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22 Jul

Introverts and the newsroom

<p>To all those quiet leaders out there, Poynter's Tom Huang has some simple words: It's OK. In fact, it's great.<br /><br />A quiet leader himself, Huang believe introverts can offer as much to the newsroom as their extrovert colleagues. <a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/leadership-management/139809/how-introverts-can-strengthen-their-presence-roles-in-the-newsroom/">Check out the whole article at Poynter</a> for some tips on how to strengthen skills while staying true to your silent self, but also consider Huang's closing statement:<br />

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22 Jul

Are the News Corp. women getting fair coverage?: Globe

<p>In today's<em> Globe and Mai</em>l, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/news-and-views/judith-timson/the-news-corp-women-fair-coverage-or-negative-stereotypes/article2105469/page2/">Judith Timson asks</a> whether the News Corp. women -- Rebekah Brooks and Wendi Deng Murdoch -- are getting fair coverage from the media, or if they're surrounded by a bunch of negative stereotypes.<br />

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22 Jul

Jon Stewart and John Oliver on News of the World

<p>Know someone who needs a round-up on the News of the World hacking story? Just want a pick-me-up? Either way, check this video out for a laugh: Jon Stewart and Englishman John Oliver cover the scandal as only they can:<br /><br /> </p><p><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="369" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/?layout=&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=3R2V4W3NKC6CZ5NB&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp" width="460"></iframe></p>

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22 Jul

Explosion en Norvège: le plus grand tabloïd du pays touché

<p><font color="#000000"><span style="font-weight: normal">Une violente explosion a ravagé aujourd'hui le quartier du gouvernement norvégien à Oslo. Il s'agirait d'un attentat à la bombe. Plusieurs bâtiments publics ont été endommagés, ainsi que les bureaux du tabloïd <em>Verdens Gang</em> (<em>VG</em>), le journal ayant la plus large diffusion en Norvège. </span></font></p>

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22 Jul

Le Journal (ethnique) de Montréal

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"><em><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">Par Louis-Samuel Perron, </span><span lang="fr-FR"><span style="font-weight: normal">récipiendaire du Grand Prix du Journalisme Indépendant 2011 dans la catégorie Étudiant – originellement paru dans le </span></span><a href="http://montrealcampus.ca/"><span lang="fr-FR"><span style="font-weight: normal">Montréal Campus</span></span></a><span lang="fr-FR"><span style="font-weight: normal;">, journal étudiant de l'UQAM.</span></span></font></font

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21 Jul

Canadian media failed to deliver on Canada Post strike coverage: The Dominion

<p>During the recent Canada Post strike, corporate and public media lacked fair, critical and accurate coverage, writes Kaley Kennedy in the independent publication <em>The Dominion</em>. Indeed, she adds, there are several complexities reporters and editors seem to miss when it comes to labour reporting:<br />

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21 Jul

Community newspapers go mobile

<p>Metroland Media has partnered with Toronto-based Polar Mobile to launch more than 500 mobile apps for 104 community newspapers.<br /><br />The apps will run on Apple, Google (Android), Microsoft and RIM platforms. Before the move, many community papers lacked the resources of their larger counterparts to create stand alone mobile apps.<br />

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21 Jul

Ontario finance minister criticizes “right-wing” media

<p>Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan lashed out against --what he called -- the "right-wing media" yesterday, accusing them of duping people into believing Ontario is a have-not province.<br /><br />The Liberal minister was incensed by reports that, he said, lumped Ontario into the have-nots, a term often used to describe provinces that receive big equalization payments. While Ontario will receive the second-highest payment this year, $2-billion, it also contributes much more, $6-billion, than other jurisdictions.<br />

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21 Jul

Leçon d’un stage dans un média à l’éthique légère

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><em>Témoignage de <strong>Catherine Dulude</strong>, étudiante en maîtrise à l'Université Laval.</em></p>

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21 Jul

McLuhan: 100 ans et toujours pertinent

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Le théoricien de la communication canadien, Marshall McLuhan, aurait eu 100 ans aujourd'hui. Mort en 1980, il a acquis une renommée internationale pour ses travaux sur les médias de masse. Ses idées maîtresses, «le médium, c'est le message» et «le village global», ont traversé les années sans prendre une ride, si bien que le très branché magazine <a href="http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/05/52441"><em>Wired</em></a> l'a choisi comme Saint Patron.</font></p>

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