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Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is a documentary written and directed by Canadian director/writer and novelist Martyn Burke. Burke’s doc, which was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination last year, explores the harsh reality of journalists covering war and conflict in other countries. In an article that appeared in The Globe and Mail, John Doyle writes that the film… Continue reading Journalists covering war

“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists. Peter Mansbridge found a door into journalism just by luck when he went from being a baggage handler to radio announcer as a young man. Mansbridge spent 1966 to ’67, in the Royal Canadian Navy; the following year, at… Continue reading That Was Then, This Is Now: Peter Mansbridge

In lieu of giving Rupert Murdoch any more web space, why not turn our attention to glorious Russia for a few moments? The Putin government launched an official probe this week into an independent television station, Dozhd, which covered anti-government protests after the much-questioned parliamentary election last December. Prosecutors have summoned Dozhd’s chief executive, Natalya… Continue reading Crime and cover-up

Across North Africa during the Arab Spring, protesters turned to their cellphones to fuel a revolution. They used Twitter and Facebook to organize themselves and chronicle events. While the use of social media is prevalent in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, in other parts of the continent it’s being used in pre-existing democracies. During Social Media… Continue reading Sub-Saharan Africa: The other social media revolution

A newspaper design competition held by the Society for News Design (SND) has named two of Toronto’s own publications as the world’s best. And the winners are unexpected. In a city where the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail are two of the biggest and most established newspapers, it’s the smaller underdogs that are… Continue reading Toronto tops world’s best