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5 Jan

Global Maritimes to get new home, new morning news show

<p>Global Maritimes will be getting a new home in Halifax, and a new morning news show this fall.</p><p><a href="http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/48741-global-tv-confirms-move-former-palookas-gym" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to the <em>Chronicle Herald</em></a>, Global News has purchased the building that was home to Palooka’s Gym on Gottingen St. in Halifax’s north end, and will be moving its television studios there in September from its current location at Burnside Park in Dartmouth.</p>

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4 Jan

A publication with no paywall, no ads and no donor-chasing: A reality in Australia

<p>Imagine a publication that produced public-interest journalism with no paywall, no advertisements and no chasing of donors. Sounds crazy, right?</p><p><em>The Global Mail</em> in Australia will be doing just that.</p>

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4 Jan

What it was like covering stories in Canada’s North: Three Ryerson students reflect

<p><em>Last summer, <strong>Marta Iwanek</strong>,<strong> Ashleigh Gaul </strong>and <strong>Samantha Anderson</strong> financed their own way to cover stories in the North for the Winter 2012 issue of the </em>Ryerson Review of Journalism<em>. Now, they’re reflecting on their time in Canada's north for J-Source. </em></p>

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4 Jan

Bourse AJIQ-Le Devoir 2012

<p>Les journalistes pigistes membres de l'Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ) ont jusqu'au 30 janvier pour soumettre leur candidature pour la <a href="http://www.ajiq.qc.ca/activites/bourse-ajiq-le-devoir.php">bourse AJIQ-<em>Le Devoir</em></a> 2012. À la clef: un stage rémunéré de quatre semaines au <em>Devoir</em>.</p>

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4 Jan

With media standards at issue, make way for “expert” witnesses

<p><em>Will a new libel defence bring business to self-styled experts in media practice? As <strong>Rhiannon Russell </strong>reports, that’s been the case in Quebec, and the rest of Canada may follow suit.</em></p><p> </p><p>John Miller knows journalism. He’s worked as a reporter for decades, held various management positions at the <em>Toronto Star</em>, and was, until retirement, a professor and two-time chair of Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. Now, he testifies as an expert witness in libel cases concerning journalism’s standards of practice.</p>

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4 Jan

Why is the Toronto Star selling ads on a section’s front page?

<p>On Dec 10 and 17, the <em>Toronto Star</em> ran a full-page ad for Mirvish's <em>War Horse</em> on the front page of its entertainment section, to the surprise of some. After all, the <em>Star</em>’s media kit states that its <a href="http://mediakit.thestar.ca/uploads/pdf/TSMK_creative_special.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">creative advertising positioning</a> is available in all sections, but not the front of sections (with the exception of front-page wrap-arounds). </p>

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4 Jan

Canadian coverage of the U.S. primaries and caucuses

<p>Having trouble getting excited about Romney versus Santorum? You’re likely not alone. Judging by <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/romney-closer-to-leading-gop-race/article2290646/comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">these Globe and Mail comments</a>, intense interest in the 2008 Clinton-Obama race has been replaced by a heaping of scorn on the U.S. political process and its wannabes. Reflecting the public mood, Canadian coverage seems more subdued than 2008, although not completely silent.

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3 Jan

Bye Bye 2011: dérapage 2.0

<p>Alors que le Québec se livre à son second sport national depuis 3 jours, la critique de la revue de fin d'année à la télévision, l'Agence QMI est dans l'embarras. L'agence de presse interne de Quebecor a dû se dissocier hier de propos tenus sur le compte Twitter d'un de ses pigistes à l'égard du <em>Bye Bye 2011</em>, du couple Cloutier Morissette et de Radio-Canada.</p>

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3 Jan

Wearing Our CPUs On Our Sleeves

<p><em>Journalist <strong>Wayne MacPhail</strong> looks into his crystal ball at dramatic changes to our phones, computers and the Internet. The ensuing innovations will be the next wave of communications devices journalists can expect to see as platforms for delivering news. It might be time to think about how to tell a story from a wristwatch. </em></p>

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3 Jan

UBC is hosting two public talks on journalism ethics by Stephen Ward

<p>If you’re in Vancouver in the next week, the UBC Graduate School of Journalism is <a href="http://ethics.ubc.ca/upload/Talk%20Posters/CAE%2012:01:05%20Stephen%20Ward.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosting two talks</a> by Stephen Ward on ethics:</p><p style="margin-left: 80px; ">“Re-writing journalism ethics for a new mixed media world” Thursday, January 5, 2012, 2012, 11:00-12:30, Room 10</p><p style="margin-left: 80px; ">“Global ethics in journalism” Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 2:00-3:30, Room 104</p>

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