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8 May

Atlantic Journalism Awards announces winners

<p> </p><p>Excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was recognized Saturday evening in Fredricton, NB at the 31<sup>st</sup> <a href="http://micro.newswire.ca/release.cgi?rkey=2005053942&view=21282-0&Start=&htm=0">Atlantic Journalism Awards</a>.</p><p>Gold and silver awards were given out in 28 categories including online news reporting, enterprise reporting (print and radio), best multimedia feature, feature writing (multiple mediums).</p>

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8 May

Bâillon scientifique – Une lutte pour l’accès à l’information

<p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; ">Par Charlotte Biron et Clémence Cireau - Originellement paru dans le magazine </span><a href="http://www.acfas.ca/publications/decouvrir" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; "><em>Découvrir</em></a></p>

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8 May

Is this article trying to sell you something? (Or, the role of advertorials)

<p><em>At times, newspapers walk a fine line between advertising and editorial. As <strong>Heather Jordan Ross</strong> explains in the latest issue of the <a href="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/?p=6055" target="_blank" rel="noopener">King's Journalism Review</a>, advertorials come in all shapes and sizes and, in some cases, are absolutely essential to the survival of the newspaper. </em></p>

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8 May

Huffington Post Canada to launch sites in Alberta, B.C. by end of 2012

<p> </p><p>On Tuesday, Huffington Post announced plans to launch regional expansion of its online news network into Alberta and British Columbia. There will be editorial teams based in the provinces and they will launch in the fall of 2012.</p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Huffington Post Canada</a> was the first international version of the U.S.-based web-news company, and it will celebrate its first birthday north of the border this month. The regional expansion into Western Canada follows the February launch of French-language Le Huffington Post Quebec.</p>

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8 May

Postmedia to exit wire service business, strikes new deal with The Canadian Press

<p> </p><p>Postmedia will exit the wire service business and sign back up with The Canadian Press in an attempt to save money and “refocus” the news organization’s efforts.</p>

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7 May

Does the Sutherland example show a need for editorial oversight on reporters’ tweets?

<p>Last week, <em>The Montreal Gazette</em> journalist Anne Sutherland made headlines when she tweeted (and deleted) a number of photos of nearly-naked protesters alongside some not-so-favourable commentary in Montreal. Now, <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/regret-the-error/172864/montreal-gazette-apologizes-after-reporter-sends-offensive-tweets-while-covering-protest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Craig Silverman has reported</a> that two sources have independently verified that Sutherland has been suspended from the newspaper over the incident.</p>

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7 May

Comment dénicher un contrat à la pige

<p>Par Marie-Claude Savoie - Originellement paru dans le bulletin <a href="http://www.ajiq.qc.ca/bulletin-independant/"><em>L'Indépendant</em></a> de l'AJIQ</p>

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7 May

On Rob Ford, Daniel Dale and Fencegate: Journalists, stand together for access to information

<p><strong>By Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p><br />The fight between Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and <em>Toronto Star</em> reporter Daniel Dale is bigger than a dust up in a public park.</p><p>It’s bigger, too, than the tittle-tattle about who said or did what to whom, or even what Dale was doing when he was in that public park behind Ford’s house in the evening of May 3.</p><p>Let’s remove the hyperbole and consider the larger issues.</p><p>Public officials are answerable to the public.</p>

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6 May

Hamilton Spectator big winner at Ontario Newspaper Awards

<p>The Spectator took home 10 awards at <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2012/05/05/torstar_papers_take_19_prizes_at_ontario_newspapers_awards_dinner.html">Saturday's awards ceremony</a>, including three that oe reporter - Jon Wells - won for feature, entertainment and travel reporting.</p><p>The Guelph Mercury won five awards while the Waterloo Record took four.</p><p>Two reporters each took home a pair of awards: Shawn Jeffors of the Sarnia Observer and Jason Kryk of the Windsor Star.</p>

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6 May

Student journalist draws lessons for media from her own tragedy and how it was covered

<p>Third-year journalism student, Laura Nicholson, <a href="http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/observer/story.html?id=d510cc30-4e7e-4632-8009-66ca1a45a4e9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vivdly recalls</a> the murder-suicide that left her an orphan and what she wished the journalists covering the event and aftermath would have done:  "be sensitive to the reputations of the dead. Even though they are not alive to defend themselves, the family is left to pick up the pieces of emotional turmoil as a result of false information."</p>

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