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14 Sep

Les journalistes du Parisien indignés de leur journal

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Les journalistes du <em>Parisien</em> s’indignent des titres relatifs à l'immigration roumaine dans leur propre journal. La Société des journalistes du quotidien français a publié cette semaine un communiqué de presse qui sonne comme un appel à davantage d'éthique de la part de la direction.</font></p>

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14 Sep

Le NYT propose un cours aux journalistes citoyens

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal">Le Knowledge Network du <em>New York Times</em> organise une formation en ligne de deux semaines à l'intention des journalistes citoyens intitulée «Reporting About Your Comunity». L'institution new-yorkaise souhaite ainsi guider les citoyens désireux de contribuer à leurs médias locaux en leur permettant de bénéficier de l'expertise de ses journalistes.</p>

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14 Sep

J-Source second annual Pop Quiz

<p>Sharpen your virtual pencils -- and your wits -- then take our back-to-school journalism prep test to see how you fare. Answers provided in our <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/one-two-three-test-summers-biggest-j-stories">handy primer</a>.</p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="1875" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFVTdkgxVjlrTU5BcnZwb1NBZnFRb3c6MQ" width="760">Loading...</iframe></p>

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14 Sep

One, two, three, test: The summer’s biggest J-stories

<p><em>Not quite A-plus ready for </em>J-Source<em>'s back-to-school j-quiz on the summer's biggest journalism stories? No sweat, read our top 14 picks and you'll be teacher's pet in no time.</em><br /><br /><br /><strong>Lloyd Robertson retires</strong><br />

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14 Sep

The terrorism beat

<p>J-Source<em> presents a two-part feature on Michelle Shephard's new book,</em> Decade of Fear<em>, an in-depth look at the evolution in terrorism reporting since 9/11. First, follow </em><em><strong>Alexandra Bosanac</strong> as she chats with the </em>Toronto Star<em> reporter at the Toronto launch party. Then, scroll on down for </em>J-Source<em> violence and trauma co-editor <strong>Jane Hawkes</strong>' fascinating Q&A about what it means to live the book's subtitle: Reporting from terrorism's grey zone.</em></p>

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14 Sep

Five questions for Duncan McCue

<p><em>University of British Columbia graduate school j-prof <strong>Duncan McCue</strong> is spearheading the school's brand new, one-of-a-kind journalism course, "Reporting in Indigenous Communities". Developed in partnership with several B.C. aboriginal communities, the course is designed to elevate Canada's not-so-great coverage of aboriginal issues.

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13 Sep

Photojournalisme: l’avenir repose sur l’intégrité

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">«Le photojournalisme vit un changement profond et nous n'en avons pas encore compris la portée, mais une chose est sûre, notre avenir dépend de l'intégrité». C'est ce qu'a expliqué hier soir le secrétaire du World Press Photo 2010 et directeur général de l'agence VII devant un parterre d'étudiants et de passionnés de photographie au Collège Dawson.

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13 Sep

Masthead releases Top 50 list

<p><em>Masthead</em>'s top 50 magazines list is full of good news. Indeed, the list, which is based on revenue from ad sales and circulation, shows a 2010 recovery for most magazines.</p><p>As a group, shelter and fashion titles rebounded the most, going up an average 29.7 per cent in revenue.</p>

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13 Sep

From the ground up: Building the SUN News Network

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/IMG00020-20110826-1706_0.jpg" title="" /><em><strong>Dayna Gourley </strong>has worked in television news for over 15 years, but helping to launch the Sun News Network could be the biggest challenge she's ever faced.</em></p>

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13 Sep

Media and the hard truth about suicides

<p><em>No one likes covering a suicide. The publicity may add pain at a time of grieving, and can, experts fear, push other suicidal people over the age. But for <strong>Stephen J. A. Ward</strong>, the question is how -- not whether -- painful facts should be reported.</em><br /><br />Recent suicides and deaths of former NHL enforcers have stirred up debate about the NHL’s support system for hockey players during their career – and after they retire.<br /><br />The deaths have also raised, once again, the question of how news media cover the deaths of public figures.<br />

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