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20 Dec

Journalists to be able to tweet from Ontario courtrooms unless told otherwise

<p> </p><p>Effective Feb. 1, 2013, journalists will be able to tweet from Ontario Superior Court of Justice courtrooms unless a judge specifically states otherwise.</p><p>The Superior Court of Justice explains how such devices can be used by counsel, paralegals, law students, clerks and media in a <a href="http://www.ontariocourts.ca/scj/en/notices/protocols/">new protocol that can be found on its website</a>.  </p>

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19 Dec

Nominations open for the 2012 J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year Award

<p><em>Once a year we shine a light on journalists who make all of us proud: who demonstrate excellence, integrity and innovation. As editor-in-chief <strong>Janice Neil</strong> explains, the<strong> <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/2012-j-source-canadian-newsperson-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year</a></strong> award will honour a Canadian individual who has demonstrated innovation or served as an inspiration to working journalists, educators, and/or audiences and the Canadian public. </em></p><p> </p>

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19 Dec

The future of community news is in capturing the local

<p> </p><p><em>Despite Sun Media shutting down a number of its weekly titles recently, community news experts and editors aren’t buying the idea that print is dead. As <strong>Ryan Mallough </strong>reports, there may be a number of reasons that print revenues are falling, but a focus on local news isn’t one of them.</em></p><p><strong>By Ryan Mallough</strong></p><p>Print is dead, say the experts.</p><p>But don’t tell that to community newspapers.</p>

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19 Dec

A look inside the Ryerson Review of Journalism’s 30th anniversary issue

<p><em><strong>Stephanie Maris</strong> is the editor of the Winter 2013 issue of the <a href="http://rrj.ca/rrj2/Default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryerson Review of Journalism</a>. Here, she talks about what it was like heading the masthead of an esteemed student-published journalism magazine, what we can look forward to in the upcoming issue, and how the RRJ is celebrating its 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary. </em></p><p><br /><strong>By Stephanie Maris</strong></p>

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19 Dec

ProjetJ et J-Source à la recherche de partenaires

<p>Le Projet Journalisme Canadien  (PJC) - mieux connu via ses plateformes <a href="http://j-source.ca">J-Source</a> et ProjetJ - amorce une phase de transition qui débouchera sur un nouveau modèle de financement et de nouvelles structures éditoriales d’ici la fin de 2013. Dans ce contexte, nous cherchons de nouveaux partenaires.</p>

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19 Dec

Can niche markets sustain online-only publications? The case in local business news

<p><em>Oft-lamented is the fact that despite gains in digital ad revenue, a sustainable business model for online news in traditional media has not yet been found.</em> <em>But does this mean the same is true in niche publications? <strong>Eric Mark Do</strong> reports on Torstar’s two new online-only local business news sites that seem to be attempting to follow in the path of one of Canada’s rare profitable digital news operations: AllNovaScotia.com.</em></p><p> </p>

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19 Dec

Why shouldn’t newsrooms work with the marketing department?

<p><em>No journalist would ever suggest that commercial interests should override editorial independence. But as Canadian Press editor-in-chief <strong>Scott White</strong> explains, some editorial managers are saying the time has come to reinvent and re-examine everything – including knocking some holes in the metaphorical wall between those who produce content and those who sell it.</em></p><p><strong>By Scott White, Editor-in-Chief, The Canadian Press</strong></p>

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19 Dec

J-Source and ProjetJ transition begins with call for potential new contributors

<p><em>The Canadian Journalism Project is looking to potential new contributors, a new funding model and new editorial structures beginning at the end of 2013. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> explains what this means for our publication and what roles a transition team is looking to fill as the Project moves into the next phase.</em></p><p> </p><p style="margin-left:-4.5pt;">The Canadian Journalism Project is looking to potential new contributors, a new funding model and new editorial structures beginning at the end of 2013.</p>

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18 Dec

Google Journalism Fellowship Applications Now Open

<p>Applications are now open for <a href="http://www.google.com/get/journalismfellowship/">Google's 10-week journalism fellowships</a> for the summer of 2013. The fellowships are targeted at tech-minded journalism students, but students from any major with the right qualities are encouraged to apply.</p><p>The breakdown of the 10 weeks is:</p>

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18 Dec

Global News Online hiring community manager, senior producers and a senior web coordinator

<p>Global News Online is hiring for a number of positions for its Toronto office. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://shaw.njoyn.com/CGI/xweb/XWeb.asp?tbtoken=ZlpZQh8XCBsBY3Z4RFIiCFc6c21EcFMvB0gjUV0PE2EsXzcSW0ZpLiUuQC4kXmpzAwkbVhRVTHMqWA%3D%3D&chk=dFlbQBJe&CLID=21753&Page=JobDetails&Jobid=J1212-0654&BRID=229683" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Community Manager, Digital</strong></a></p>

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