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24 Apr

A closer look at Alberta election coverage: tweeters, bloggers and mainstream context

<p><strong>By Zoey Duncan</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>See also: <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/pc-majority-alberta-narrative-media-missed">A PC majority in Alberta: The narrative the media missed</a></strong></p><p>Though bloggers and tweeters dictated much of the coverage of the Alberta provincial election, when it came to mainstream media, amongst all the digital pageantry and Wildrose boosterism, one thing was conspicuously sparse in the coverage: context.</p>

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23 Apr

Freelance environmental journalism: Going it alone and making it work

<p><em>With little demand for environmental stories in Canadian mainstream publications, freelance journalist Stephen Leahy faced two options: Give up the beat, or find a new way to make ends meet. <strong>Paul Weinberg</strong> explains why the 20-year veteran chose the latter and how he is faring.</em></p><p> </p><p>A committed freelance environmental journalist has discovered a way to cover important—and often unreported—stories and stay electronically in touch with readers without going through a mainstream media intermediary.</p>

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23 Apr

Journalism conference offers bright moments for news industry in transition

<p>By Robert Washburn</p><p>There is an inspiring moment in the award-winning television series West Wing when Martin Sheen’s character, President Jed Bartlet, asks, “What’s next?”</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXerGxRfRc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It is a defining moment</a>. Rather than go over points he already understands, Bartlet is anxious to move on to the next challenge rather than waste time laboring over things he cannot change. Once a decision is made, then what is next?</p>

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23 Apr

From open data to open code: The Guardian launches Miso project

<p>New for your reporter toolkit is code that will allow you to make data visualizations just like <em>The Guardian</em>.</p>

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21 Apr

Finalists for Michener awards: CBC Vancouver, Globe, LaPresse, Toronto Star, Victoria Times Colonist, Windsor Star

<p>The 2011 Michener Award for meritorious public-service journalism to be awarded on May, 10, 2012, includes <a href="http://www.michenerawards.ca/english/2011finalists.htm"><strong>these finalists</strong>:</a></p><p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; "><strong>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:</strong></p>

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20 Apr

‘We’re all journalists now’…but are we, really?

<p>Anyone who came to last night’s forum on participatory journalism looking to be told definitively how blogging, commenting, social media and engagement have changed the craft of journalism surely left disappointed. While the panelists agreed that engaging with audiences is both beneficial and absolutely essential in a new media landscape, there were differences of opinion among them when it came to what that means for journalism. </p>

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20 Apr

Un journaliste «dans le ventre de la CAQ»

<p>En octobre dernier, le magazine <em>L'actualité</em> a lancé l' «opération sous-marin». Son chef de bureau politique, Alec Castonguay, a intégré le comité stratégique du parti à titre d'observateur silencieux. «La Chaise», comme on l'a surnommé pendant six mois, s'est livrée à un exercice journalistique rare au Québec: observer et analyser un parti de l'intérieur pendant une longue période. <em>ProjetJ</em> l'a rencontré au terme de l'aventure.</p>

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20 Apr

Mix-up results in porn movie broadcast on CHCH

<p>CHCH <em>Morning Live</em>’s viewers saw more than they bargained for when Friday morning's news broadcast was overtaken by a porn movie.</p><p>As the <em><a href="http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2240221-oops-a-morning-news-broadcast-to-remember/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamilton Spectator reports</a></em>, about three minutes of hard core sex scenes were aired before the CHCH stopped broadcasting.</p>

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19 Apr

Rob Ford goes to KFC, Toronto Star runs video: Is it a story?

<p>As <em>Toronto Life</em> so eloquently put it: “<a href="http://www.torontolife.com/daily/informer/ford-focus/2012/04/19/rob-ford-kfc-video/">Rob Ford goes to KFC. That is all</a>.”</p><p>Sure, the mayor is on a diet. But did a grainy, context-free citizen-submitted video really warrant being run by a newspaper? (Especially one that has an open feud with Mayor Ford?)</p>

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19 Apr

Photos de militaires: la vérité doit être dévoilée sans censure ni vernis

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/photos-sanglantes-de-militaires-publier-ou-non">Photos sanglantes de militaires: publier ou non?</a></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Par Martin Forgues</font></font></p>

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