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25 Nov

8 lessons the CBC learned working with citizen journos

The G20 summit in Toronto marked the first time the CBC collaborated with citizen journalists on a large and integrated scale. Kim Fox, senior producer of social media for CBC […]

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25 Nov

Statut professionnel: le Québec pourrait inspirer la France

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;">Face aux bouleversements que connaît l'industrie des médias, le groupe de travail sur le journalisme et l'avenir de l'information, piloté par Dominique Payette, a remis à l’ordre du jour une question qui divise les journalistes québécois depuis de nombreuses années: avons-nous besoin d'une certification professionnelle et si oui qui délivrerait la carte de presse, selon quels critères et en échange de quels droits et devoirs?</p>

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25 Nov

Richard Branson’s iPad magazine

British billionaire and Virgin Group chair Richard Branson will unveil an iPad-specific magazine next week — to be titled Project, or Maverick, depending on your source. (UPDATE: the mag, called […]

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25 Nov

The case against embedding war reporters

In a story for the UK’s The Independent, veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn chastises the media’s over-reliance on embedded journalism and provides a candid look at the reality facing […]

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24 Nov

Rick Mercer lampoons the Globe

Comedian Rick Mercer has come up with a great new way for the newly-designed Globe and Mail to make money…

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24 Nov

Have your say in the new CAJ guidelines

The Canadian Association of Journalists has begun work to reformat and update the organization’s Statement of Principles and Ethical Guidelines — and it wants your input. Please send your feedback, […]

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24 Nov

Aide publique: l’avis de l’ex v-p du CRTC, Michel Arpin

L’État doit-il venir au secours de l’information? Certainement pas, répond l’ancien vice-président du Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC), Michel Arpin. Pour lui, le principe d’une aide […]

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24 Nov

Head Tweeter wants to create news network

The co-founder of Twitter has told Reuters he wants to work with other news organizations to create a Twitter News Service. To read more about what Biz Stone envisions, click […]

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24 Nov

Interested in science journalism? Win $2,500 to fund your research

<p>The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is offering two Canadian post-secondary students $2,500 apiece to write a feature story on a scientific topic. The deadline to apply for <a href="http://www.innovation.ca/en/Media/CFIEmergingScienceJournalistsAward" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The CFI Emerging Science Journalists Award</a> is Feb. 1, 2011. The money will be awarded to the successful applicants in April 2011.<br />

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24 Nov

The Globe’s community of commenters

The Nieman Journalism Lab examines the Globe and Mail’s Catalysts — a new community brain trust that offer the paper editorial direction and help hold comment sections to a higher […]

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