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3 Feb

Why are so many journalists willing to write for free?

<p><strong>By Kathleen Kuehn</strong></p><p>Last March, an editor from <em><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Atlantic</a></em> approached freelance journalist Nate Thayer about repurposing an article he’d published elsewhere for the news magazine’s website. Unfortunately, the editor informed him, freelance funds had run out. In lieu of payment, the opportunity would offer Thayer “exposure” to <em>The</em> <em>Atlantic</em>’s 13 million monthly readers.</p>

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31 Jan

CBC ombudsman: Does an interviewee’s perspective need to be accurate?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_35.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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31 Jan

Globe public editor: Are names always needed?

<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_49.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The death of so many seniors at the home in L’Isle-Verte is an almost unimaginable tragedy for the entire community and, of course, all of the friends and family members of those who died or are missing.</p>

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31 Jan

Jack Webster Foundation accepting applications for professional development fellowships

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31 Jan

Amber Schinkel named co-host of Global Calgary’s Morning News Show

<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/Amber Schinkel_0.PNG" title="" /> Amber Schinkel will join Scott Fee as co-host of Global Calgary's <em>Morning News Show</em> on Feb. 3. She replaces Susanne Fox, who left the show in December to pursue a master’s in communication<em>.</em></p>

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31 Jan

The Concordian forced to issue second apology for plagiarizing from Canadian University Press

<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/Concordian_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Laurent Corbeil Bastien</strong></p><p><em>The Concordian</em>, a student newspaper at Concordia University, issued an apology after one of its news editors, Tim Weynerowski, was accused of plagiarizing an article on the Quebec government’s charter of values from the Canadian University Press (CUP).</p>

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31 Jan

Les contraintes organisationnelles et l’autonomie professionnelle des journalistes

<p><em>Note de lecture de la Chaire de recherche en éthique du journalisme de l'Université d'Ottawa</em></p><p><em>Par</em><em> Carolane Gratton, étudiante à la maîtrise en communication à l'Université d'Ottawa</em></p>

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30 Jan

Star public editor: Zero tolerance for the manipulation of news photos

<p><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_15.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the<em> Toronto Star</em></strong></div><p>In journalism, the truth of images matters every bit as much as the truth of words.</p><p>Just as fabrication is the cardinal sin of those who write the news, manipulating pictures is the zero-tolerance transgression of those who photograph the news.</p>

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30 Jan

Globe public editor: The top five grammatical mistakes

<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_47.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The English language is tough to master – apparently even for those paid to write and edit it. Yes, that means newspaper pros. And readers notice when they get it wrong. They contact me about misplaced homophones, apostrophes and spelling errors.</p>

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30 Jan

CBC ombudsman: The fiction of race

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_32.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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