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27 Mar

Tax tips for freelancers

<p><em>Tax time can be dizzying for journalists: What can be deducted? What is a legitimate expense? If you're self-employed, how do you manage numerous revenue sources? <strong>Miles Kenyon </strong>helps to make sense of all of this, with advice from journalists and an accountant.  </em></p><p> </p><p>It’s been quite a year for Lily Ames. Since graduating from the one-year journalism program at King’s College, she’s been working as a freelance journalist in Toronto.</p>

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27 Mar

Common journo jargon and how to avoid it

<p>At some point, nearly every journalist has been guilty of having used the oft-dreaded, always-loathed jargon in his or her copy. When you read this list, try saying some of them out loud—they'll probably sound weird. That’s because nobody (outside of police and spokespeople, maybe) <em>actually</em> says this stuff in real life.</p>

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27 Mar

Nouvelle convention collective à La Presse Canadienne

<p>Les employés syndiqués de La Presse Canadienne (PC) ont adopté hier une nouvelle convention collective. Ils acceptaient ainsi l'entente de principe ratifiée il y a un peu plus de deux semaines par les parties syndicales et patronales au terme à quatre mois de négociations difficiles.</p>

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27 Mar

Former CBC cameraman Dean Heywood has passed away

<p> </p><p>A former CBC cameraman, father, husband and news junkie passed away from a heart attack last month while snorkelling in Costa Rica.</p><p><em>The Ottawa Citizen</em> has run a <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/cameraman+always+searching+perfect+shot/6355830/story.html">touching obituary</a> for Dean Heywood that delves into the cameraman's mischievous side that allowed him to get the best shots on Parliament Hill, as well as his dedication to his job and to his family.</p>

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27 Mar

Kathleen Petty on her double mastectomy and taking time for herself

<p>It took Kathleen Petty <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/cbc-radios-kathleen-petty-delays-calgary-move-due-illness">some time to speak publicly</a> about the health issue that kept her in Ottawa and put an end to her plans to move back to Calgary last year. All her listeners knew was that she was slated to leave CBC Ottawa Morning to host the Calgary Eyeopener, but <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ottawamorning/2011/08/11/a-note-from-kathleen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during her final show</a>, announced that medical reasons were going to keep her in Ottawa.</p>

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26 Mar

Quand le Conseil de presse fait du journalisme

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/conseil-de-presse-gazette-saligne-sur-quebecor">Conseil de presse: The Gazette s'aligne sur Quebecor</a></strong></p>

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26 Mar

Alberta community newspaper editor and publisher accused of serial plagiarism

<p>George Waters, a humour columnist and blogger whose work appears in numerous California publications was surprised a couple of weeks ago when a curiosity-fuelled Google search brought to his attention the fact that <a href="http://www.thewablog.com/2012/03/another-serial-plagiarist-editor.html">his work had been lifted</a> by a weekly community newspaper in Canada.</p>

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26 Mar

Dan MacLellan resigns from CTV London amid legal issues

<p> </p><p>CTV London has announced that senior anchor Dan MacLellan has resigned in order to focus on upcoming legal challenges.</p><p>MacLellan faces assault charges from an alleged incident on Dec. 24 for which he was arrested. He has been on a leave of absence from CTV since Dec. 28 after appearing in court, as per company policy.</p><p>MacLellan, who is an Atlantic Journalism Award-winner, has been anchoring in London since 2002. Prior to that, he anchored in Edmonton and was a business reporter, videographer and weekend anchor for Global Television.</p>

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26 Mar

Multimedia journalism lessons for j-students, from a j-student

<p><i>By Melinda Maldonado</i></p><p>It’s been a bumpy ride into the world of multimedia journalism. As a self-identified writer who loves the depth of long-form writing, I decided to fill my greatest skill gap by taking all of the hands-on techie courses this semester that I could: Online and New Media, TV, Radio.</p><p>I have made my share of mistakes along the way – some so bad that I’ll probably never make the same mistake again (see #1). Here are a few tips that I picked up this semester:</p>

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26 Mar

The racial and cultural implications of rapping the Elements of Style

<p><strong>By Chris Richardson</strong></p>

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