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14 Jun

The Magazine School: Free online resource for instructors

<p> </p><p><strong>By Janice Paskey</strong></p><p>A few years ago, I taught a magazine writing class at Mount Royal University. As part of the course, I asked the students to present a feature story that they liked. Invariably, the articles were from <em>Rolling Stone, Wired, National Geographic, Vanity Fair</em> and a host of other American magazines. Where was our Canadian content?</p>

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1 Jun

Peer-reviewed journal on digital journalism to launch in 2013

<p>The major change of digital journalism in the industry is now getting much scholarly attention. A new academic journal, which will focus on the emerging trends of digital journalism, will be launched in February of next year.

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14 May

New tool for social media verification carries heavy price tag

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25 Apr

There’s opportunity in them sports fields

<p><em><strong>Malcolm Kelly </strong>gives a preview of a panel on sports journalism taking place at this weekend's CAJ Conference that will look at the revenue sports produces and the audience figures it draws that are, he says, the envy of more "serious" journalists.</em></p><p> </p><p>For years the denizens of the sports section were thought to hang out in the toy department.</p>

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23 Apr

From open data to open code: The Guardian launches Miso project

<p>New for your reporter toolkit is code that will allow you to make data visualizations just like <em>The Guardian</em>.</p>

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21 Feb

Easy tool allows journalists to display work online

<p>Creating an online portfolio is almost a must for any journalist or j-student aspiring to land an internship or paid gig.  Gone are the days of physical portfolios — editors want to see your work, and the easiest way to share it with them is via the web. But creating an online space to display pieces of writing, links, audio or video clips can seem daunting to journalists less-versed in the web.</p>

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17 Feb

A helpful list of web tools for journalists

<p>Mindy McAdams, an online journalism professor from the University of Florida, has curated this <a href="http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2012/best-social-media-tools-for-journalists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">list of helpful web tools for journalists</a>. Not only does it list off the best tools to use in a number of categories (such as livestreaming, photo sharing, curating) but it also contains links to articles that explain how journalists can use some of the most popular social media sites most effectively.</p>

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30 Nov

A journalist’s guide to reporting on indigenous cultures

<p><em>Duncan McCue, a UBC journalism professor and reporter for CBC’s </em>The National<em> has launched a website to help journalists report about Aboriginal communities. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> spoke with McCue about why he created the website, some challenges journalists face, and how the resource can help journalists and editors work together to overcome them. And with Attawapiskat making headlines, the guide is as timely as it is useful.</em></p><p> </p>

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9 Nov

Sean Holman says goodbye to Public Eye

<p><em>Over the last seven years anyone wanting to know more about who was pulling the levers of provincial politics in British Columbia inevitably turned to Public Eye, a unique online news source, created and doggedly maintained by journalist <strong>Sean Holman</strong>. After thousands of stories and many exclusives, Holman has now called it a day for Public Eye. Here he tells us in five lessons what worked and, ultimately, what failed. -- Bilbo Poynter</em></p><p><strong>Journalism might not be a cause worth donating to for most Canadians</strong></p>

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17 Oct

Working with WikiLeaks: the rewards and the frustrations

<p><em>J-Source's Investigative Journalism editor <strong>Cecil Rosner</strong> brings us a special dispatch from the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kiev: What it was like for the investigative journalists who worked with Julian Assange, and why one will never do it again.</em></p>

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