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9 May

Wearing your newspaper to prom—no, really

<p><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=C4&Date=20120503&Category=FEATURES&ArtNo=205030802&Ref=PH&Item=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/newspaperdress.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>Recycling is good, right?</p>

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9 May

Rob Ford contre le Toronto Star: appel à la solidarité journalistique

<p><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Par </font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">Romayne Smith Fullerton – originellement paru du <a href="http://j-source.ca/">J-Source</a> – traduit par Anne Caroline Desplanques</span></font></font></font></p>

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9 May

UBC hiring audio journalism instructor for tenure track position

<p>The <a href="http://journalism.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism</a> is hiring an instructor that specializes in audio storytelling for a tenure track position. Details can be found <a href="http://journalism.ubc.ca/2012/05/09/journalism_audio_instructor_position_tenure_track/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p><p>Applications close June 10, 2012. </p>

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9 May

Rob Ford’s week in the media

<p>After <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/07/mayor_rob_ford_marks_world_press_freedom_week.html">confronting <em>Toronto Star</em> reporter Daniel Dale</a> in the park behind his Etobicoke home last Wednesday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has made a few headlines, to say the least. <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/03/daniel_dales_story_responding_to_mayor_rob_ford.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dale and Ford agree on a few things</a>: namely, that the reporter called for help, was terrified and fled.

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9 May

Beauty and the (editorial/advertising) brawl

<p><em>Many journalists believe fashion and beauty books are easy targets for aggressive advertisers. But it’s a lot more complicated than that, says <strong>Stephanie Fereiro </strong>in the latest issue of the <a href="http://rrj.ca/m21721/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryerson Review of Journalism</a>.</em></p><p><strong>By Stephanie Fereiro</strong></p>

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9 May

Media ethics as activism

<p><em>The current changes in journalism have brought many new ethical challenges, but they’re also changing the idea of ethics itself, according to <strong>Stephen J. A. Ward</strong></em><em>. </em></p><p>           </p>

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9 May

Le Huffington Post à la conquête de l’ouest canadien

<p>À deux semaines de souffler sa première bougie au Canada, le Huffington Post annonce le lancement de deux nouvelles éditions régionales dans l'Ouest du pays. Après le Québec en février, le géant américain s'installera cet automne en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique.</p>

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8 May

Atlantic Journalism Awards announces winners

<p> </p><p>Excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was recognized Saturday evening in Fredricton, NB at the 31<sup>st</sup> <a href="http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=2005053942&view=21282-0&Start=&htm=0">Atlantic Journalism Awards</a>.</p><p>Gold and silver awards were given out in 28 categories including online news reporting, enterprise reporting (print and radio), best multimedia feature, feature writing (multiple mediums).</p>

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8 May

Bâillon scientifique – Une lutte pour l’accès à l’information

<p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; ">Par Charlotte Biron et Clémence Cireau - Originellement paru dans le magazine </span><a href="http://www.acfas.ca/publications/decouvrir" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><em>Découvrir</em></a></p>

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8 May

Is this article trying to sell you something? (Or, the role of advertorials)

<p><em>At times, newspapers walk a fine line between advertising and editorial. As <strong>Heather Jordan Ross</strong> explains in the latest issue of the <a href="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/?p=6055" target="_blank" rel="noopener">King's Journalism Review</a>, advertorials come in all shapes and sizes and, in some cases, are absolutely essential to the survival of the newspaper. </em></p>

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