Mixing journalism with faith
Journalism is about being fair, accurate and honest. But what about a Christian journalist? Does her faith allow her to do the same?
There aren’t enough spots for the people who have showed up to fill Lorna Dueck’s CBC studio space, which comfortably fits 50. But after more chairs are brought in and people scramble around the room, the audience is finally seated. It’s a Monday night in mid-December on the set of the independently produced Christian news […]
News consumption and social media
The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released its annual State of News Media report last Monday, focusing on social media’s growing role as a tool for delivering news. Still, the report showed that respondents’ use of social media as a means to access news is not as common as visits to a publication’s website, or even searches of […]
Journalists covering war
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 […]
Graphic novels to the rescue
Editors, reporters, photographers, and others in the industry have all been questioning the future of journalism. Specifically, figuring out how to cover news faster and better than the competition, while still making more money than said competition. What can be done to revolutionize? Is it possible that graphic novels are an answer? Now, graphic novels […]