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4 Mar

J-Source hiring a part-time business manager

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/JSOURCE_logo.jpg" title="" /></p><p>The Canadian Journalism Project is seeking a part-time business manager based at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University, in Ottawa, to work with the J-Source and ProjetJ editorial teams in Toronto (Ryerson) and Quebec City (Laval) in managing the business operations of J-Source and ProjetJ.</p><p><strong>Start date: </strong>May 5, 2014</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>

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4 Mar

Canadian journalists ramp up efforts to free jailed Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt

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4 Mar

Maroc: des journalistes sous la contrainte

<p><strong>Produire une information indépendante, vérifiée, recoupée et hiérarchisée est une tâche difficile. Avec la crise de la presse, cette mission est mise à l’épreuve dans toutes rédactions, le Maroc n’y échappe pas. Ainsi, le journaliste marocain est pris dans un tourbillon de communication. Etude de cas. </strong></p><p><em>Par Salaheddine Lemaizi, journaliste à L’Observateur du Maroc.</em></p>

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4 Mar

Canadian sports vet calls for change in reporting on the Paralympics

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Sports_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Geordon Omand</strong></p><p>With the 2014 Winter Olympics wrapped up in Sochi, Russia, one veteran Canadian Para-Athletics coach is calling for a change in the way reporters cover a parallel and often-overshadowed sporting event. The media need to understand that Paralympics is a legitimate sporting event, said David Greig, a former national coach for talent development with Athletics Canada.</p>

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4 Mar

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to use a grey card properly

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, Rene Johnston shows you how to properly use a grey card for tricky light metering situations.</p>

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3 Mar

Steve Paikin: A father’s dilemma

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Steve Paikin.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Steve Paikin, host of <em>The Agenda</em></strong></p><p>After he retired as the Super Bowl-winning quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, Bob Griese became a TV colour commentator, broadcasting US college football games.</p><p>In one game he had to work, the starting quarterback for one of the teams <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griese" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was his son</a>.</p>

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3 Mar

Live blog: Kathy English on the role of public editors

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3 Mar

On the record: Is it really consent without talk of consequences?

<p><strong>By Esther Enkin</strong></p>

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3 Mar

What does informed consent really mean for journalists and their interview subjects?

<p><strong>By Meredith Levine</strong></p><p>I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.</p><p>My interest in the topic was influenced by my experiences as a 13-year-old patient in a teaching hospital before <em>Reibl v Hughes</em>, the landmark 1980 Canadian Supreme Court decision that set the standard for informed consent in health care in this country and around the world.</p>

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3 Mar

Informed Consent

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