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4 Jun

J-Links for June 4: First National Post lab, Edmonton magazine nabs 10 NMA noms, French reporter freed

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/01/gastropost-the-first-national-post-labs-experiment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>National Post </em>Labs’ first experiment: Gastropost</a></p>

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1 Jun

Is it time for an information diet?

<p>I was outside the main conference hall at the AllStream Centre in Toronto, repeatedly refreshing my email. When nothing new showed up, I reached for my iPhone, opened up Tweetbot and made the familiar pull-down gesture to check for updates. Headlines about Louis C.K. (via <em>Toronto Life</em>), the Vancouver Canucks (<em>The Globe and Mail</em>) and manatees (Huffington Post Canada) popped to the top of my Twitter feed.</p>

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1 Jun

Peer-reviewed journal on digital journalism to launch in 2013

<p>The major change of digital journalism in the industry is now getting much scholarly attention. A new academic journal, which will focus on the emerging trends of digital journalism, will be launched in February of next year.

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1 Jun

Friday videos: HBO’s The Newsroom trailers

<p>It’s Friday afternoon, Toronto is <a href="http://storify.com/torontostar/union-station-floods-ttc-stops-subway-service?utm_source=embed_header">flooding</a>, Montreal is dealing with <a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/quebec-government-ends-negotiations-with-students-156202775.html">broken-down student talks</a> and one of <a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/LukaRoccoMagnotta/index.html">the most grisly investigations</a> in its history, and Vancouver has a <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/31/bc-more-cat-mutilations.html">ca

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1 Jun

Céline Galipeau en vedette sur Twitter

<script src="http://storify.com/projetj/celine-galipeau-glorifiee-sur-twitter.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/projetj/celine-galipeau-glorifiee-sur-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Céline Galipeau en vedette sur Twitter" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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1 Jun

J-Links for June 1: Montreal protests examined, how to report on science, money-saving journo to money-swamped journo

<p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jj-mccullough/quebec-protests_b_1558211.html?ref=canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HuffPost media critic: protests becoming a snore to media</a></p><p>The <em>Huffington Post</em>’s media critic J.J. McCullough thinks that after so much coverage of the Montreal student protests, opinion writers are losing fuel.</p>

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31 May

Radio-Canada veut réformer sa structure syndicale

<p>Les services français de Radio-Canada au Québec et à Moncton c'est près de 3000 employés syndiqués représentés par quatre syndicats distincts. La direction du réseau public souhaite voir cette structure de représentation syndicale simplifiée et a déposé cet après-midi une demande en ce sens au Conseil canadien des relations industrielles (CCRI). En clair, comme c'est déjà le cas au réseau anglais, le réseau français souhaiterait voir les syndicats fusionner en un seul.</p>

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31 May

Tim Knight on journalism’s complicit role in abuse in the Catholic Church

<p><em>"Everyone" may have known about the child abuse and sexual assault that was occuring in the Catholic Church, but it took years for anyone to bring the issue to light. And in this, says <strong>Tim Knight</strong>, journalism has played a complicit role. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Tim Knight</strong></p><p>CBC News Network recently aired another in the sad, sordid saga of abuse of young boys by Roman Catholic priests.</p>

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31 May

Jack Webster Award Foundation call for submissions

<p><strong>UPDATE: The application deadline has been extended to July 13, 2012.</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.jackwebster.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jack Webster Foundation</a>, which recognizes excellence in B.C. journalism, has launched its 2012 awards to recognize achievements in B.C. broadcast, print and multimedia journalism. Categories include:</p><p>Multimedia</p><p>Commentator of the year</p><p>News (one each for print, radio and TV)</p><p>Feature (print, radio and TV)</p><p>Science, technology, health and environment</p><p>Legal journalism</p><p>Community</p>

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31 May

J-Links for May 31: Jan Wong’s memoir a hit, the future of journalism, paying a price to link to news

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2012/05/30/jan_wongs_selfpublished_memoir_hits_bestseller_list.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jan Wong’s memoir debuts at No. 10 on bestseller list</a></p>

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