Ivor Shapiro

@gathara re your call in @NiemanLab for “global ethics code” - I argue here mediapolicy.ca/2023/12/16/hol… that minimum standards (slightly!) more attainable but same reasoning

In some of the world’s healthiest democracies, news audiences continue to respect truthful news reporting, to expect meaningful journalistic accountability, and, yes, even to pay for online news, writes @ivorshap. Can we achieve the same in Canada? thewalrus.ca/how-journalist…

CPJ calls for accountability after reports find Israel likely targeted journalists in Lebanon - Committee to Protect Journalists #warcrimes cpj.org/2023/12/cpj-ca…

I found this eye-opening….

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I’m a Jew and I feel pretty safe. Two things make me feel unsafe: 1. The sadistic unending murder of Palestinian civilians by Israel, supported by US,UK, Canada etc. 2. The attacks from other Jews, meant to silence me (and everyone). Those 2 things stop, I feel 100% safer.

"From court to copy desk in 70 seconds." Image taken by an unknown photographer in 1930 of a "tube system" used to transport documents "from City Hall to the copy desk in the editorial room of The Star building." Found in the @torontolibrary digital archives.

Such an excellent collaboration between the @TheBreachMedia and @ReviewofJourn. This is the kind of work we need to see in media analysis. reviewofjournalism.ca/cbc-the-nation…

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Instead of pushing their news as brands (“trust me”) , it….

“.. invest in the kind of journalism that earns trust in the hardest and most recognizable way—through consistent and transparent original gathering and transparent checking of actual facts on matters of clear public interest…” thewalrus.ca/how-journalist…

Trust in “the media” is failing. But countries like Norway have found a way to keep it strong. Can Canada do the same? thewalrus.ca/how-journalist…

Journalism is holding the powerful to account. That includes journalists. Something to say about this from @ivorshap thewalrus.ca/how-journalist…

@ShenazKermalli “…possible to condemn atrocious attacks of terrorism and support right to live free of occupation… [Most] demonstrators not celebrating murders … terror and occupation inflict devastating losses… until we empathize, … remain trapped in endless cycle of hate and violence.”

from myself: Yes, the pain is being felt on both sides, but there's a difference: thestar.com/opinion/the-st…

show them where you’ve come from" by @ivorshap @TorontoStar thestar.com/opinion/contri…

"What red-hot words seldom achieve is persuasion. People are less likely to change their minds by force of argument or piled-on evidence than through exposure to one another’s real-life experiences. If you want people to understand you, don’t tell them what you think;

This JOURNALIST is one of the most widely acclaimed and sought after profs by students @TorontoMet

Great Al Arabiya journalist grilling Hamas’s Khalid Mashaal from an Arab perspective

CFE Senior Fellow @ivorshap writes for @ConversationCA about the complicated language of reporting atrocities in the Israel-Hamas war. theconversation.com/terrorist-vs-m…