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21 Mar

Algonquin College experiments with new funding model for news

<p>By Joe Banks</p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/GoJo CBC photo_0.jpg" title="" />Some of you are already aware that <a href="http://gojournalism.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GoJournalism.ca</a> has been operating since August of 2010, but far too many of you do not. Like many start-ups, our message has been swallowed up in the day-to-day noise in the constantly-changing and disrupted media world of today.</p>

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21 Mar

Of reporting Tori Stafford’s final day, news organizations take different approaches

<p><em>Let’s face it: There is no easy way to report on a trial in which the details of the rape and murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford are given. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> looks at the history of the case, the dichotomy between the public's reaction to the coverage and news organizations' understanding of their duty to report it and explains how and why some organizations have decided to take different approaches to their coverage. </em></p><p> </p>

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21 Mar

Upcoming event highlights dangers facing Mexican journalists

<p>A new study on the psychological health of Mexican journalists underscores the realities of day-to-day reporting in a country beset by a deadly drug war.</p><p>The <a href="http://journalismforum.fims.uwo.ca/">Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma</a>, in association with the <a href="http://www.newssafety.org/">International News Safety Institute</a>, will present “The War Within: The Plight of Mexican Journalists” on Friday evening, March 30<sup>th</sup> at 6:30 pm in the <a href="http://www.masseycollege.ca/">Upper Library at Massey College</a> in Toronto.</p>

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20 Mar

Intimidation judiciaire: les journalistes dans la mire

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/guide-de-survie-anti-slapp">Guide de survie anti-SLAPP</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/secret-des-sources-principe-reconnu-au-cas-par-cas">Secret des sources: principe reconnu au cas par cas</a></strong></p>

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20 Mar

Guide de survie anti-SLAPP

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/intimidation-judiciaire-les-journalistes-dans-la-mire">Intimidation judiciaire: les journalistes dans la mire</a></strong></p><p>Par Chantal Francoeur </p>

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20 Mar

Media concentration isn’t going away

<p>Bell’s plan to <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/bell-acquire-astral-media-sets-sights-quebecor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquire Astral</a> has once again raised the question: does media concentration <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2012/03/does-media-concentration-in-canada-concern-you.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concern you</a>? Bell has been <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/bell-and-ctv-sweeten-acquisition-proposal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expanding steadily </a>in recent years.

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20 Mar

Why one reporter left Bay Street for journalism: The Globe and Mail

<p>After Greg Smith wrote last week's scathing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>New York Times</em> op-ed</a> outlining in detail why he left Goldman Sachs, there were a number of employees who took it upon themselves to explain why <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jw_on_tech/archive/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>they</em> left</a> <em>their</em> morally bankrupt jobs.</p>

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20 Mar

Tuition hikes in Quebec: student media mobilizes

<p><em>Written by Colette Brin, communications professor at Laval University and a member of the Canadian Journalism Project's editorial committee, this story was </em><em><a href="http://www.blogues.ulaval.ca/colette-brin/droits-de-scolarite-les-medias-etudiants-se-mobilisent/ ">originally posted</a> on Contact, the school's blog. Translated by Rhiannon Russell. </em></p>

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20 Mar

Courts in the viewfinder: B.C. proposal sparks debate on wider camera access

<p><em>Allowing cameras in the courtrooms of criminal trials have some journalists saying it’s a threat to their livelihood. But as <strong>Alexandra Posadzki</strong> reports, it could also be used as a tool to increase public interest in court stories, and even create more demand for reporters in this field.</em></p><p> </p>

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20 Mar

As it happens: Tweeting from the Rafferty murder trial

<p><em>In the second part of a J-Source series on covering the Michael Rafferty trial, an inside look at using Twitter in the courtroom. <strong>James Armstrong</strong> from Global News is one of the many journalists tweeting testimony. So how do you keep journalistic checks, balances, and integrity in check--and decide in a matter of seconds what horrific details of an 8-year-old's alleged rape and murder to share with the public? It's just as challenging as it sounds. </em></p>

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