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16 Jan

DoJ lawyer suspended for whistleblowing

<p>A senior Department of Justice lawyer has been suspended from his job without pay after bringing a case before the Federal Court alleging that his department is not properly screening proposed legislation for compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and other legislation.</p>

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16 Jan

Western University Students’ Council vs. student newspaper The Gazette on campus space, press freedom

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16 Jan

CAJ Awards accepting applications until Feb. 8

<p> </p><p>The Canadian Association of Journalists is accepting applications for its 2012 awards program until Feb. 8.</p><p>Applications for the awards, which will be given out at the CAJ annual conference taking place May 3-5 in Ottawa, will be submitted online this year — a first for CAJ.</p>

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16 Jan

The Great Wall: Canadian dailies and online subscriptions

<p><img src="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Blenmancover1.jpg" /></p><p><strong>By Joy Blenman in the <em><a href="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/?p=12159" target="_blank" rel="noopener">King's Journalism Review</a></em></strong></p><p>"I've never bought a physical newspaper," says a journalism student at the University of King's College.</p><p>“Is that something you’re proud of?” replies John Honderich.  He’s the chairman of Torstar Corporation, which owns the Toronto Star, among other publications.</p>

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15 Jan

«Robots» journalistes, quand la réalité rattrape la fiction

<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 100%;">Par Sarah-Christine Bourihane et Hassan Daher Houssein, étudiants à l'Université Laval</span></p>

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14 Jan

AP Global News Internship Program Applications Due

<p>The deadline to apply for the <a href="http://www.ap.org/company/careers/news-internship">Associated Press Global News Internship Program</a> for summer 2013 is January 16. The 12-week paid internship will include creating news in multimedia platforms and "stories may be featured in media outlets around the world."</p><p>Interns may be placed in the United States or in cities around the world including London, Mexico City, Rome, Tokyo and more. The internship starts in June and is open to current students as well as recent grads. Up to 20 interns will be selected. </p>

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14 Jan

CUP #NASH75 John H. McDonald student journalism award winners

<p>Student journalists from across the country were in Toronto last week for <a href="http://www.cupnash.ca/">Canadian University Press’ 75<sup>th</sup> annual national conference</a>, which included Saturday evening’s John H. McDonald Journalism Awards.</p><p>The awards, which have been given out in this capacity since 2003, are open to student newspapers across the country.</p>

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14 Jan

On current affairs and satire: Esther Enkin’s first review as CBC Ombudsman

<p>Esther Enkin, who began in her new role as CBC Ombudsman on Jan. 1, released <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ombudsman/pdf/2013-01-10-Carvalho.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her first review</a> last week.  In it, she examined CBC Radio’s <em>The Current</em>’s use of satire in its broadcast.</p>

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11 Jan

On The Canadian Press creating its first Storify: ‘Yes, you’ll see more of this’

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.882353); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22.100000381469727px;">For Toronto hockey fans, Jan. 9 was a big news day: the firing of Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke was completely unexpected.</span></p>

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10 Jan

RECAP: Canadian University Press #NASH75 conference

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