These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: Recently released draft recommendations to the U.K. government call for increasing the maximum prison sentence for government whistleblowers from two to 14 years. Also proposed: Expanding the definition of espionage to include the obtaining of information as well as passing it on to, say,… Continue reading February 13th: A “Full Frontal Attack” on Whistleblowers, the Return of John Oliver, and more
Category: Spring 2017
It’s Time to Talk About Privilege
The RRJ recommends you check out “Let Them Eat Cake,” in Maisonneuve Magazine.
Trump Attacks the Media
The Tale On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump made a vague, accusatory statement toward the “very, very dishonest press.” Regarding its alleged refusal to publicize terrorist attacks in Europe, he asserted that it wasn’t reporting attacks for unspecified political reasons. The claim couldn’t be further from the truth. The Heds Trump’s Baseless Claim That the… Continue reading Trump Attacks the Media
Canadian news consumers unaware of financial strain on the industry
Experts discussed the journalism industry’s financial woes at a Canadian Journalism Foundation panel
The Markup: Capturing Yellowknife’s Range Street
The best long-form journalism involves a lot of red ink. An editor’s corrections, cuts, and revisions often go unseen by the public. Here at The Markup, our job is to dissect their choices. Episode 2: Capturing Yellowknife’s Range Street Yellowknife’s 50th Street has many names. Strange Range, the Gold Range, or simply Range Street. Lonely… Continue reading The Markup: Capturing Yellowknife’s Range Street
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