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25 Jul

La Presse se sépare de 9 surnuméraires

<p><strong>Le quotidien de la rue Saint-Jacques a mis fin aux contrats de huit surnuméraires la semaine dernière, un neuvième ayant démissionné de lui-même. Des coupures qui ne seraient pas imputables à un manque de performance du plan Ipad, mais plutôt au fait que la nouvelle organisation du travail commence à prendre son rythme de croisière.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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25 Jul

Crowdfunding platform Vourno expands to Canada

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Screen Shot 2013-07-24 at 6.33.03 PM.png" title="" /></p>

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25 Jul

Gary Mason’s influence in the sport of politics

<p> </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Mason.jpg" title="" /></p><p><em>Photo by Sascha Porteous</em></p><p><strong>By Cara McKenna for <a href="http://www.ljr.ca/">the Langara Journalism Review</a></strong></p>

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25 Jul

Write up to women, not down: A response to a study that shows women don’t care about ‘current affairs’

<p><strong>By Shannon Rupp for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p>News of a <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/02/women-especially-in-canada-are-more-ignorant-of-politics-and-current-affairs-than-men-says-uk-research/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.K. government study</a> that claims women are less informed than men about current affairs, particularly in liberal, egalitarian western countries, has been making the rounds, much to the irritation of my female friends and colleagues.</p>

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24 Jul

Picture Change exhibit features 100 of the best photos from Canada’s top photographers

<p><strong>By Peter Bregg</strong></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/2_RogerLeMoyne-image.jpg" title="" /></p><p>PhotoSensitive was formed in 1990 by former Toronto Star photographer Andrew Stawicki and photo editor Peter Robertson. They had an idea to bring together the talent of a group of 15 photographers and harness the power of the camera to achieve social goals, and spur people into action. </p>

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24 Jul

En attendant George Alexander Louis…

<p><strong>Selon l’analyse quotidienne d’Influence Communication, la naissance de George Alexander Louis de Cambridge, futur roi d’Angleterre, a été la nouvelle la plus rapportée dans le monde et au Canada ces derniers jours. Au Québec, elle arrive en deuxième position, juste après le traitement accordé à Lac-Mégantic.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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24 Jul

OPINION: Closure of community newspapers represents a darker and more serious trend

<p><strong>By J-Source innovation editor Robert Washburn</strong></p><p>On the surface, the closure of eight weekly community newspapers is cause for concern for those interested in serving rural Canada; but under further scrutiny, it appears the residents of these areas will continue to get their news from local sources.</p><p>Yet, digging deeper still unveils a more complex series of questions needing answers. These answers may hold the keys to resolving larger issues within the newspaper industry.</p>

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24 Jul

L’ombre de la langue: regards sur la couverture du Québec dans les médias canadiens

<p><em>Par Shannon O’Reilly. <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/shades-language-looking-canadian-media-coverage-quebec">Traduction d’un article paru sur J-Source.ca le 4 juillet 2013.</a></em></p><p>Pauline Marois n’avait pas même encore été investie en tant que Première ministre du Québec, que déjà, la polémique débutait: le dessein de faire du français la langue prédominante allait forcément réduire le poids des anglophones.</p>

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23 Jul

Newsana is looking for community interns for the fall term (unpaid)

<p>Newsana - a leading news/community startup - is looking for two rock star interns to help us redefine the news industry.</p>

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23 Jul

CBC and Radio-Canada won’t air TV commercial criticizing federal influence on public broadcaster

<p>The CBC and Radio-Canada won't air a TV commercial attacking the federal government's influence on the public broadcaster.</p><p>Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, an independent Canadian media watchdog, <a href="http://www.friends.ca/freethecbc/#top">launched a campaign</a> Monday aiming to "Free the CBC" from what it says will be Conservative control.</p>

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