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30 Apr

Calculating a percentage in a Google spreadsheet

<p>In the second of our continuing series of video tutorials on using data journalism tools, Fred Vallance-Jones shows you how to calculate percentages in a Google Docs spreadsheet.</p><p> </p>

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30 Apr

ProjetJ et J-Source reçoivent le Prix du Président de l’ACJ

<p>COMMUNIQUÉ - Le projet de journalisme canadien, mieux connu pour ses sites en français et en anglais, ProjetJ et J-Source, est le récipiendaire du Prix du Président 2012 de l'Association canadienne des journalistes (ACJ).</p><p class="Textbody" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Le Prix du président reconnaît une contribution importante au journalisme canadien. Cette distinction de mérite exceptionnelle a été présentée samedi soir lors du gala de remise des prix de l'ACJ à Toronto.</p>

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30 Apr

Has there been a shift in the way suicide is reported?

<p><strong style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px; ">By Melanie Coulson</strong></p>

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30 Apr

National Newspaper Awards winners and runners-up

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em> and the <em>Toronto Star</em> were the big winners at Friday night’s <a href="http://www.nna-ccj.ca/?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Newspaper Awards</a>, taking home eight and five awards, respectively.</p><p>The full list of winners and runners-up—for categories ranging from news, to features, to photography, to beat writing—can be found <a href="http://www.nna-ccj.ca/?p=1519&lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. </p>

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30 Apr

A quick round-up of the Canadian Association of Journalists Awards gala

<p> </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Dawna Freisen.JPG" title="" /><em>(Emcee Dawna Friesen kicks off the annual CAJ Awards gala at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. Photo: Belinda Alzner)</em></p><p>For the second consecutive year, <em>The Hamilon Spectator</em> has taken home the top award at the Canadian Association of Journalists annual gala and banquet.</p>

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30 Apr

J-Source and ProjetJ win Canadian Association of Journalists President’s Award

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/CAJ Award.JPG" title="" /></p><p>The Canadian Journalism Project—better known as <a href="/">J-Source</a> and <a href="http://projetj.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProjetJ</a>—have won the Canadian Association of Journalists President’s Award for its contributions to Canadian journalism.</p>

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29 Apr

J-Source.ca and Projet-J honoured for excellence by Canadian journalists

<p>J-Source.ca and Projet-J have won the President’s Award, from the Canadian Association of Journalists. </p><p>The award recognizes a significant contribution to Canadian journalism. The distinction, which is given only under circumstances of exceptional merit, was presented at the CAJ’s investigative journalism awards banquet. Past winners include Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, who was murdered in Iran, and former Le Journal de Montreal crime reporter Michel Auger and a group of lawyers who advocate for free speech and access to information.</p>

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29 Apr

Burma media freedom a work in progress

<p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36518033" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></p><p> </p>

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27 Apr

Mysterious ‘retraction’ appears online months after story published by The Ottawa Citizen

<p>Back in January, <em>The Ottawa Citizen</em>’s Zev Singer wrote a <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/story.html?id=6542503"> scathing article</a> about Michel Luc Bellemare that, in so many words, accused the artist of fabricating his resume–an accusation that Bellemare vehemently denies.   The story itself is worth reading, but there is more to it now.</p>

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27 Apr

Infomédiaires et producteurs de contenus: des liens complexes

<p>Par Renaud Carbasse</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; ">Dans la foulée des débats qui ont entouré le lancement du Huffington Post au Québec, la question de la reprise des contenus journalistiques par des sites tiers a été remise au goût du jour. Doctorant à l'UQAM et à l'Université Paris 3, Marc-Olivier Goyette-Côté se spécialise sur les questions de l'infomédiation et de la mise en relation par les agrégateurs entre les producteurs de contenus et les audiences. ProjetJ l’a rencontré.</p>

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