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8 Feb

More headlines for Sun TV

<p>If Sun TV execs care about Canadian broadcasting standards, they might be relieved by a supportive <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/sun-news%E2%80%99-krista-erickson-wasn%E2%80%99t-out-line-margie-gillis-interview-cbsc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBSC ruling</a> on the infamous Margie Gillis interview – although some argue the council <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/did-cbsc-use-right-code-sun-news-network-decision" target="_blank" rel="noopener">didn’t apply the right code</a>.

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8 Feb

First-ever UNESCO community media chair named

<p>AMARC - Prof. Vinod Pavarala, Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad has been chosen to be the first ever UNESCO Chair on Community Media.  An agreement to this effect has been signed by the Director-General, UNESCO and the Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad.

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7 Feb

Final call for CAJ Awards applications

<p> </p><p><a href="http://www.caj.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2011-CAJ-awards-full-package.pdf" 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/caj awards.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>Applications for the Canadian Association of Journalists awards that will be presented at the CAJ gala in April will be closing Feb. 8.</p>

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7 Feb

Did the CBSC use the right code in Sun News Network decision?

<p>Marc-François Bernier, the Canada research Chair in journalism ethics, has pointed out in <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/pour-blanchir-sun-news-le-ccnr-t-il-utilise-le-bon-code-de-deontologie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an article</a> on J-Source’s French-language counterpart, <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/pour-blanchir-sun-news-le-ccnr-t-il-utilise-le-bon-code-de-deontologie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProjetJ</a>, that while the Canadian Broadcast Standards’ Council cleared Sun News’ Krista Erickson under the <a href="http://www.cbsc.ca/english/codes/cabethics.php#Clause6" target="_b

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7 Feb

Sun News’ Krista Erickson wasn’t out of line in Margie Gillis interview: CBSC

<p>The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council received 6,676 complaints after Krista Erickson interviewed contemporary dancer Margie Gillis on a segment of <em>Canada Live</em> on Sun News Network on June 1, 2011, but after review, has concluded that <a href="http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2012/120203.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the broadcast did not violate</a> provisions under the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ <em>Code of Ethics</em>.</p><p>In case you missed it, or have forgotten the interview in question, here it is:</p>

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7 Feb

Job posting: Assistant professor in journalism at Mount Royal University

<p> </p><p><strong>JOB TITLE:        Assistant Professor in Journalism</strong></p><p>Competition Number:     D6390VH<br />Position Type:          Tenure Track<br />Department:             Faculty of Communication Studies<br />Competition Closes:     February 24th, 2012</p><p><strong>Description: </strong></p>

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7 Feb

Pour blanchir Sun News, le CCNR a-t-il utilisé le bon code de déontologie?

<p>Par Marc-François Bernier, Titulaire de la Chaire de recherche en éthique du journalisme (<a href="http://www.crej.ca/">CREJ</a>), Université d'Ottawa</p>

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6 Feb

Virage numérique au Journal de Montréal

<p><font color="#000000">Depuis une semaine, le <em>Journal de Montréal </em>et son homologue de la capitale, le <em>Journal de Québec</em>, ont un nouveau visage sur Internet. La présidente et éditrice du <em>JdeM</em>, Lyne Robitaille, estime mettre sur le marché rien de moins qu'«un site qui redéfinit la norme pour transmettre l'information sur Internet».

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6 Feb

Good reads: License plate recognition technology and your privacy

<p>If you’ve ever attended court to get legal custody of your child, had a mental health problem attended to by police, or been accused of breaking a municipal bylaw, you have something in common with car thieves and child kidnappers in Victoria B.C.: Information about you that Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) and the RCMP collects is stored in a giant database for two or more years – just in case.</p>

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6 Feb

CRTC postpones CBC license renewal hearings again, this time ‘until further notice’

<p>In light of the upcoming federal budget, <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-379-2.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the CRTC has postponed</a> hearings surrounding <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-379.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBC’s license renewal</a> until further notice.</p>

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