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30 Nov

Journalists seeking public office: what are the ethical issues?

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30 Nov

J-students go hyperlocal with smartphones

Armed with smartphones to research, interview and write, Wayne MacPhail’s j-students tackle street-level journalism while learning to file from the field. On a cold fall night about 20 years ago […]

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30 Nov

Trauma journalism competition

North American journalists are invited to a competition for stories about the impact of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events on individuals, families and communities. This is open to […]

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30 Nov

WikiLeaks turns on the taps

WikiLeaks has placed the first batch of 251,287 U.S. embassy cables in the public domain, and government reactions range from outrage to an offer of asylum for Julian Assange. Meanwhile, […]

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29 Nov

Calling out North Korea

Armed with a cellphone and enormous courage, “citizen journalists” are reporting on life in North Korea. There are some clips at that site with subtitles and a story on why […]

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29 Nov

Titre professionnel: la FPJQ élaborera une proposition

La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) a reçu hier en assemblée générale le mandat d’élaborer rapidement «une proposition de reconnaissance légale d’un titre de journaliste professionnel». La proposition […]

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29 Nov

The biggest story of the season wasn’t a story at all

By now, you’ve probably heard all about the U.S.’s controversially invasive new airline security measures, and how they inspired National Opt-Out Day, an internet-organized protest that called on travellers to […]

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29 Nov

Wiki-whacky

So, the consensus about the latest Wikileaks posting is that we Canadians won’t get mad at Obama, even if he said nasty things about us. But some pundits are wondering […]

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29 Nov

Open letter to Maclean’s, Star calls for end to “anti-Asian racism”

An open letter addressed to the editors, publishers and writers of Maclean’s and The Toronto Star calls out the publications for two articles that “serve to reinforce anti-Asian resentment” by […]

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29 Nov

“I traded my camera for a mop and broom: Luis Horacio Njera

In Mexico and the Republic of Cameroon, journalism has become dangerous work. Yesterday five reporters from the two countries were awarded International Press Freedom awards by Canadian Journalists for Free […]

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