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10 May

New fellowship in journalism eduction goes to two Ottawa journalists

<p>The first Michener-Deacon Fellowship in journalism education has been awarded to two Ottawa women who will pursue two very different projects for four months.</p><p>Melanie Coulson, senior online editor at the <em>Ottawa Citizen</em> will conduct research into the growing phenomenon of audience participation in the journalism produced by media enterprises. </p><p>Laura Eggertson, a freelance journalist, will investigate Aboriginal youth suice as a significant health crisis in Canada.</p>

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10 May

CBC Hamilton digital service officially launched

<p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/CBC hamilton.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>CBC Hamilton—the Corporation’s first digital-only service—launched last night, a day ahead of schedule.</p>

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10 May

Rare criminal libel charge against Fredericton blogger dropped

<p>UPDATED</p><p>Criminal libel charges against a Fredericton blogger have been dropped after the New Brunswick Justice Department decided Canada's criminal libel charge may be unconstitutional.</p><p>Police in Fredericton raised eyebrows in January by charging a local blogger with defamatory libel, a charge rarely used in Canada. The charges apparently stemmed from comments Charles LeBlanc made on his blog about a local police officer.</p>

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9 May

Wearing your newspaper to prom—no, really

<p><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=C4&Date=20120503&Category=FEATURES&ArtNo=205030802&Ref=PH&Item=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/newspaperdress.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>Recycling is good, right?</p>

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9 May

Rob Ford contre le Toronto Star: appel à la solidarité journalistique

<p><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">Par </font></font><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">Romayne Smith Fullerton – originellement paru du <a href="http://j-source.ca/">J-Source</a> – traduit par Anne Caroline Desplanques</span></font></font></font></p>

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9 May

UBC hiring audio journalism instructor for tenure track position

<p>The <a href="http://journalism.ubc.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism</a> is hiring an instructor that specializes in audio storytelling for a tenure track position. Details can be found <a href="http://journalism.ubc.ca/2012/05/09/journalism_audio_instructor_position_tenure_track/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p><p>Applications close June 10, 2012. </p>

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9 May

Rob Ford’s week in the media

<p>After <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/07/mayor_rob_ford_marks_world_press_freedom_week.html">confronting <em>Toronto Star</em> reporter Daniel Dale</a> in the park behind his Etobicoke home last Wednesday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has made a few headlines, to say the least. <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2012/05/03/daniel_dales_story_responding_to_mayor_rob_ford.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dale and Ford agree on a few things</a>: namely, that the reporter called for help, was terrified and fled.

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9 May

Beauty and the (editorial/advertising) brawl

<p><em>Many journalists believe fashion and beauty books are easy targets for aggressive advertisers. But it’s a lot more complicated than that, says <strong>Stephanie Fereiro </strong>in the latest issue of the <a href="http://rrj.ca/m21721/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ryerson Review of Journalism</a>.</em></p><p><strong>By Stephanie Fereiro</strong></p>

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9 May

Media ethics as activism

<p><em>The current changes in journalism have brought many new ethical challenges, but they’re also changing the idea of ethics itself, according to <strong>Stephen J. A. Ward</strong></em><em>. </em></p><p>           </p>

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9 May

Le Huffington Post à la conquête de l’ouest canadien

<p>À deux semaines de souffler sa première bougie au Canada, le Huffington Post annonce le lancement de deux nouvelles éditions régionales dans l'Ouest du pays. Après le Québec en février, le géant américain s'installera cet automne en Alberta et en Colombie-Britannique.</p>

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