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24 Feb

Professors beware: Perfectionism hurts research output

Professors who are perfectionists are less likely to produce and publish research, a new study concludes. “The more perfectionistic the professor, the less productive they are,” says a Dalhousie University […]

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24 Feb

Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Community Radio Initiators

The second “Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Community Radio Initiators” was taken place on 23 February 2011 at IDB Bhaban meeting room, Agargaon, Dhaka. The program was organized by Bangladesh NGOs […]

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24 Feb

CTV BC launches mobile newscast

CTV British Columbia has launched CTV News Digital Edition, a three-minute local noon newscast designed specifically for smartphones — the first of its kind. The show is hosted by CTV […]

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24 Feb

CBSC rules sexualization of children breaches code

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has issused its ruling about a complaint against the morning show Roz & Mocha on CKIS-FM (KISS 92.5 Toronto). The complaint state that the hosts […]

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24 Feb

Rogers Media appoints Chief Digital Officer

Rogers Media has appointed Jason Tafler to the newly-created position of Chief Digital Officer, where he will be responsible for strategic and operational leadership of Rogers’ digital division, a press […]

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24 Feb

Calling all BC journalists: fellowship applications open

The Jack Webster Foundation has opened applications for several fellowships available to BC journalists, including two to the Poynter Institute. Deadline is Feb. 25. 

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24 Feb

RTNDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award – Prairie winners

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) has announced that Tim Spelliscy and Jim Smalley will receive the organization’s 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards in the Prairie Region. Tim Spelliscy began his […]

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23 Feb

Jennifer Wells new visiting j-school chair

Clarification/update: Wells, as noted, is a visiting chair — not the overall chair. Jennifer Wells is Ryerson University’s newest visiting chair for the School of Journalism in 2011. The York […]

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23 Feb

Unique new graduate journalism program at King’s College

By Martha Troian A new Master of Journalism program offered at University of King’s College in Halifax aims to prepare students for an uncertain future. “Our world of journalism is […]

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23 Feb

La convergence Radio-Canada/Gesca existe-t-elle?

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Le phénomène Radio-Gesca, soit une collaboration étroite entre Radio-Canada et le groupe Gesca, propriétaire notamment du quotidien <i>La Presse</i>, existerait bel et bien. C'est ce que révèle une <a href="http://www.crej.ca/radiogesca.pdf">étude exploratoire</a> de la Chaire de recherche sur la francophonie canadienne en communication, spécialisée en éthique du journalisme (CREJ), de l'Université d'Ottawa.</p>

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