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20 Mar

Why one reporter left Bay Street for journalism: The Globe and Mail

<p>After Greg Smith wrote last week's scathing <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>New York Times</em> op-ed</a> outlining in detail why he left Goldman Sachs, there were a number of employees who took it upon themselves to explain why <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jw_on_tech/archive/2012/03/13/why-i-left-google.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>they</em> left</a> <em>their</em> morally bankrupt jobs.</p>

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20 Mar

Tuition hikes in Quebec: student media mobilizes

<p><em>Written by Colette Brin, communications professor at Laval University and a member of the Canadian Journalism Project's editorial committee, this story was </em><em><a href="http://www.blogues.ulaval.ca/colette-brin/droits-de-scolarite-les-medias-etudiants-se-mobilisent/ ">originally posted</a> on Contact, the school's blog. Translated by Rhiannon Russell. </em></p>

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20 Mar

Courts in the viewfinder: B.C. proposal sparks debate on wider camera access

<p><em>Allowing cameras in the courtrooms of criminal trials have some journalists saying it’s a threat to their livelihood. But as <strong>Alexandra Posadzki</strong> reports, it could also be used as a tool to increase public interest in court stories, and even create more demand for reporters in this field.</em></p><p> </p>

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20 Mar

As it happens: Tweeting from the Rafferty murder trial

<p><em>In the second part of a J-Source series on covering the Michael Rafferty trial, an inside look at using Twitter in the courtroom. <strong>James Armstrong</strong> from Global News is one of the many journalists tweeting testimony. So how do you keep journalistic checks, balances, and integrity in check--and decide in a matter of seconds what horrific details of an 8-year-old's alleged rape and murder to share with the public? It's just as challenging as it sounds. </em></p>

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19 Mar

Le mobile accélère la migration numérique

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/la-tablette-multimedia-un-moteur-de-consommation-dinfo">La tablette multimédia, un moteur de consommation d'info</a></strong></p>

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19 Mar

On Rafferty, McClintic and their role in Tori Stafford’s final day: How much detail is too much?

<p><em>We asked how you felt about the local and national media’s handling of Michael Rafferty’s trial thus far, especially in the context of tweeting Terri-Lynne McClintic’s gruesome testimony last week. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> explains the arguments for and against providing details in such a sensitive case.</em></p>

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19 Mar

Droits de scolarité: les médias étudiants se mobilisent

<p>Par Colette Brin - Texte paru sur <a href="http://contact.ulaval.ca/index.html">Contact</a></p>

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19 Mar

La pige en télévision: combat de coqs

<p>Par Audrey Desrochers - Texte paru dans <a href="http://www.ajiq.qc.ca/bulletin-independant/"><em>L'Indépendant</em></a></p><p>Tout comme dans le milieu de la presse écrite, être pigiste en télévision nécessite des reins solides. Les contrats pullulent, mais la compétition est inexpiable. Entrevue avec Marie-Claude Lavoie, qui travaille présentement à l'émission Belle et Bum à Télé-Québec.</p>

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19 Mar

Carleton University is hiring an assistant professor

<p>As taken from <a href="http://www5.carleton.ca/facultyrecruitment/2012/assistant-professor-journalism-and-communication-april-15-2012" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carleton University's website</a>:</p><p>The School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University invites applications from qualified candidates for a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment in journalism at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning on July 1, 2012.</p>

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17 Mar

Data journalism basics with Google spreadsheets

<p><em>In the first of a series of video tutorials on data journalism tools, J-Source's Computer Assisted Reporting editor <strong>Fred Vallance-Jones</strong> goes over how to use a Google spreadsheets to do some basic sorting and summing of information from the Internet.</em></p>

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