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23 Nov

Certification professionnelle: oui ou non?

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Après <i>La Presse</i>, voici que <a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/medias/311527/protection-du-public-un-statut-pour-les-journalistes-professionnels-s-impose"><i>Le Devoir</i></a> publie une lettre ouverte concernant le statut professionnel des travailleurs de l'information. Richard E. Langelier, docteur en droit et spécialiste des médias, écrit qu'un statut pour les journalistes professionnels s'impose au nom de la protection du public.</p>

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23 Nov

UBC j-student class project featured on Globe and Mail site

As part of its “8 Discussions We Need to Have,” the Globe and Mail tackles industrial shrimp farming practices by following a team of 10 UBC masters of journalism students […]

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23 Nov

Texas court orders reporter to testify

Ann Louise Bardach and the New York Times have been fighting for five years to stop the reporter from being ordered to testify in the pre-trial of a Cuban anti-Castro […]

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23 Nov

The evolution of Minifie journalism lectures

The symbol -30- traditionally signifies the end of a story. It’s also the title of an anthology of the first three decades of the annual Minifie public lectures on journalism […]

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23 Nov

Waterloo protesters silence Blatchford

The University of Waterloo called off a speech by Globe and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford last Friday night after a small group of protesters accusing Blatchford of racism occupied the […]

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23 Nov

Exoneration 101

Investigative journalism, almost by definition, requires a significant commitment of time and resources – commodities that are in short supply at most news organizations. That’s why it makes perfectly good […]

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23 Nov

Applying for summer internships? Learn from my mistakes

Hey, j-students, it’s finally here. Applications for summer internships at the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and The Canadian Press are all due this this week. Of course, those […]

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23 Nov

Can’t we all just get along?

In Canada, culture clashes are part of landscape – so it’s no surprise when journalism gets drawn into the dance. This past week, Maclean’s magazine stood accused of fueling Asian […]

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23 Nov

“I am not a decent person. I am a journalist.” – War reporter David Axe

Earlier this week Bill Nye the Science Guy fainted onstage during a speech. No one bothered to help him — they were too busy tweeting the news to the world. […]

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23 Nov

Ezra Levant ordered to pay $25,000 for libel

A judge has ordered controversial blogger Ezra Levant to pay $25,000 to Giacomo Vigna for libel, citing his “reckless indifference” to the truth while writing blog posts about the Canadian […]

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