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October 25 will no doubt go down in history — not because of a likely shift to the right in Toronto — but, obviously, because it’s the first day of production for the Winter 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. We asked the Twitterverse for some guidance as we head into the next… Continue reading Here we go again…

This seems fitting.

The journalism world has been all a flutter this week discussing some of the most heinous crimes in Canadian history: the Russell Williams murders. At issue is how to deal with publishing and broadcasting details in an era of instant communication. Reporters have been live-tweeting nearly every disturbing element of the case (using hashtag #colrw), raising questions amongst… Continue reading Humpday Round-up — October 20

Live online coverage of everything from Question Period to the Academy Awards is rampant, especially on Twitter. So what’s next on the instantaneous coverage docket? Court reporting, of course. Last Thursday, Ontario Supreme Court justice Robert Scott agreed to allow journalists to bring electronic devices, including BlackBerrys and laptops, to former-Colonel Russell Williams’s sentencing this week. Journalists will be… Continue reading Live from the Canadian courtroom, it’s a crime story tonight