details available in French at ProjetJ.
[ J-News ]
YWCA honours Michelle Lang
The Calgary YWCA honoured Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, the first Canadian ... More»
[ Town Hall ]
TV reporters must be jacks of all trades: Kurtz
Reporters who once arrived on the scene with a full camera crew ... More»
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Editor-in-chief: Janice Neil, Ryerson University.
Rédactrice en chef (ProjetJ.ca): Colette Brin, Université Laval.