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23 Feb

MPs allowed to use apps to tweet, update Facebook

The House of Commons will now allow MPs to use social media apps like Twitter and Facebook on government-issued BlackBerrys, The Canadian Press reports. (Previously, active social media users like […]

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23 Feb

Nominations open for environmental reporting awards

The Society of Environmental Journalists has opened nominations for its annual journalism awards, which honour outstanding environmental coverage. The awards are open to journalists from any country. Deadline for entries […]

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23 Feb

140 characters in search of a story

Social media are reshaping political coverage in Ottawa. For better and for worse. This week, we feature Ashley Csanady‘s story from the winter issue of The Ryerson Review of Journalism.Kady […]

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23 Feb

Journalism: literature in hyperdrive

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="Left" alt="Lauren Pelley" border="0" height="100" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Lauren%20Pelley.JPG" style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" title="Lauren Pelley" vspace="5" width="100" />Journalism is fast -- and getting faster. So what is good, responsible journalism in our modern era? J-student <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lauren Pelley</span> reports. </span><br /><br />“Journalism is literature in a hurry.”<br />

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23 Feb

Finding the words

What do words reveal? How do you describe the pain — the sheer anxiety — of getting those words from brain to paper to the streets? What do you do […]

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23 Feb

Storify makes content curation smarter, more useful

From covering the uprising in Egypt to gauging the public’s reaction to a proposed Toronto transit fare hike, Storify allows journalists to aggregate social media as a means of storytelling, […]

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22 Feb

CBC News releases new mobile app, redesigns site

CBC News has released a new mobile app, in tandem with a redesign of CBCNews.ca. The app boasts “real-time access to breaking news, local news and weather content”, exclusive access […]

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22 Feb

CBC panel discusses absence of female bylines

CBC Radio One on Sunday ran two interesting segments about journalism. The first: Too Few Women in Publishing. “Pick up nearly any quality magazine, read the list of contributors and […]

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22 Feb

New textbook: Global Journalism Ethics

In his Literary Review of Canada review of Stephen JA Ward’s new textbook, Global Journalism Ethics, Paul Knox writes: “This is not a quick reference deadline handbook for deciding whether […]

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22 Feb

Supreme Court rules radio host comments “racist”, blocks class action suit

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 6-1 on the free-speech case of former radio shock jock André Arthur, now a member of Parliament for the Quebec City riding of […]

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