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12 Jun

J-Links for June 12: UBC journalism and The New York Times; Error in oil spill photo; A young Afghan woman’s broadcast career

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2012/06/11/ubc-students-report-on-brazil-violence-for-the-new-york-times/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UBC journalism students team up with <em>The New York Times</em></a></p>

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12 Jun

Heather Mallick to speak

<p><a href="http://www.cjfe.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Journalists for Free Expression</a> (CJFE) will present “I Write What I Think: A Conversation with Heather Mallick” at 8:00 p.m. on June 20, following its annual general meeting at Massey College.</p>

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11 Jun

Nickelback bashing: How one short piece went viral

<p>There are few things easier for a music journalist than writing something about how much Nickleback sucks and why the Canadian arena rockers are ruining music as we know it.</p>

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11 Jun

Pierre Foglia fait réagir

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/lopinion-nuit-au-journalisme">L'opinion nuit au journalisme</a></strong></p>

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11 Jun

The journalists of the honorary degree class of 2012

<p>Spring convocation season is well underway, and a number of journalists have received or will be receiving honorary degrees from universities across Canada for their contributions to the industry. Among them, with the conferring school listed in parenthesis, are:</p>

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11 Jun

J-Links for June 11: Trent’s new j-school; The Globe on gore sites; The Spec responds to complaints

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.mykawartha.com/community-story/3698082-new-courses-for-trent-fleming/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Journalism and media studies added to Trent University’s programs</a></p>

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9 Jun

When the news breaks: Inside two Toronto newsrooms

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/7161680677_9b28861db3_b.jpg" title="" /><em>The Eaton Centre doors blocked off after the June 2 shooting. (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andymiah/7161680677/sizes/l/in/photostream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Miah/Flickr</a>)</em></p>

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8 Jun

Publisher’s group loses funding

<p>Journalists who also pen books will be interested to know that the Literary Press Group, which provides sales support for 47 indepedent Canadian publishers, has suffered an abrupt and unexpected end to its Heritage Canada funding. Below is the LPG's statement on the cut, which the group says will result in the layoff of all its field staff and most of its head office staff. </p><p><strong>LPG Statement on End to Canada Book Fund Support</strong></p>

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8 Jun

Journalistes, patronnes et mères: «Yes we can!»

<p>Bien que majoritaires dans les écoles de journalisme, les femmes sont rares au sommet de la hiérarchie médiatique. Elles semblent engluées au «plancher collant», pour reprendre l'expression de l'ex-ministre Monique Jérôme-Forget. Pourquoi? Absence de réseautage et de mentorat sont souvent évoqués, mais il y a quelque chose de plus profond.</p>

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8 Jun

When journalists go to the ‘dark side’

<p><strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5em; ">By Abby Wiseman, for <em>The Tyee</em></strong></p>

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