Archive
28 May

Fonction, rédacteur en chef… à la pige

<p><strong>Il aura suffi de poster une annonce sur le forum de l’Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ) pour se rendre compte du nombre impressionnant de rédacteurs en chef qui travaillent… à la pige! Car si <em>ProjetJ </em>s’est entretenu avec quatre d’entre eux seulement pour les besoins de ce reportage, le message a reçu une quinzaine de réponses, la toute dernière arrivant au moment même où ces lignes sont en train d’être écrites.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

READ MORE
27 May

Why one journalist made the leap into branded content

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/General Newsroom_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Matt Meuse</em></p><p><strong>By Robert Delaney</strong></p>

READ MORE
27 May

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use a snoot

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographer <strong>Steve Russell</strong> explains how to properly direct your flash using a snoot.</p>

READ MORE
27 May

Reportage à l’étranger 101

<p><strong>L’Association des journalistes indépendants (AJIQ) propose jeudi soir une formation sur le reportage à l’étranger. L’occasion pour ProjetJ de discuter avec celui qui la donne, Valérian Mazataud, photojournaliste indépendant qui depuis 2009 a couvert les principaux drames qui se sont joués tout autour de la planète, et de lui demander quelques conseils pour qui voudrait se lancer en journalisme international.  </strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

READ MORE
27 May

Education Matters: Should journalism schools take a stand on unpaid internships?

<p><strong>By Janice Tibbetts</strong></p><p>At Concordia University’s journalism department, we have been considering whether we should have a policy on unpaid internships.</p><p>The faculty—reflecting a sentiment common among many journalists—is conflicted on whether journalism schools and departments should post advertisements for work without pay, which could be interpreted as giving tacit support.</p>

READ MORE
27 May

J-Source launches new education column by veteran political reporter and educator Janice Tibbetts

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Janice Tibbetts_5.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Bruce Gillespie, Editor-in-Chief</strong></p><p>I’m pleased to announce that veteran political reporter and teacher Janice Tibbetts will write a new column for J-Source focused on journalism education in Canada. In Education Matters, Tibbetts will examine issues of interest to instructors, students and industry professionals as they relate to training and the classroom.</p>

READ MORE
27 May

The Unknowable Country: Why journalists and governments no longer know what Canadians value

<p><strong>By Sean Holman</strong></p><p>As a result of a lack of federal government funding, Canada wasn't included in the most recent <a href="http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Values Survey</a>—one of the few means we have of knowing what our values are, how we differ from people in other countries and whether those values have changed over time.</p>

READ MORE
26 May

Why some journalism grads no longer wait for a job offer

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Worsr_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Jimmy Thomson</strong></p>

READ MORE
26 May

CBC ombudsman: One point of view at a time works for achieving balance

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Esther Enkin_6.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

READ MORE
26 May

Xtra managing editor Danny Glenwright leaves for JHR

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Danny Glenwright_0.JPG" title="" />Danny Glenwright, the managing editor of <em>Xtra</em> in Toronto and Ottawa, is leaving the news magazine to join Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) as its <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1361233/danny-glenwright-appointed-interim-executive-director-of-journalists-for-human-rights">interim executive director</a> on June 23.</p>

READ MORE