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1 Jun

Friday videos: HBO’s The Newsroom trailers

<p>It’s Friday afternoon, Toronto is <a href="http://storify.com/torontostar/union-station-floods-ttc-stops-subway-service?utm_source=embed_header">flooding</a>, Montreal is dealing with <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/quebec-government-ends-negotiations-with-students-156202775.html">broken-down student talks</a> and one of <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/LukaRoccoMagnotta/index.html">the most grisly investigations</a> in its history, and Vancouver has a <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/31/bc-more-cat-mutilations.html">ca

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1 Jun

Céline Galipeau en vedette sur Twitter

<script src="http://storify.com/projetj/celine-galipeau-glorifiee-sur-twitter.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/projetj/celine-galipeau-glorifiee-sur-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Céline Galipeau en vedette sur Twitter" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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1 Jun

J-Links for June 1: Montreal protests examined, how to report on science, money-saving journo to money-swamped journo

<p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jj-mccullough/quebec-protests_b_1558211.html?ref=canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HuffPost media critic: protests becoming a snore to media</a></p><p>The <em>Huffington Post</em>’s media critic J.J. McCullough thinks that after so much coverage of the Montreal student protests, opinion writers are losing fuel.</p>

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31 May

Radio-Canada veut réformer sa structure syndicale

<p>Les services français de Radio-Canada au Québec et à Moncton c'est près de 3000 employés syndiqués représentés par quatre syndicats distincts. La direction du réseau public souhaite voir cette structure de représentation syndicale simplifiée et a déposé cet après-midi une demande en ce sens au Conseil canadien des relations industrielles (CCRI). En clair, comme c'est déjà le cas au réseau anglais, le réseau français souhaiterait voir les syndicats fusionner en un seul.</p>

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31 May

Tim Knight on journalism’s complicit role in abuse in the Catholic Church

<p><em>"Everyone" may have known about the child abuse and sexual assault that was occuring in the Catholic Church, but it took years for anyone to bring the issue to light. And in this, says <strong>Tim Knight</strong>, journalism has played a complicit role. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Tim Knight</strong></p><p>CBC News Network recently aired another in the sad, sordid saga of abuse of young boys by Roman Catholic priests.</p>

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31 May

Jack Webster Award Foundation call for submissions

<p><strong>UPDATE: The application deadline has been extended to July 13, 2012.</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.jackwebster.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jack Webster Foundation</a>, which recognizes excellence in B.C. journalism, has launched its 2012 awards to recognize achievements in B.C. broadcast, print and multimedia journalism. Categories include:</p><p>Multimedia</p><p>Commentator of the year</p><p>News (one each for print, radio and TV)</p><p>Feature (print, radio and TV)</p><p>Science, technology, health and environment</p><p>Legal journalism</p><p>Community</p>

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31 May

J-Links for May 31: Jan Wong’s memoir a hit, the future of journalism, paying a price to link to news

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2012/05/30/jan_wongs_selfpublished_memoir_hits_bestseller_list.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jan Wong’s memoir debuts at No. 10 on bestseller list</a></p>

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30 May

Combien gagne un journaliste?

<p><strong><a href="http://projetj.ca/article/combien-gagne-un-journaliste-en-2014">Voir la version plus récente de cet article en cliquant ici</a></strong></p><p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/surnumeraires-les-legionnaires-precaires-de-linfo">Surnuméraires: les légionnaires précaires de l'info</a></strong></p>

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30 May

This Magazine with a new column on the stories the media missed

<p>Surely, there are stories out there that the media isn’t covering. But why?</p><p>That’s the focus of a new column that Bilbo Poynter will be writing for <em>This</em> Magazine, called <a href="http://this.org/blog/2012/05/28/stories-undone/">Stories Undone</a>. As he writes, to introduce his column:</p>

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30 May

On covering the Montreal student protests

<p>The Quebec student protests against rising tuition fees have been <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/28/quebec-student-protest-coverage_n_1551082.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">covered around the world</a>, with extensive coverage in Canada as well, including <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/03/18/quebec-budget-student-tuition-reaction.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regular news coverage</a>, <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+student+protests+what+keeping+them+motivated/6684697/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">features</a>, <a href="http://fullcomment.na

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