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14 Mar

Katie DeRosa named first James Travers Fellowship recipient

<p>Katie DeRosa, a reporter for <em>Victoria Times Colonist</em>, has been awarded the inaugural <a href="http://cusjc.ca/travers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship</a>.</p><p>When James Travers – who was universally known as Jim – passed away suddenly last March, there was an <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/tributes-jim-travers-former-ottawa-citizen-editor-and-toronto-star-columnist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outpouring of support</a> from the journalism community in Canada.</p>

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14 Mar

‘There is nothing called freedom’ for journalists working in ethnic media

<p><em>Balancing extremists' threats and unbalanced coverage from mainstream media: It's all in a day's work for a journalist at an ethnic publication. <strong>Sahar Fatima </strong>explains the difficulties ethnic media faces, according to Jagdish Grewal, editor and publisher of </em>Canadian Punjabi Post<em>, who spoke at last week's Press Freedom in Canada conference.</em></p><p> </p>

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14 Mar

Hebdo: Quebecor étend sa toile en Ontario

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/quebecor-lance-un-nouvel-hebdo-en-monteregie">Quebecor lance un nouvel hebdo en Montérégie</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/hebdos-apercu-de-la-strategie-de-quebecor">Hebdos: aperçu de la stratégie de Quebeco</a><a href="http://projetj.ca/article/hebdos-apercu-de-la-strategie-de-quebecor">r</a></strong></p>

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14 Mar

Press Freedom in Canada: Public apathy, ‘courthouse culture’ and new media challenges

<p>"Freedom of the press is the necessary condition for maintenance and enjoyment of the other freedoms." </p><p>That was a statement spoke by Marlys Edwardh, the lawyer who represented <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/arar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maher Arar</a>, during a panel discussion at a Ryerson University conference that delved into issues surrounding press freedom in Canada last week. The standing-room-only classroom of students, teachers and industry members seemed to silently nod in unison.</p>

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14 Mar

Sun Media to launch four new community newspapers, websites in Ontario

<p>In as few as a couple of weeks, Sun Media will begin delivering four new newspapers to communities in Ontario. </p><p>According to a press release today from Serge Sasseville, VP of corporate and institutional affairs for Sun Media, there will be a paper in each of Windsor, Ottawa, Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo. Accompanying each paper will be a digital site, local editorial and targeted advertising. </p><p>All four of the papers will be distributed as weeklies.</p>

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13 Mar

Press freedom in Canada examined

<p>A <a href="http://www.ryerson.ca/lawcentre/events/pfc.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference </a>hosted by Ryerson churned up some interesting questions about the state of press freedom in Canada. Do Canadians take press freedom <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/public_editor/2012/03/09/canadian_charter_of_rights_what_is_the_status_of_press_freedom_in_canada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">for granted</a>? And <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/press-freedom-who-gives-damn-anyway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who gives a damn</a>, anyway?

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13 Mar

Stage d’été: les portes sont ouvertes en région

<p style="text-align: left; "><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/sale-temps-pour-les-stagiaires-en-journalisme">Sale temps pour les stagiaires en journalisme</a></strong></p><p style="text-align: left; ">--</p><p style="text-align: left; "><strong>Mise à jour - 27/03:</strong> La direction du <em>Soleil</em> fait marche arrière. Le quotidien de la capitale a finalement décidé de ne pas accueillir de stagiaires pendant l'été 2012 «pour des raisons budgétaires», explique le directeur de l'information, Martin Pelchat, à <em>ProjetJ</em>.</p>

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13 Mar

Twitter: A journalist’s gateway to the world

<p><em>While working as an assignment editor and producer at CBS News in New York, <strong>Natasha Rudnick</strong> found herself relying on Twitter more and more to cover remote and international breaking news. This phenomenon of social networking provided an invaluable tool in discovering information and contacting sources on some of the biggest stories of the last few years. She discusses the pros, cons, and caveats of using Twitter to reach the world from the newsroom.</em></p>

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13 Mar

PWAC Awards accepting submissions

<p>The Professional Writers Association of Canada is <a href="http://www.pwac.ca/eventsandresources/pwacawards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accepting submissions</a> for two award categories open to all Canadian writers: Features and Short Articles.</p><p>The Features Awards is for submissions that are 1,201 words and over that the writer received payment for and was published in a Canadian publication during the 2011 calendar year.</p>

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13 Mar

2012 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards finalists announced

<p>Newspapers Canada has announced <a href="http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/CCNAwards/finalists2012">the finalists for the 2012 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards</a>, the winners of which will be presented at the Ink&Beyond conference on April 26 in Toronto. </p><p>According to the release, 342 newspapers submitted 2494 entries from works published in 2011. The 3 finalists in each category, divided by circulation, can be found <a href="http://www.newspaperscanada.ca/CCNAwards/finalists2012" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, on Newspapers Canada's website. </p>

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