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18 May

Twitter to the rescue for a few student journalists

<p>Five student journalists and photographers working for the <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The McGill Daily</em></a> and Concordia University's <a href="http://thelinknewspaper.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Link</em></a> were arrested while covering Montreal’s student protests on Wednesday night. </p>

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18 May

Un journaliste au SPVM: «Je me suis senti intimidé et brimé dans mon travail»

<p><strong>Lire aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/une-carte-de-presse-pour-les-journalistes-etudiants">Une carte de presse pour les journalistes étudiants?</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/ggi-les-medias-dans-la-mire-encore">GGI - Les médias dans la mire... encore</a></strong></p>

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18 May

J-Links for May 18: AJAC tests cars, lucky Globe readers chat with Jason Kenney and inside the G20 charges

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://openfile.ca/ottawa/blog/ottawa/2012/latest-hot-media-trend-hating-young-journalists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Look out young journalists, there seems to be a lot of hate</a></p><p>John Michael McGrath of <em>OpenFile</em> picks up on a new media trend: seasoned journalists of today are giving quite a bit of flack to young journalists.</p><p> </p>

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17 May

LIVEBLOG: The psychological effect of war reporting

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17 May

Une carte de presse pour les journalistes étudiants?

<p>***</p><p>Mise à jour 18/05/12:  À Concordia, les étudiants en journalisme peuvent demander une carte de presse au directeur de leur département. Marquée du sceau de l'université, elle démontre que son détenteur fait parti du programme de journalisme.</p><p>***</p>

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17 May

GGI – Médias et enjeux symboliques

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/ggi-les-manifestants-sen-prennent-aux-medias">GGI - Les manifestants s'en prennent aux médias</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/occupons-wall-street-la-une">Occupons Wall Street à la Une</a></strong></p><p>Par Éric Martin, originellement paru dans la revue <em><a href="http://www.cjf.qc.ca/fr/relations/enkiosque.php?idp=59">Relations</a></em> de novembre 2009</p>

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17 May

J-Links for May 17: Gov’t wants ‘reasonable’ interview requests, CBC Music, and traffic reporting.

<p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/05/16/cbc_music_a_good_step_in_the_right_direction.html"><em>Toronto Star</em> reporter thinks CBC’s new music service is good for Canadian musicians and listeners</a></p>

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17 May

Facebook’s IPO and what it means for journalists

<p>It's true: The way in which journalism and journalists interact with social media is rapidly evolving. So if you think you’ve got a handle on how to use each platform to enhance your journalism, you might want to re-think that with Facebook’s much-hyped upcoming IPO. At least one journalist is, anyway.</p>

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17 May

Michelle Lang Fellowship now accepting applications

<p><a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/michelle-lang-fellowship/fellowship.html">The Michelle Lang Fellowship</a> is now accepting applications.</p><p>The Fellowship offers a young reporter looking to launch his or her journalism career the opportunity to work in two different major newsrooms, on a variety of different assignments. The Fellow will work for approximately six months each at both <em>The Calgary Herald</em> and Postmedia News in Ottawa.</p>

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16 May

RTDNF announces scholarship winners

<p>The Radio Television News Directors Foundation of Canada has awarded nine scholarships to journalism students across the country. </p><p>Scholarships each boast a $2,000 cash prize plus registration at the <a href="http://www.rtndacanada.com/CONFERENCE/default.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annual RTDNA conference</a> (which will be held June 21-23 in Toronto this year). The exception to this is the George Clark scholarship for the overall winning entry, which will receive $2,500, and its winner will be announced at the conference. </p>

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