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When it comes to data-driven journalism, less is often more

By RHIANNA JACKSON-KELSO Special to the RJRC April 9, 2018 Data journalists are rethinking how they present data-driven stories as it becomes clear that readers won’t spend time clicking through interactive visualizations, says Roberto Rocha, a CBC data journalist and educator specializing in data-driven reporting. Rocha, who has worked on stories ranging from a Montreal street history map to a…

CBC’s Carol Off discusses the ethics of source relationships at 2018 Atkinson Lecture

Feb. 28, 2018 By STEFANIE PHILLIPS Special to the RJRC First published on RSJ website After the cameras are turned off and the notebooks are put away, journalists often drive away from their sources without thinking about the consequences that arise in the dust of their tires. But Carol Off, host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens, says it’s time journalists…

Journalists must change with the times when covering disability issues, advocates urge

Feb. 21, 2018 By RHIANNA JACKSON-KELSO Special to the RJRC News coverage of people with disabilities tends to rely on tired clichés that present them as “tragic but brave,” the “supercrip” or the “object of charity,” says a leading disability activist. Ing Wong-Ward, associate director of Toronto’s Centre for Independent Living, urged able-bodied journalists to abandon the practice of writing…

Carol Off to discuss relationship between reporters and sources at Ryerson University

Feb. 12, 2018 By AMANDA POPE Staff reporter CBC journalist and As It Happens host Carol Off will explore the relationship between reporters and sources when she delivers the annual Atkinson lecture at Ryerson University’s School of Journalism on Feb. 14. During the public lecture Off will draw upon her new book All We Leave Behind, which documents her experience…

2018 Atkinson Lecture: Carol Off to discuss the relationship between journalists and sources