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4 Apr

Twitter tips for journalism students from Mark Luckie, Twitter’s manager of journalism and news

<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dmFi8-Fcm7Y" width="560"></iframe></p><p> </p><p>Twitter's manager of journalism and news, Mark Luckie, gives tips for getting the most out of the social media platform. This was part of a joint venture "to develop social media training in the newsroom and classroom." </p><p><em>via</em> <em>SPJ DePaul</em></p><p><strong>Related links on J-Source:</strong></p>

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4 Apr

Op-ed: How the Nanaimo Daily News should have dealt with the racist letter to the editor

<p><strong>By Ginny Whitehouse</strong></p><p>Dan Olsen managed to embarrass the <em>Nanaimo Daily News</em> when the newspaper published his letter to the editor, a rant accusing First Nations peoples of being nothing more than government relief sponges without history or honour.</p>

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4 Apr

Peter Mansbridge’s advice for young journalists

<p>Here is Peter Mansbridge's advice for young journalists, following a question from a CBC viewer. </p>

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4 Apr

CBC Hyperlocal project a first for Canada

<p><strong>By Rob Washburn </strong></p>

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4 Apr

Premier regard scientifique sur la chronique politique montréalaise

<p>Par <a href="http://twitter.com/MLambertChan">Marie Lambert-Chan</a>, <a href="http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/forum">Journal <em>Forum, </em>hebdomadaire d'information de l'Université de Montréal</a></p>

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3 Apr

Historic day for investigative journalism with release of offshore tax haven story

<p><strong>By Cecil Rosner</strong></p><p>This was an historic day for investigative journalism.</p><p>In a simultaneous display of journalistic prowess, dozens of media organizations around the world released stories about how the rich and powerful hide their assets in offshore tax havens. The stories have already triggered major repercussions and imminent resignations, and they have opened a window into how tycoons and the ultra-wealthy dodge their national tax authorities.</p>

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3 Apr

How social media is changing politics and political reporting

<p><strong>By Melanie Coulson</strong></p><p>What’s the appropriate level of snark in a tweet? And should you use Twitter as source material? These were just some of the questions up for discussion at two panels last week in Ottawa.</p>

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3 Apr

8 in 10 Canadians read newspapers weekly: NADbank report

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/A1_0.PNG" title="" /></p><p>*<em>All screenshots fromNADbank website</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>Canadians still prefer the printed version of newspapers, but more of them are increasingly turning towards online to get their news fix.</p>

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3 Apr

Journalistes citoyens: ensemble pour un «meilleur» journalisme?

<p> </p><p><em>Par Chantal Francoeur</em></p>

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2 Apr

Brazeau says he “played the media” with his April’s Fool prank resignation

<p><span style="font-size: 10px;">Conservative senator Patrick Brazeau claimed to have “played the media” for his April Fool's Day prank in which he announced his resignation over Twitter.</span></p><p>Several of his followers, including journalists, asked him for more details after he tweeted his resignation.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I will step down from my position!</p>

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