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21 Mar

Japan coverage lacks planning, perspective, focus

To combat the sensational and context-less tendencies of 24-hour live coverage, news organizations should implement disaster coverage strategies ahead of time, Tim Goodman writes for The San Franscisco Chronicle, adding […]

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21 Mar

Neelam Verma joins Sun News as morning show host

Neelam Verma has joined Sun News as host of the network’s early morning news show First Look, the Toronto Sun reports. She formerly worked for CNN International in India, and […]

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18 Mar

Le buzz: la révolution numérique

Chaque vendredi, «le Buzz» revient sur les sujets qui ont attiré le plus votre attention sur notre site et notre fil Twitter au cours de la semaine. Au cours des […]

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18 Mar

Google algorithm designed to favour original content

To combat the profliferation of sites designed only to attract Google’s SEO bots, the search giant has refined its algorithm to favour sites that produce regular original content, The New […]

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18 Mar

The best Japan infographics

The Society for News Design has gathered together some of the most informative infographics produced by news organizations in response to the diasters in Japan. Also worth checking out: SND’s […]

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18 Mar

Titre professionnel: la FPJQ organise un vote

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Près de 10 ans après avoir rejeté massivement la création d'une carte de presse, les membres de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) auront à nouveau à se prononcer sur la question le mois prochain. La fédération tiendra en effet trois séances d'information les 25, 29 et 30 mars dans le cadre du projet de création d'un titre professionnel. Elle procèdera ensuite à un vote électronique du 5 au 7 avril.</p>

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18 Mar

Canadians accessing NewYorkTimes.com must now pay fee

The New York Times has begun charging Canadians for access to some of its digital content, Reuters reports. Print subscribers get full access for free, and non-susbscribers can access 20 […]

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18 Mar

Washington Post suspends Pulitzer-winning reporter for plagiarism

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Sari Horwitz has been suspended for plagiarizing “substantial parts” of two recent news articles published by newspaper The Arizona Republic. The Post reports that “Horwitz […]

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18 Mar

RTNDA announces Prairie region award winners

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) has announced the Prairie region winners of its annual eletronic journalism awards. From the RTNDA press release, here are the winners: THE TELEVISION WINNERS […]

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17 Mar

Gesca étendra le plan iPad à tous ses quotidiens

Il n’y aura pas que La Presse, navire amiral de Gesca, qui délaissera le papier pour l’iPad. Le patron du groupe, Guy Crevier, a en effet annoncé hier aux artisans […]

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