http://jsource.ca Contrary to the old saw, journalism ethics has never been an oxymoron. Most journalists care deeply about their responsibilities toward audiences, sources, subjects and peers. When juggling those loyalties gets hard, the conversation gets going on J-Source's ethics page, which doubles as the Web space of the ethics advisory committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists. Ivor Shapiro, the committee's chair, is ethics editor of J-Source and teaches journalism ethics and feature reporting at Ryerson University.To contribute, please click on any "comment" box or contact the editor.  en-us N/A nospam@mail.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:16:14 MDT 20 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5584 Washington Post sports columnist Mike Wise has been suspended for publishing false information on Twitter, which he says was to test how fast misinformation can spread online... ]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:07:34 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5584 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5580 no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:24:52 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5580 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5579 Cecil Rosner thinks so. ]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:14:21 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5579 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5578 no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:58:56 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5578 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5577 The hockey blogosphere has accused the Toronto Sun of plagiarism, calling the traditional media clueless when it comes to understanding new media. Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace responds... ]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:27:40 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5577 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5575 no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:28:08 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5575 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5571 Toronto Sun has been accused of plagiarizing a Maple Leaf blog's translation of an article written in Czech...

]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:49:53 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5571 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5559 When Canadians heard that a boatload of Tamil refugees was headed our way, reactions quickly divided between "Keep the queue-jumpers out" and "Welcome the huddled masses." It was a good time for journalists to step forward and provide citizens not just with hard news, but context too. Ivor Shapiro thinks at least one national news organization has been doing just that.]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:25:59 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5559 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5527 With 17 million people now homeless – and a looming food crisis – the floods in Pakistan is an important international story. Why isn’t it being treated like one? Claude Adams reports.  ]]> no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:24:12 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5527 http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5561 no@spam.com (Dana Lacey) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:35:08 MDT http://jsource.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=5561