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24 Mar

Live blog: Why the death of the homepage is good for digital journalism

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24 Mar

Ask a Mentor: Is my freelance contract fair to me?

<p><em>Ask a Mentor is a collaboration between J-Source and the Canadian Association of Journalists. The goal of the section is to provide advice to journalists and journalism students who may not have direct access to a mentor or subject matter expert on a particular topic.</em></p>

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24 Mar

This Week in Canadian Media History: Le Droit founded in 1913

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Le Drot_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Screenshot from Le Droit's <a href="http://www.ledroit.org/redaction/100ans/headlines-view/la-naissance-de-notre-journal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special 100th anniversary website</a></em></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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23 Mar

Pour un Québec transparent

<p><em><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/Pierre Craig photo_2.jpg" title="" />Par Pierre Craig, président de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec</em></p><p>La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec demande instamment aux candidats à la présente élection de s’engager à réaliser un gouvernement transparent.</p><p><strong>Accès à l'information</strong></p>

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22 Mar

«N’ayez aucun doute, je continuerai à plaider la cause des journalistes!»

<p><strong>C’est ce qu’a confié à ProjetJ, Dominique Payette, ex-journaliste devenue professeur à l’Université Laval, auteure en 2011 d’un rapport sur l’avenir des médias et du métier de journaliste au Québec, mais surtout actuellement, candidate péquiste dans Charlesbourg. Même si elle affirme que Pauline Marois ne lui a fait aucune promesse, elle assure que sa cheffe est passionnée par les questions qui touchent à l’information et espère ainsi pouvoir convaincre ses futurs collègues de la gravité de la situation.</strong></p>

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21 Mar

Heather Robertson, a champion for Canadian freelance journalists

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Journalist and author Heather Robertson died at age 72 on Wednesday.</p><p>For more than a decade, Robertson championed on behalf of Canadian freelancers in two major lawsuits—and she won. In 1995, she went up against the <em>Globe and Mail</em> after it put three of her articles in its database. The lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and in 2006, the ruling supported the right of freelance journalists to protect their copyright when newspapers put their work in databases.</p>

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21 Mar

Live blog: Why journalists need to think like startups

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21 Mar

Book Review: Duffy is a well-crafted take on the journalist-turned-senator’s rise and fall

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21 Mar

UPPERCASE named Magazine of the Year at Alberta Magazines Showcase Awards

<p><em>UPPERCASE</em> was named the magazine of the year at the Alberta Magazines Showcase Awards. The five-year-old, Calgary-based magazine’s publisher and editor, Janine Vangool, also won the editor of the year award.</p><p><em>Glass Buffalo</em>, a creative writing magazine showcasing University of Alberta student and alumni work, won the best new magazine award.</p><p>For a complete list of winners, please go to <a href="http://www.albertamagazines.com/awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.albertamagazines.com/awards</a>. </p>

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21 Mar

Peter Bregg the first photojournalist to win CJF lifetime achievement award

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Peter Bregg.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Canadian Journalism Foundation</em></p><p>Peter Bregg is the first photojournalist to win the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s lifetime achievement award.</p>

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