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7 Sep

Tom Clark and Patrick Brown join Global News

<p>Two giants of Canadian journalism have joined Global News. Tom Clark is set to host Global's new political program, <em>The West Block</em>, which aims to facilitate commentary and act as an intermediary in the conversation between viewers and government.<br /><br />Patrick Brown, this year's winner of the Canadian Journalism Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, will also join Global as its China correspondent based in Beijing.<br /><br />More details about the new appointments will be released this fall.</p>

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7 Sep

The Angelo Persichilli debate

<p>When Stephen Harper appointed <em>Toronto Star</em> columnist and <em>Corriere Canadese</em> editor Angelo Persichilli as his new director of communications last week, many politicians, journalists, and regular joes and janes were surprised.

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7 Sep

Just another schmuck with a camera

<p><em>To celebrate our new partnership with the <a href="http://www.langara.bc.ca/programs-and-courses/programs/journalism/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Langara Journalism Review</strong></a>, an all-journalism publication from B.C.-based Langara College's j-program, we're featuring the 2011 cover story on photojournalist Andy Clark. Clark may say he's just another schmuck with a camera, but as Langara writer <strong>Leasa Hachey</strong> writes, he also gets the shot nobody else does.

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7 Sep

Coming up in Media magazine

<p><em>J-Source's new Ideas section editor <strong>David McKie</strong> introduces himself, plus gives you a preview of what you can expect from Media magazine's upcoming issue, a Canadian Association of Journalist's publication, and a J-Source content-sharing partner.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>There will always be a place for journalism that makes a difference</strong></p>

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7 Sep

Brought to you by J-Source: The top 27 books every j-student should read

<p><em>After you're done checking out all the sites on our primer, take a break from the web, and get back into school-mode with a good book. We asked J-Source readers for their picks then added a few of our own. You'll find some old staples on the list, some new, and, even better, some Canadian. Tell us what we missed and we'll mark it as a new addition and add it to the list.</em></p>

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7 Sep

J-net primer

<p><em>School's here and summer's lazy days are behind us: it's time to get back to work. We present the updated j-net primer: In addition to all the great j-news you'll find on J-Source, you'll also want to check these sites for the skinny on hot-button issues, ethical dilemmas, and insights into great journalism. We know this list isn't complete and we're sorry if we missed anyone: Let us know what we should add, and we'll keep updating the list with your suggestions.</em><br /><br />

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7 Sep

Student voices needed

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/UofRJschool.jpg" style="width: 113px; height: 153px;" title="" /></p>

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6 Sep

Le journaliste et sa marque

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">«Faites-vous les dents, faites-vous connaître, démarquez-vous parce que vous êtes comme une petite marque de commerce.» C'est ce que conseille le journaliste Dominic Arpin aux étudiants en journalisme. Comme lui, de plus en plus d'écoles de journalisme estiment que le reporter du futur est celui qui se comporte comme un média à part entière en cultivant sa marque sur toutes les plateformes, y compris sur les réseaux sociaux.</font></p>

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6 Sep

Tir groupé contre le titre professionnel chez Quebecor

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Les chroniqueurs Éric Duhaime et Ezra Levant, respectivement du <em>Journal de Québec</em> et de <em>Sun</em>, ont tiré à boulets rouges, la semaine dernière, contre la création éventuelle d'un titre de journaliste professionnel au Québec. Ils réagissaient à l'annonce de la ministre de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, Christine St-Pierre, de tenir une consultation publique sur le sujet cet automne.</font></p>

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2 Sep

CKAC: exit les sports, bonjour les cônes

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">CKAC Sports deviendra Radio Circulation 730 à compter du 6 septembre. Propriétaire de la station, Cogeco Diffusion a annoncé ce matin que la programmation sportive sera partiellement transférée à sa chaîne de la bande FM, le 98,5, tandis que la chaîne presque centenaire sera entièrement consacrée à la circulation routière, aux travaux routiers et à la météo dans la grande région de Montréal.</font></p>

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