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22 May

J-Links for May 22: Award for Gazette reporter, Conrad Black on his comeback, and the UN’s plan for safer journalism

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian Media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.canada.com/sports/Earthquakes%20and%20elections,%20burials%20and%20ball%20games%20%E2%80%94%20nine%20years%20of%20writing%20about%20America/6654933/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Postmedia</em>’s Washington correspondent sums up nine years in 900 words</a></p>

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22 May

New model for news launched

<p>Hey folks, after 3 1/2 years of planning and execution, the first ad-<br />free media site in the world dedicated to original, long-form  <br />journalism has launched. The only source of revenue for <a href="https://www.beststory.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BestStory.ca</a>,  <br />based in Montreal, is the sale of stories for 40 cents each to  <br />individual readers. Freelance journalists who write for the site  <br />maintain copyright as well as moral rights, and can track their story  <br />sales and royalties 24/7 by geography or chronology.<br />

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22 May

Breaking down the money in media mergers (to the tune of $750 million)

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

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18 May

Twitter to the rescue for a few student journalists

<p>Five student journalists and photographers working for the <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The McGill Daily</em></a> and Concordia University's <a href="http://thelinknewspaper.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Link</em></a> were arrested while covering Montreal’s student protests on Wednesday night. </p>

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18 May

Un journaliste au SPVM: «Je me suis senti intimidé et brimé dans mon travail»

<p><strong>Lire aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/une-carte-de-presse-pour-les-journalistes-etudiants">Une carte de presse pour les journalistes étudiants?</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/ggi-les-medias-dans-la-mire-encore">GGI - Les médias dans la mire... encore</a></strong></p>

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18 May

J-Links for May 18: AJAC tests cars, lucky Globe readers chat with Jason Kenney and inside the G20 charges

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://openfile.ca/ottawa/blog/ottawa/2012/latest-hot-media-trend-hating-young-journalists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Look out young journalists, there seems to be a lot of hate</a></p><p>John Michael McGrath of <em>OpenFile</em> picks up on a new media trend: seasoned journalists of today are giving quite a bit of flack to young journalists.</p><p> </p>

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17 May

LIVEBLOG: The psychological effect of war reporting

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17 May

Une carte de presse pour les journalistes étudiants?

<p>***</p><p>Mise à jour 18/05/12:  À Concordia, les étudiants en journalisme peuvent demander une carte de presse au directeur de leur département. Marquée du sceau de l'université, elle démontre que son détenteur fait parti du programme de journalisme.</p><p>***</p>

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17 May

GGI – Médias et enjeux symboliques

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/ggi-les-manifestants-sen-prennent-aux-medias">GGI - Les manifestants s'en prennent aux médias</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/occupons-wall-street-la-une">Occupons Wall Street à la Une</a></strong></p><p>Par Éric Martin, originellement paru dans la revue <em><a href="http://www.cjf.qc.ca/fr/relations/enkiosque.php?idp=59">Relations</a></em> de novembre 2009</p>

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17 May

J-Links for May 17: Gov’t wants ‘reasonable’ interview requests, CBC Music, and traffic reporting.

<p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/2012/05/16/cbc_music_a_good_step_in_the_right_direction.html"><em>Toronto Star</em> reporter thinks CBC’s new music service is good for Canadian musicians and listeners</a></p>

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