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15 Oct

Raconte-moi une enquête

<p><strong>Dans le cadre des Rencontres de La Presse, cinq journalistes d’enquête du quotidien montréalais sont montés sur la scène de l’Astral pour parler de leur métier. Devant une salle bondée, ils ont raconté l’excitation qui les anime et la joie qu’ils ressentent lorsqu’ils publient leur histoire après des mois d’enquête, mais également leurs peurs et leurs frustrations.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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15 Oct

Live blog: The changing relationship between journalism, brands and storytelling

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15 Oct

CBC launches new local program in six largest markets

<p>CBC is expanding its local coverage with new, one-hour television programs in its six largest markets.</p><p>The local shows—called <em>Our Toronto</em>, <em>Our Vancouver</em>, <em>Our Calgary</em>, <em>Our Edmonton</em>, <em>Our Montreal</em> and <em>Our Ottawa</em>—started last weekend and will air on Sundays and Mondays at 11 a.m., as well as Saturday at 6 a.m. In a memo to staff, CBC News general manager and editor-in-chief Jennifer McGuire said the shows bring the public broadcaster’s local programming to 14 hours a week in those markets.  </p>

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11 Oct

Star public editor: Columnists free to express outrageous opinions

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Kathy English_6.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>“I’m wondering if you can clarify whether it is the <em>Star</em>’s official position that cyclists should be shot . . . ,” a reader wrote to me this week. “Looking forward to your clarification on the execution of cyclists comment.”</p>

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11 Oct

Globe public editor: Why John Greyson’s sexuality was relevant to Wente’s column

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Stead_6.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Columnists are encouraged to offer strong and often contrary opinions. Their columns are meant to spark a conversation.</p>

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11 Oct

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador apologizes for controversial column on Innu

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10 Oct

Live blog: Tom Rosenstiel on the future of news

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10 Oct

Update: City puts Bulldog Ottawa back on emailed press release list

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10 Oct

Remembering Vancouver Sun cartoonist Roy Peterson

<p><strong>By Bob Krieger, for <em><a href="http://thetyee.ca/Life/2013/10/02/Roy-Peterson-Fearless-Cartoonist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a></em></strong></p><p>Aside from being an incredibly kind, humble, hilarious, brilliant and elegant gentleman, Roy Peterson happened to be a world class editorial cartoonist. He won more National Newspaper Awards than any other journalist, the Order of Canada, and more awards and honours than he or a mathematician could count.</p>

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10 Oct

Les enjeux démocratiques de la «crise de l’information» au sein de la presse écrite quotidienne au Québec

<p><em>Note de lecture de la Chaire de recherche en éthique du journalisme de l'Université d'Ottawa</em></p><p><em>Carolane Gratton, étudiante à la maîtrise en communication à l'Université d'Ottawa</em></p><p>De 2000 à 2010, la crise de l’information au sein de la presse écrite québécoise a provoqué une perte de pouvoir des syndicats et un affaiblissement du modèle d’autorégulation des médias québécois, alors qu’un nombre grandissant de journaux se retire du Conseil de presse du Québec.</p>

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