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5 Oct

Final day to submit comments to CRTC on CBC/Radio-Canada license renewal

<p> </p><p>It’s deadline day for those looking to submit comments to the CRTC on the CBC and Radio-Canada’s upcoming license renewal hearings that are set to begin in November. All comments are due to the CRTC by 8 p.m. EST. </p>

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5 Oct

J-Links: Coyne, Starowicz debate need for CBC; Nellie Bly play in Halifax; Somali sports journos targeted

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/story.html?id=7343614">Andrew Coyne and Mark Starowicz debate need for CBC</a></p><p>Postmedia columnist Andrew Coyne and longtime CBC producer Mark Starowicz faced off in a debate last night over the necessity of the CBC that was moderated by historian and author Mark Bliss. Melanie Coulson liveblogged the debate for The Ottawa Citizen.</p><p><a href="http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/143712-nellie-bly-blazed-a-trail-for-women">Play honouring Nellie Bly opens in Halifax</a></p>

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4 Oct

Debating the need for a public broadcaster: Liveblog at The Ottawa Citizen, 7 p.m.

<p> </p><p>If you didn’t get your fill of debates last night with Obama vs. Romney, perhaps Coyne vs. Starowicz can do the trick.</p><p>Tonight, Postmedia’s Andrew Coyne and CBC’s Mark Starowicz will debate the need for the CBC and public broadcasting in the digital era as part of the <a href="http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/events/the-great-canadian-debates/">Great Canadian Debates hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute</a> and taking place at the Canadian War Museum. The debate will be moderated by Canadian historian and author Michael Bliss.</p>

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4 Oct

The building of a Sportsnet magazine cover

<p>How does a magazine cover get built? Sportsnet magazine editor-in-chief Steve Maich and art director Steve Hodgson discuss the process that they went through in deciding on the cover photo for a recent cover of the bi-weekly sports magazine.</p><p>They began with two options based on stories they knew were to be included in the issue. Then, they chose from a range of photographs based in part on testing. But, Maich says: “It’s not always a science.” Sometimes an image will just “encapsulate what we were going for,” he says.</p>

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4 Oct

The j-students’ guide to using Twitter well

<p>The Online Education Database recently published <a href="http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-indispensable-twitter-tips-for-journalism-students/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 Indispensable Twitter Tips for Journalism Students</a>. As it states, "there's no avoiding Twitter when it comes to modern journalism," and this list helps j-students use Twitter right. As well, each tip is linked to a related article for further reading. </p><p>The first tip on the list is to treat Twitter seriously.</p>

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4 Oct

J-Links: Deadline approaching to purchase CBC transmitters; Canadian tweets during debate; Blowing up the beat

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/communities-seek-cbc-transmission-equipment/1001741796/">Deadline approaching to purchase CBC transmitters and towers</a></p><p>CBC shut down 623 of its analog transmitters and towers at the end of July and unless bid on by communities by Oct. 9, the infrastructure will be disposed of. The towers, according to Broadcaster, can be used to distribute CBC and Radio-Canada as well as community television or radio or other distant services.</p>

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3 Oct

J-Links: Alan Toulin dead at 63; Journalists up for Governor General lit awards; DJ Journo?

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/Ottawa/Best+read+journalist+Alan+Toulin+dead/7334645/story.html">Journalist Alan Toulin dead at 63</a></p>

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3 Oct

Court reporting has advanced. The courts themselves? Not so much

<p><em>Reporters now have any variety of new technology at their fingertips when reporting from the courts, but when it comes to court process itself, they find themselves fighting the same old battles for exhibits, seats and access to lawyers and judges.</em> <em><strong>Eric Mark Do</strong></em> <em>reports from a panel discussion on court reporting held at Ryerson University.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/IMG_4834.jpeg" title="" /></p>

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3 Oct

In media we trust

<p><em>When the police want your photographs, should you comply? <strong>Jared Gnam</strong> looks at the ethical and legal issues surrounding a recent court order that saw six news organizations hand over their photographs and video to police to aid in the investigation of the 2011 Vancouver riot for the Langara Journalism Review.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/canucks.riot_.2011.IMG_7737.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Jared Gnam</strong></p>

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2 Oct

The Globe and Mail returns Online Journalism Award after realizing it had mistakenly entered wrong category

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em> <a href="http://journalists.org/2012/10/02/new-winner-for-2012-online-journalism-award-for-feature-medium/">has returned the Online Journalism Award it received</a> from the Online News Association last month for its <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/breaking-caste/">Breaking Caste</a> multimedia series after realizing it had entered in the wrong category by mistake.</p>

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