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25 Jul

The ethics of gender sensitivity

<p><em>When Toronto Star reporter <strong>Peter Edwards</strong> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/15/andre_to_andrea_don_jail_guard_thrives_on_job_after_sex_change.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">profiled a jail guard who underwent sex reassignment surgery</a>, Edwards struggled with more than just which pronoun to use. In this week's column, he offers a first-person account of the issues behind the copy.</em></p><p><strong>By Peter Edwards</strong></p>

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24 Jul

Radio-Canada ombudsman clears Pierre Duchesne of conflict of interest allegations

<p>June 15, 2012: Pierre Duchesne resigns from his post as legislative reporter for Radio-Canada</p><p>July 6, 2012: Pierre Duchesne declares his entrance into politics with Parti Québécois.</p>

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24 Jul

J-Links for July 24: Pierre Duchesne wants an apology; CRTC approves Global News channel in B.C.; Canada’s crime rate lowest in 40 years

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/RadioCanada+ombudsman+says+exreporter+running+didnt+show+bias/6977025/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierre Duchesne cleared of bias, wants apology from Liberals</a></p>

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23 Jul

New journalism program launched in Ontario

<p>By Angelina Irinici</p>

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23 Jul

J-Links for July 23: UBC Journalism project leads to 18 arrests; Exploring ‘drone journalism’; Balancing reporting and emotion in photos

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theprovince.com/news/journalism+story+leads+arrests+Brazilian+indigenous+leader+murder/6970214/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UBC journalism students’ project leads to 18 arrests in Brazil</a></p>

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20 Jul

Week in review: Social media and the Danzig St. shooting

<p><script src="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/jsource/week-in-review-social-media-on-the-danzig-st-shoot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting " on Storify</a>]<h1>Week in review: Social media on the Danzig St. shooting </h1><h2></h2><p>Storified by J-Source · Fri, Jul 20 2012 14:17:31</p>

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20 Jul

Are paywalls changing the way journalists write stories?

<p>Are inverted pyramids and 24-word ledes set to be the ghosts of journalism past with the proliferation of online paywalls?</p><p>That is the case, <a href="http://mumbrella.com.au/what-paywall-journalism-is-going-to-mean-for-writers-and-readers-103770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says Tim Burrowes for mUmBRELLA</a>, an Australian media news and resource website. (Burrowes, who is the editor-in-chief of the website, originally published his musings in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/encore-magazine/id500590348?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">July edition of <em>Encore</em> magazine</a>.)</p>

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20 Jul

ProjetJ accueille une nouvelle rédactrice en chef

<p><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">(Communiqué) </span><a href="http://projetj.ca" style="font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">ProjetJ</a><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">, observatoire indépendant du journalisme et des médias, aura une nouvelle rédactrice en chef dès la semaine prochaine.</span></p>

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20 Jul

J-Links for July 20: Toronto Sun columnist wins baseball writing award; CBC reporter Louise Charette dies at 53; Belarusian journo arrested for teddy bear pictures

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thecheapseats.ca/2012/07/canadian-baseball-writer-bob-elliott-to-be-honoured-in-cooperstown.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Toronto Sun </em>columnist first Canadian to receive prestigious baseball writing award</a></p>

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19 Jul

Star Media Group pulls the plug on The Onion/A.V. Club

<p><em>Updated July 18 3:20 p.m.</em></p><p>Having been north of the border for less than a year, satirical newspaper The Onion and its pop-culture counterpart The A.V. Club have been shut down by Star Media Group.</p><p>An internal memo from Toronto Star publisher and SMG president John Cruickshank sent Thursday afternoon cited the most unsurprising reason for ceasing publication:</p>

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