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24 Feb

Journal de Montréal: les syndiqués voteront samedi

Les membres du Syndicat des travailleurs de l’information du Journal de Montréal (STIJM-CSN) sont convoqués en assemblée générale samedi matin. Ils devront se prononcer sur une recommandation du médiateur, Jean […]

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24 Feb

What journalists can learn from scientists (and vice versa)

Journalist Anne Jefferson has been tasked with writing about two versions of the same science story: one written by a scientist, the other by a science journalist. In a story […]

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24 Feb

One journalist’s survival guide to the Egyptian revolution

By Jaron GilinskyFreelance journalist and documentary filmmaker Jaron Gilinsky shooting video in Tahrir Square in CairoDuring the uprising that eventually ended the 30-year reign of President Hosni Mubarak, I became […]

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24 Feb

Teaching social media tools to j-students despite clunky classroom software

Journalism educators may want to teach social media tools but often find it difficult given they are required to use clunky online systems for grading and communicating with students. In […]

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24 Feb

Recent trends on university campuses are undermining value of university degrees

As universities everywhere focus on attracting and retaining students at a time when college-age populations are declining, they are not doing enough to ensure those students get a quality education, […]

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24 Feb

Nouvelle représentante pour les journalistes indépendants

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">L'Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ) a une nouvelle présidente. Élue hier soir à l'unanimité, Lisa Marie Noël a pris la relève de Nicolas Langelier, qui a tiré sa révérence après quatre mandats. Elle a promis de poursuivre la lutte pour la cause des journalistes indépendants, en premier lieu pour le droit à la négociation collective, revendication historique de l'association.</p>

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24 Feb

Community media and diversity

Dublin,  24 February 2011.  The European section of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-Europe) initiated today a three-day conference in Dublin, Ireland, to highlight community media’s contribution to […]

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24 Feb

Magazine editors on the dearth of female bylines

After several journalists counted female bylines in American magazines and found the numbers depressingly unequal, Elissa Strauss asked the magazines to explain. An earlier story by VIDA found that The […]

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24 Feb

Chantal Hbert, Robert Russo to emcee National Newspaper Awards

Toronto Star political columnist Chantal Hébert and Canadian Press Ottawa bureau chief Robert Russo will emcee the 62nd National Newspaper Awards on May 13. The event will be held in […]

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24 Feb

Blogging isn’t dead — it’s evolving

On Gigaom.com, Mathew Ingram takes issue with a New York Times story that claimed blogging is on its way out. The NYT cites Pew Centre research, noting that the data […]

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