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14 Sep

Kanye West rend-il les journalistes musicaux inutiles?

«Kanye West m’a officiellement retiré mon emploi.» C’est par ce constat que le journaliste musical, Jonno Seidler débute son article publié dans le Sydney Morning Herald ce matin. Pour lui, […]

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14 Sep

Entire Post newsroom offered buyouts

The entire National Post newsroom has been offered buyouts – and they have until Friday to accept, sources at the National Post confirm. Sources also say that there is no […]

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14 Sep

BCE’s acqusition of CTV: what it means

BCE Inc. is the latest telecom to join in North America’s broadcaster acquisition spree, as phone and cable companies attempt to catch up with the myriad ways people consume media. […]

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14 Sep

J-Source pop quiz

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14 Sep

A legendary j-educator slams what’s happening in j-schools these days

<p>Technology is taking over the curriculum at too many j-schools and the results are "disastrous," accorinding to a well-known journalism educator and the author of the widely-used News Reporting and Writing, now in it's 12th edition.</p>

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14 Sep

Ryerson students go mobile, thanks to Motorola and Telus

<p>A Ryerson journalism instructor is teaching his students how to be mobile journalists with a little help from Motorola and Telus.</p><p>Last year, Wayne MacPhail found the students in his class had a mix of different devices. This year, however, they will now be able to use the same devices to post audio, video, images and text to the web.</p>

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14 Sep

Jury uses new defence, dismisses libel suit against news site, police

In one of the first uses of a new journalistic defence, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a multimillion-dollar libel suit brought forward by a former accountant against […]

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14 Sep

How to conquer j-students’ fear of technology

<p><span style="font-style: italic;">It's easy to assume the younger generation understands technology - but when it comes to multimedia storytelling, a lot of students admit they're computer illiterate. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jen Lee Reeves</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> offers tips for teaching technology to Luddites.</span></p>

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14 Sep

Le Monde en croisade pour la protection des sources

Contrairement à la constitution canadienne, en France, la loi sur la presse protège le secret des sources journalistiques. Cependant, le quotidien Le Monde accuse l’Élysé d’avoir fait pression sur ses […]

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14 Sep

Filmmaker says baring soul renews respect for journalism

By Jane Hawkes. When American journalist Mike Walter made a documentary about the emotional impact 9/11 had on him and how other journalists were affected by traumatic experiences on the […]

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