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30 Aug

Editor’s firing not a result of complaint

Black Press Ltd British Columbia chief operating officer Rick O’Connor circulated an internal e-mail to staff yesterday that assured them the firing of Victoria News editor Keith Norbury wasn’t linked […]

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28 Aug

What to do with students who cheat

They are a challenge every journalism educator faces at some point — students who cut and paste material from stories on the Internet; fabricate quotes; or pad bibliographies and source lists. In this thoughtful […]

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28 Aug

Embedded journalists to wear dogtags

Canadian journalists embedded with the military in Afghanistan will be required to wear dogtags, CBC reports. Military officials say members of the media will also have to attend training sessions. The […]

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27 Aug

Summer interns sprout, grow, blossom

Saskatoon StarPhoenix arts columnist Cam Fuller reflects on his many years working with summer interns. An intern himself in the 1970s he waxes poetic about how some things have changed […]

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27 Aug

Submitting content to J-Source

Eligible J-Source members can upload content for review and posting to our General Submissions area. When you sign in to the content submission area of J-Source, you will be prompted […]

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27 Aug

10 arrested in Russian journalist’s death

Prosecutors say 10 people held in the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya will soon be charged, Reuters reports. Politkovskaya, who was shot and killed last year, was a critic […]

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27 Aug

Making the best of a photo-op

In his August 25 column for the London Free Press, Paul Berton gives politicians advice on how to get that coveted front page photo.

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27 Aug

Journalist’s death remembered

One of the most poignant moments during a memorial service Friday night to honour slain Canadian journalist Ali Sharmarke came when the 11-year-old son of Sharmarke’s colleague recited a letter […]

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26 Aug

Our new look

A note to those who have been following the blog at CanadianJournalist.ca: You’ve probably noticed recent changes in the look and feel of the blog. We have now fully integrated […]

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25 Aug

UWO paper loses independence over spoof issue

Maclean’s on the Board of Governors at the University of Western Ontario decision in May to prevent on-campus distribution and withhold student fees from their student paper, the Gazette. 

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