Unwrapping the SCOC’s Christmas present for journalists
University of King’s College j-prof Dean Jobb tells journalists what they need to know about two landmark rulings that came down shortly before Christmas.
Sun, December 27 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Who broke the story?
If you're a news junkie, the Globe and Mail has a little eight-question quiz for you: The past 10 years saw the rise of the citizen journalist and the expansion of local news reporting agencies. Take our quiz and see if you know who broke the following major news stories. I got 7/8 (better than [...]
Sun, December 27 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
What the court gods giveth, the economic gods taketh away
Ryerson j-prof Jeffrey Dvorkin sees a half-full glass when he looks at the landmark SCOC libel rulings. But he does like the pro-amateur sentiment within them.
Sun, December 27 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Fighting the good fight for journalistic principles
Ryerson j-prof John Miller reminisces about fighting in 1995 to keep a statement of principles alive at the then-Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, now the Canadian Newspapers Association, and how it ties into two landmark Supreme Court of Canada libel rulings. From Miller's blog: (posted Dec. 23) Fourteen years ago, I stood up to Canada's top [...]
Sun, December 27 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
How David Eaves misread the SCOC libel rulings
Noted legal scholar David Eaves says that the two Supreme Court of Canada rulings on libel law means that legally speaking, there’s no such thing as journalists, only journalism. So why doesn’t he tell you that’s the way it’s always been in this country?
Sun, December 27 2009 » Main Page, Media » 4 Comments
Afghanistan the most newsworthy story of the decade: poll
An Angus Reid poll for the Toronto Star and La Presse finds our long mission in Afghanistan to be the most newsworthy story of the first decade of the 21st century. What do Canadians think will be the biggest story of the next decade? From TheStar.com: Liberals returning to power in Ottawa? Political stability in [...]
Sat, December 26 2009 » Main Page, Media » 3 Comments
You be the editor
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English offers up a journalism ethics quiz for Saturday morning editors. There's 12 questions. You have two answer choices per question. English wants people to respond by Jan. 4. Have fun. Don't get sued.
Sat, December 26 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Some of Toronto's oddball crime highlights for 2009
Here's a ctvtoronto.ca holiday feature I wrote up. Topics covered include: Gun call of the year Thief of the year Non-kidnapping of the year Father of the year Toronto's worst burglar All that and more! :)
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Fri, December 25 2009 » Main Page, Minutiae, politics » Comments Off
J.S. Bach – Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Part I 'For the First Day of Christmas'
Th Thanh Ha tweeted the following on Christmas Eve: Our first holiday season with little baby Felix. Merry Christmas everyone But he also linked to this, which is a sufficiently beautiful piece of seasonal music that I'm making it available here:
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