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27 Feb

Mots proscrits, mots prescrits

<p><strong>Linda Gauthier est une handicapée et Karine Villeneuve, une naine. Et c’est pour s’insurger contre cette façon de parler d’elles dans les médias qu’elles ont répondu à l’invitation du congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ). Sous prétexte de lutter contre la marginalisation, plusieurs associations tentent d’imposer un vocabulaire précis aux journalistes. Doit-on s’y plier? La question a fait débat.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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26 Feb

Une loi pour protéger les divulgateurs, oui. Mais pas sans les journalistes!

<p><strong>Le syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels du gouvernement du Québec (SPGQ) compte bien faire en sorte que ce dossier, essentiel selon lui pour le bon fonctionnement de la démocratie, fasse partie du débat lors de la prochaine campagne électorale. La Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) applaudit. Mais exige que les artisans de l’information n’en soient pas les grands oubliés.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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25 Feb

La CAJ souhaite un débat public sur l’impact des coupures

<p><strong>L’association canadienne des journalistes (CAJ) parle de 2000 coupures à l’échelle du Canada depuis le début 2012, autant que lors de la dernière grande vague de licenciements de 2007-2009. Une situation qui l’inquiète, au point de se demander quel impact la réduction des salles de nouvelles pourrait avoir sur la qualité du travail des journalistes, donc sur tout notre système démocratique.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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25 Feb

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to switch your camera to video mode

<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, Anne-Marie Jackson teaches you how to get your DSLR camera into video mode.<br /> </p>

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25 Feb

New Canadian Media looks to give immigrants a voice

<p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p><p><a href="http://newcanadianmedia.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Canadian Media</a> launched earlier this month with a mission to showcase the perspectives of immigrant Canada. Founder George Abraham shared details of the new media organization in an interview with J-Source.</p><p><strong>Give me the elevator pitch. What is New Canadian Media? </strong></p>

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24 Feb

Star public editor: Should getting a message across ever trump accuracy?

<div style="clear:none;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_19.JPG" title="" /><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>In expounding on the news as our religion, <a href="http://alaindebotton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">philosopher Alain de Botton</a> suggests that journalism’s commitment to accuracy could, at times, be sacrificed on the altar of some higher purpose of persuasion.</p>

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24 Feb

Is law enforcement turning journalists into agents of state surveillance?

<p><strong>By Thomas Rose, Law Editor</strong></p><p>They’re called "production orders" and they signal what may be a growing trend among law enforcement agencies to co-opt journalists into becoming agents of state surveillance.</p><p>Production orders occur when a judge agrees to a police request to compel media outlets to surrender material obtained by journalists in the course of preparing their news reports. </p>

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24 Feb

Globe public editor: Even disturbing photos tell a story

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_65.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>“I suppose the intent was to shock, but you crossed the line.” That is what one unhappy reader had to say about a photo on last Wednesday’s front page.</p>

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24 Feb

Globe public editor: How should countries be ranked in the Olympics?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_61.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></div><p>A reader asked this week why <em>The Globe and Mail</em> doesn’t use the official Olympic method of ranking countries when presenting medal counts.</p>

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24 Feb

This week in Canadian media history: Predecessor of CBC Radio One broadcasted for the first time in 1924

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/CBC Radio One.JPG" title="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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