
Peter W. Klein is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and filmmaker. Since 1999 he has been a producer for the CBS News program 60 Minutes, and he directs and writes documentaries for a host of other broadcasters throughout the English-speaking world...

Is foundation-funded journalism free of ethical landmines? Absolutely not, writes Bilbo Poynter, executive director of the charitable Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting...

Pamela Cross, president of the board of directors of the CCIR, has just launched a blog, "which looks at issues related to women, equality, law and policy in Canada. It is intended as a place where people who are interested in these issues can read, comment and participate in discussions about them...

Lots of new content on the website, including a slideshow of the recent panel and reception we partnered with the NFB Mediatheque on, along with new ways you can support the CCIR as we unveil our new membership rates (read below)...

Bob has more than 40 years of experience in print journalism, broadcasting and independent production. Since March of 2009 he has been operating his own company, Culbert Productions and Consulting...

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A follow-up critical piece from NOW magazine on our recent panel discussion, exploring the issue of where the money will come from?
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm ?content=171049
Source: www.nowtoronto.com
Don’t be too shocked, but a panel hosted by the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting recently mostly agreed that the saviour of traditional media will be – investigative reporting.

The Corruption Factor Canada is quiet amid growing reports of government corruption in Afghanistan, which votes Thursday Alex Roslin ...

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Check out this link to the latest J-Source update about the recent CCIR/NFB panel, "Will more digging “save” the media biz?": http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/detai l.php?d=4143&PHPSESSID=1677e2cf741b94693 cae14c1af326efa

Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting Thank you to all who attended the CCIR-NFB panel discussion last night. It was a real success. Special thanks as well to moderator Gillian Findlay, and to the panelists for a lively debate -- and to our partners at the National Film Board Mediatheque.

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Today's the day! For those of you in the Toronto area, Wednesday, August 5th, please join us for a panel discussion on the future of the media -- in partnership with the National Film Board Mediatheque, 150 John St. (@Richmond). Starting at 6:30PM. Seating is limited. See you there!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-C entre-for-Investigative-Reporting/492504 81208#/event.php?eid=126203755655
Is The Mainstream Media Dying? Can Investigative Reporting Save It? Should It?
Location:150
Time:6:30PM Wednesday, August 5th

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Thanks to This.org for posting this about the upcoming CCIR panel on August 5th:
http://this.org/blog/2009/07/31/is-there -a-saviour-for-journalism/ This Magazine is one of Canada's stalwarts of aggressive public interest reporting.
Source: this.org
If you’re a journalist and still brave enough to announce that fact on social occasions, you can be more or less assured what the next question will be. “Don’t you worry,” someone will always begin with a sheen of sympathy, “that journalism is dying?”

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NOW magazine (Toronto's weekly) just posted an article on the upcoming CCIR panel, Wednesday, August 5th, 6:30PM at the NFB Mediatheque. You can read it here: http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cf m?content=170584
Source: www.nowtoronto.com
In any case, the relatively young (only in its second year) Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR) is asking, “Is the mainstream media dying?”, but makes sure to throw in a couple ...















