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30 Jul

#NBCfail at the ‘social media games’ indicative of big media’s struggle in new landscape

<p>Before the London 2012 Olympic Games began, it was said that they were to be <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18889406" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the social media games</a> – that is, the first time that Twitter and Facebook would play a pivotal role in the coverage of Olympic events.</p>

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30 Jul

Teaching j-students how to live-tweet events

<p>It's easy to agree that the growing list of things journalism educators should teach their students these days must include the live-tweeting of events. What's not easy is figuring out how to do it. How can a journalism educator create a live-tweeting assignment that can be properly managed, assessed and graded?

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30 Jul

J-Links for July 30: On HuffPost in Canada; Big media struggles with Olympics; Conrad Black hints at investing in Canadian newspapers

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/07/30/Huffington-Post-Ambitions/">HuffingtonPost in Canada: should Canadian media be concerned</a><a href="http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/07/30/Huffington-Post-Ambitions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">?</a></p>

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27 Jul

City of Toronto offers media training to residents after Danzig Street shooting

<p>In the days following the<a href="http://j-source.ca/article/week-review-social-media-and-danzig-st-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Danzig Street shooting</a>, that left two dead and almost two dozen injured, emotions ran high, residents were left grieving and the media presence was huge.</p>

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27 Jul

J-Links for July 27: Defence Minister’s wife slams article ‘distorted’ Omar Khadr comments, TDSB reducing price tag for information; Fired photographer seeks compensation from COC

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/26/im-not-just-defence-minister-peter-mackays-wife-nazanin-afshin-jam-slams-p-e-i-newspaper-for-omar-khadr-article/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Defence Minister’s wife Nazanin Afshin-Jam upset over Omar Khadr article</a></p>

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26 Jul

Canadian London 2012 press room named after Randy Starkman

<p> </p><p>Randy Starkman <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/randy-starkman-award-winning-sports-journalist-passes-away-51" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed away suddenly in April</a>, but his legacy at the Olympic Games will continue to live on, as <a href="http://olympic.ca/news/team/canadian-press-room-named-after-starkman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it was announced today</a> that the press room at Canada’s Olympic House in Trafalgar Square would be named in his honour.</p>

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26 Jul

On the Toronto Star’s now-infamous Danzig St. shooting cartoon

<p><strong>Related: <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/week-review-social-media-and-danzig-st-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Week in review: Social media and the Danzig St. shooting</a></strong></p>

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26 Jul

J-Links for July 26: Tory MP received money from radio station bidders; Mr. Olympics TV: Brian Williams; in reporting: “Late But Great” vs. “Worst But First”

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/competing-bidders-for-radio-spot-donated-money-to-tory-mp/article4439785/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tory MP received donation money from competing radio station bidders</a></p>

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25 Jul

What does a photographer need to cover the Olympics?

<p> </p><p>While surely many spectators will attempt to capture a visual piece of the 2012 London Olympics with their mobile phones, Olympic photojournalists need a few more pieces of equipment.</p><p>Steve Russell, a staff photographer with the <em>Toronto Star</em>, <a href="http://thestar.blogs.com/photoblog/2012/07/olympic-prep-take-a-peek-inside-my-camera-bag.html">has laid out all of the equipment he will be packing</a> inside his camera bag to bring to London, where he will cover his third Olympic games.</p>

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25 Jul

J-Links for July 25: Toronto Sun’s front-page stunt; CBSC decision on portraying dwarfism; Ethiopia blocks newspaper

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/07/25/chris-selley-the-lcbo-and-burkas-getting-a-message-in-a-bottle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Selley on the <em>Sun’</em>s cover story on buying liquor in a burka</a></p>

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