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2 Sep

Media management program for executives

The Canadian Journalism Foundation and Rotman School of Management has revamped their Media Management Executive Education program, registration ends Sept. 30. The full press release: Veteran media professionals and U.S.-based […]

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2 Sep

Use of “scab” in broadcast problematic: CBSC

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has responded to a listener complaint that CFMJ (AM640 Toronto) suggested a man who died in an elevator accident might be a “scab” worker. At […]

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2 Sep

Why CBC reported on judge’s nude photo scandal

Today the CBC ran a story about Lori Douglas, a Manitoba family judge that is involved in a scandal over nude photos of her that were posted online. Further complicating […]

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2 Sep

The new meaning of objectivity

Objectivity has long been a mainstay for journalism. A new study that asks “is objectivity possible in journalism?” The survey polled 500 Spot.Us users. Only 13.5% of respondents identified objectivity […]

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2 Sep

Toronto Sun responds to plagiarism accusation

The hockey blogosphere has accused the Toronto Sun of plagiarism, calling the traditional media clueless when it comes to understanding new media. Toronto Sun editor-in-chief James Wallace responds.J-Source reported yesterday […]

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2 Sep

Zeitgeist alert: NY Times looked-up words reflect troubled times

Joshua Benton of the Niemen Journalism Lab takes a peek at the words New York Times readers looked up most often this year and sees evidence of a time that’s […]

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1 Sep

Le secret des journalistes est-il protégé?

Dans le cadre de la commission Bastarache, Me André Ryan, l’avocat du premier ministre Charest, a émis l’hypothèse hier que trois journalistes à qui Marc Bellemare a donné des entrevues […]

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1 Sep

Beyond J-School

MediaShift has introduced a new series that will look at the current state of journalism school, and how journalism education is rapidly changing. It’s already become clear that a journalism […]

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1 Sep

How to keep your cover letter out of the trash bin

Though summer internships are a while away, it’s important to keep your cover letter and resume fresh and current and, most of all, interesting, because when it comes to those […]

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1 Sep

Should newspapers publish photos of dead bodies?

A Prince George newspaper published a photo of a murder victim lying in a pool of blood. Was it the right thing to do? In a post for the blog […]

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