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2 Sep

Democracy Now! host arrested

Amy Goodman, host of U.S. radio program Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 1, along with two producers from the show, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole […]

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2 Sep

A journalist’s toolbox

Upon entering journalism school, every student is a journalist-in-training. This means thinking, acting and working as a journalist. Former journalism professor Don Gibb suggests all students look in the mirror […]

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2 Sep

Attraper des pédophiles et brasser de la m… ? C’est ça le journalisme?

Michel Dumais, Blogue MédiaBiz | Que le lecteur m’excuse de ce titre un brin sensationnaliste, mais il m’est impossible de passer sous silence cette annonce qui, disons le franchement, ne […]

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2 Sep

To intern or not to intern?

Internships are generally considered a standard part of a blossoming journalism career. Graduate, intern, get a job. This has been the progression for many j-school grads over the years. Some internships […]

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2 Sep

Obama gets more play

Democratic candidate Barack Obama is three times more likely to get front page coverage in the Washington Post than his rival, Republican John McCain. The paper’s ombudsman says this is […]

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2 Sep

J-school survival tips (from grads who made it)

First-year can be tough, there’s no doubt. So, as j-schoolers across the country step out for Day One of their studies, here at J-Source we decided to put together a […]

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2 Sep

How to survive first year j-school

First-year can be tough, there’s no doubt. So, as j-schoolers across the country step out for Day One of their studies, here at J-Source we decided to put together a […]

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2 Sep

L’information qui vend, qui vend

Steve Proulx, Voir | L’information, vulgairement parlant, sert avant tout à vendre des journaux, des magazines; à générer des auditoires de bulletins de nouvelles. Disons-le crûment : l’information est un […]

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31 Aug

Learning and living journalism

So you’ve decided to go to journalism school. And you wonder what the hell you’re doing buying textbooks and signing up for courses rather than running out and gathering scoops […]

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29 Aug

CBC not forced give tapes to police, court says

Justice Glenn Joyal has quashed a court order that forced CBC to give up field tapes of coverage of an RCMP shooting in Manitoba, according to a CBC.ca  report. The […]

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