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24 Feb

Remembering Peter Desbarats

<p><strong>By David Spencer and Jim Etherington</strong></p><p>A widely recognized figure in Canadian journalism, author, playwright and former Dean of Journalism at Western University, Peter Desbarats died February 11, 2014, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.</p>

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24 Feb

Who does the CBC compete with?

<p><strong>By Jo-Ann Roberts</strong></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/CBC LOGO_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p>There’s nothing like hockey to get your attention in this country. So now that we know CBC has lost the rights to NHL games, let’s talk.</p>

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23 Feb

Al-Jazeera, CJFE plan vigil for jailed journalists

<p><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al-Jazeera English</a> and <a href="http://www.cjfe.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Journalists for Free Expression</a> will hold <a href="http://www.cjfe.org/resources/media_releases/journalism-not-crime-al-jazeera-english-and-cjfe-hold-day-action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a vigil on Feb. 27</a> for three imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalists. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher Mohamed have been imprisoned in Egypt since Dec. 29 on charges of spreading false<sup> </sup>news.</p>

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21 Feb

Canadian University Press in financial crisis

<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/CUP_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>The Canadian University Press (CUP) will lay off 12 part-time staff effective March 1.</p>

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21 Feb

CUP memo on laying off part-time staff

<p>Dear CUP members,<br /><br />I’m sorry to inform you that CUP is no longer able to employ its part-time staff for the duration of this academic year. Effective March 1, 2014, our 12 current part-time staff will be laid off from their jobs.<br /><br />This decision was not taken lightly by the CUP Board of Directors and it is not a reflection of the time, energy and commitment our staff demonstrated consistently throughout this year. The decision was based solely on CUP’s dire financials, which constitutes a state of emergency for our organization.<br />

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21 Feb

Five media outlets ordered to turn over photos, video of New Brunswick protest to RCMP

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Rexton_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of RCMP</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p><by associate="" p="" tamara="">The RCMP have obtained a court order compelling five media outlets—the CBC, Global, APTN, Brunswick News and Rogers—to turn over footage and photos of the Oct. 17 riots in Rexton, NB.</by></p>

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21 Feb

Global’s Tom Vernon named new Alberta provincial affairs reporter

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Tom Vernon_0.JPG" title="" />Tom Vernon, who works as a reporter for Global Edmonton, has been promoted to the network’s provincial affairs reporter in Alberta. He replaces <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/vassy-kapelos-joining-global-national%E2%80%99s-ottawa-bureau">Vassy Kapelos, who joined Global National</a> as a parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa in December.</p>

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21 Feb

Radio-Canada reprend la bourse Fernand-Seguin

<p><strong>Contrairement à ce que l’Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS) a annoncé à ses membres en début de semaine et dont ProjetJ s’est fait l’écho, la bourse Fernand-Seguin sera maintenue cette année. Elle sera cependant organisée exclusivement par le diffuseur public, dans une version un peu plus légère.</strong></p><p><a href="http://ici.radio-canada.ca/special/prix_bourse/fernand_seguin/2014/index.asp"><em>Précision le 28 février 2014: vous pouvez désormais déposer votre dossier de candidature sur le site de Radio-Canada</em></a></p>

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21 Feb

De l’importance d’avoir une «bonne hygiène» en matière de sécurisation de données

<p><strong><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://projetj.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Doig_0_1.JPG" title="" />Steve Doig est le détenteur de la chair en journalisme de la Walter Cronkite school of journalism and mass communication de l’Université d’Arizona, spécialisée dans le reportage assisté par ordinateur. Ou comment l’utilisation des ordinateurs et des réseaux sociaux peut aider les journalistes à mieux faire leur travail.

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21 Feb

Dave Agar, Jon McComb among 7 broadcasters receiving RTDNA Canada lifetime achievement awards

<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/RTDNA_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p>Newstalk 1010’s Dave Agar and CKNW’s Jon McComb are among the seven journalists who will receive RTDNA Canada lifetime achievement awards this year.The award honours individuals from across Canada who have distinguished themselves in broadcast journalism.</p>

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