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23 Jan

Has Apple just invented a new kind of longform journalism?

<p><em>The launch of the new Apple iBooks Author tool is aimed at challenging the textbook publishing market. <strong>Wayne MacPhail</strong> argues the new platform also gives journalists a new opportunity to create innovative, media-rich and longform stories for the audience.</em></p>

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23 Jan

Tips for preparing for a journalism job interview

<p><a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/skills/how-to-prepare-for-a-journalism-job-interview/s7/a547546/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Journalism.co.uk has a handy list</a> of things to do (and not to do) when you land an interview for a journalism job. Among them are the basics: Do your research, give examples, ask a few questions (but not too many!) and come with story ideas.</p>

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23 Jan

Exclusivité réchauffée et réassaisonnée

<p>(texte mis à jour à 17h22)</p><p>Imperial Oil commandite et participe au contenu de l'exposition «<a href="http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/francais/whatson/2011-exposition-l-energie-pouvoir-choisir.cfm">Énergie, le pouvoir de choisir</a>» du Musée des sciences et de la technologie à Ottawa. La nouvelle est présentée comme une exclusivité par Radio-Canada ce matin. Pourtant, elle était en substance dans le magazine <em>Maclean's</em> le mois dernier.</p>

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23 Jan

Media outlets post Vancouver riot photos online before handing over to police

<p>Six media outlets in British Columbia will hand over thousands of photos and videos of last June’s Vancouver riot to police under a court order – but not before some put them online for readers to see.</p>

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23 Jan

Community Media and the Arab Spring Conference to be held in Tunis March 2012

<p>January 17, 2012. The Middle East and North Africa Community Media Working Group, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) the Community Media Network (CMN) in partnership with International Media Support (IMS), Oxfam Novib and EED SIDA, among others, organize the first international conference on Community Media and the Arab Spring, to be held in Hotel Majestic, Tunis, March 9-10, 2012.

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23 Jan

A look behind the scenes at Toronto City Hall reporting

<p><em>For many people, Toronto’s civic politics are more intriguing than they’ve been in over 30 years. <strong>Rhiannon Russell</strong> reports from the CJF-hosted “Fear and Loathing at City Hall” panel discussion where reporters and columnists opened up and debated Ford’s boycott of the </em>Toronto Star<em>, the mayor’s now-infamous 911 calls and the daily challenges of working the City Hall beat. </em></p>

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21 Jan

New Editor for Canadian Medical Association Journal Announced Two Days After Interim Editor Posts Controversial OP-ED

<p><strong>New Editor for Canadian Medical Association Journal Announced Two Days After Interim Editor Posts Controversial OP-ED</strong></p>

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20 Jan

Journalists get in on meme: Shit news reporters say

<p>This now-familiar Internet meme seems to have started with the "<a href="http://j-source.ca/node/add/article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shit Girls Say</a>" videos, which drew criticism for simply perpetuating <a href="http://j-source.ca/node/add/article" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gender-based stereotypes</a>. But then all sorts of groups <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/comedy-1/juliette-lewis-in-shit-girls-say.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined in</a>. There was the inevitable "Shit Guys Say," the "Shit White Girls Say ...

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20 Jan

20 free journalism e-books

<p>The Online Journalism Blog has listed <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/01/09/19-free-ebooks-on-journalism-for-your-xmas-kindle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 free ebooks on journalism</a> that you can download to your e-reader.</p>

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20 Jan

The Costa Concordia wreck and the unfortunate page layouts that followed

<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; background-color: white; ">Well, this is awkward.</span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">There have been some interesting juxtapositions of images, editorial and advertising since the Costa Concordia ran aground last Friday off the coast of Italy. One of which includes the <em>Belfast Telegraph</em>’s front page on Monday. A dream holiday, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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