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7 Dec

TorStar, world newspapers, wage climate-change fight

Most journalists strive never to become part of the story — except in life-or-death cases when our humanity demands action. The Toronto Star has decided that climate change is such […]

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7 Dec

Pulitzer Prizes open up to more online-only entries

At the end of 2008 the eligibility rules for the Pulitzer Prizes were changed to allow for entries from online-only publications if the site was “primarily dedicated to original news […]

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7 Dec

It’s getting hotter in more ways than one…

Climate-Gate has fuelled extra interest in the UN Climate Change Conference. Ethical journalists may hold themselves above opening private mail, but there’s been no shortage of coverage since someone else […]

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7 Dec

Portfolio.com resurrected with different focus

After two years and a $100 million invested, Condé Nast’s 2007 business magazine Portfolio shut down. But now the accompanying website is back in business under Advance City Business Journals, […]

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6 Dec

Guidelines for 2010 Dart Awards anounced

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has announced a January 29th deadline for the 2010 Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma. The awards “recognize newspaper, magazine, online, […]

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4 Dec

In Journal: Weekend papers, reporting on surveillance and assessing journalism

Recent articles of interest published in scholarly journals: “Evaluating Journalism: Towards an assessment framework for the practice of journalism,” by Ivor Shapiro, Journalism Practice 4 (2), April 2010. Abstract: The […]

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4 Dec

Tensions au Journal de Québec

Le conflit a beau s’être soldé par une entente au Journal de Québec à l’été 2008, la satisfaction mutuelle de chacune des parties se fait toujours attendre. Le nombre de […]

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4 Dec

Science journalism in a connected future

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="left" alt="David Secko" border="0" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/david_secko.jpg" style="width: 59px; height: 92px;" title="David Secko" />Public health officials, academics and researchers joined journalists including documentary producer Ira Basen, the </span>Vancouver Sun<span style="font-style: italic;">’s Kirk LaPointe, Canwest News Service’s Margaret Munro at <a href="http://www.sciencejournalism.net/Conference2009.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a recent conference at the University of British Columbia

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4 Dec

A million stories that cant be reported

While working as a reporter and news anchor at a two English-language radio stations in Dubai there were a few moments when it felt like a solid news station, writes […]

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4 Dec

Caricaturiste, un métier en évolution

Paul Cauchon nous signale la parution d’Histoire de la caricature au Québec, un ouvrage signé Robert Aird et Mira Falardeau, qui retrace à coups de crayon inspirés l’évolution du Québec […]

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