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1 Apr

Mayor’s brother bemoans Star’s “ruthlessness”

In the midst of a battle over reporters’ ease of access to Toronto City Hall, Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, Councillor Doug Ford, has accused the Toronto Star of being “ruthless” […]

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31 Mar

Titre professionnel: l’heure du vote a sonné

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) a tenu hier la dernière de trois séances de consultation concernant son projet de création d'un titre protégé. Moins de 4% des membres du regroupement ont participé à ces réunions en ligne qui ont davantage été des occasions de s'informer que de débattre du projet proposé. Impossible donc d'en déduire le résultat du vote qui se déroulera la semaine prochaine.</p>

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31 Mar

Plan iPad: la capitaine quitte le navire

Le plan iPad de Gesca est à peine mis en branle qu’il perd déjà sa capitaine. La vice-présidente exécutive, affaires numériques de La Presse, Sylvie Leduc a quitté ses fonctions […]

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30 Mar

Alas, poor CityNews. We knew it well

How Toronto’s pioneering local station went from everywhere to nowhere near as good as it used to be. This week, we feature Lindsey Aubin‘s story from the winter issue of […]

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30 Mar

Women in journalism symposium: live coverage

Women in the field: changing the face of journalism is an all-day symposium hosted by Ryerson University. Not in town? Follow J-Source‘s liveblog of the events on Tuesday, March 22 […]

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30 Mar

The Japan Disaster: Journalists piling on

By Claude Adams  Trauma wasn’t a big issue for journalists 32 years ago when Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island nuclear facility in Pennsylvania suffered a partial core meltdown. […]

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30 Mar

Reporting evacuation: rule evasion or evolution?

In these days of SEO-friendly headlines, long-standing language rules are often ignored — like the one that says you can evacuate places, but not people. Judy Maddren, former CBC grammar […]

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30 Mar

Online editions not the death knell for print: study

A new study has concluded that “online editions are not the death knell for printed newspapers.” The report from the Newspaper Audience Databank Inc. (NADbank) reports that 80% of Canadian […]

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30 Mar

Deadline approaches for j-student and j-prof awards

The deadline for two RTNDF awards are just days away. The Association of Electronic Journalists offers nine scholarships to j-students. It also awards the Michael Monty Memorial Award to a […]

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30 Mar

Kthe Lemon named Alberta editor of the year

Käthe Lemon has been named Alberta editor of the year at the Alberta Magazine Awards. Lemon is editor of Avenue Calgary magazine and editorial director of RedPoint Media Group Inc. […]

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