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28 Mar

Does freedom of the press come at a higher price for student journalists?

<p><strong><i>By Emma Godmere</i></strong></p><p>A visit from a bailiff is not something a student journalist normally expects on a sunny Tuesday morning.</p><p>And yet, every so often, we hear of a student press outlet caught in the crosshairs of legal action.</p>

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28 Mar

First group of 2011 CAJ Award finalists announced

<p>The Canadian Association of Journalists has <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/945143/first-group-of-2011-caj-awards-finalists-announced">announced its first batch of finalists</a> for this year’s awards, which will be presented at the annual CAJ conference gala and banquet on April 28.</p><p>Categories for which finalists have been announced include Magazine, Open Radio News/Current Affairs, Computer-Assisted Reporting, Photjournalism, Print Feature, Scoop, CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence.</p>

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27 Mar

L’AFP voit l’avenir en images

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/le-pdg-de-lafp-en-visite-montreal">Le PDG de l'AFP en visite à Montréal</a></strong></p>

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27 Mar

Tax tips for freelancers

<p><em>Tax time can be dizzying for journalists: What can be deducted? What is a legitimate expense? If you're self-employed, how do you manage numerous revenue sources? <strong>Miles Kenyon </strong>helps to make sense of all of this, with advice from journalists and an accountant.  </em></p><p> </p><p>It’s been quite a year for Lily Ames. Since graduating from the one-year journalism program at King’s College, she’s been working as a freelance journalist in Toronto.</p>

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27 Mar

Common journo jargon and how to avoid it

<p>At some point, nearly every journalist has been guilty of having used the oft-dreaded, always-loathed jargon in his or her copy. When you read this list, try saying some of them out loud—they'll probably sound weird. That’s because nobody (outside of police and spokespeople, maybe) <em>actually</em> says this stuff in real life.</p>

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27 Mar

Nouvelle convention collective à La Presse Canadienne

<p>Les employés syndiqués de La Presse Canadienne (PC) ont adopté hier une nouvelle convention collective. Ils acceptaient ainsi l'entente de principe ratifiée il y a un peu plus de deux semaines par les parties syndicales et patronales au terme à quatre mois de négociations difficiles.</p>

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27 Mar

Former CBC cameraman Dean Heywood has passed away

<p> </p><p>A former CBC cameraman, father, husband and news junkie passed away from a heart attack last month while snorkelling in Costa Rica.</p><p><em>The Ottawa Citizen</em> has run a <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/cameraman+always+searching+perfect+shot/6355830/story.html">touching obituary</a> for Dean Heywood that delves into the cameraman's mischievous side that allowed him to get the best shots on Parliament Hill, as well as his dedication to his job and to his family.</p>

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27 Mar

Kathleen Petty on her double mastectomy and taking time for herself

<p>It took Kathleen Petty <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/cbc-radios-kathleen-petty-delays-calgary-move-due-illness">some time to speak publicly</a> about the health issue that kept her in Ottawa and put an end to her plans to move back to Calgary last year. All her listeners knew was that she was slated to leave CBC Ottawa Morning to host the Calgary Eyeopener, but <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ottawamorning/2011/08/11/a-note-from-kathleen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during her final show</a>, announced that medical reasons were going to keep her in Ottawa.</p>

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26 Mar

Quand le Conseil de presse fait du journalisme

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/conseil-de-presse-gazette-saligne-sur-quebecor">Conseil de presse: The Gazette s'aligne sur Quebecor</a></strong></p>

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26 Mar

Alberta community newspaper editor and publisher accused of serial plagiarism

<p>George Waters, a humour columnist and blogger whose work appears in numerous California publications was surprised a couple of weeks ago when a curiosity-fuelled Google search brought to his attention the fact that <a href="http://www.thewablog.com/2012/03/another-serial-plagiarist-editor.html">his work had been lifted</a> by a weekly community newspaper in Canada.</p>

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