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22 Feb

Veteran foreign correspondent, Marie Colvin, killed in Syria shelling along with a French photographer

<h2>Marie Colvin, an American journalist who worked for the UK's Sunday Times <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9097762/Syria-Sunday-Times-journalist-Marie-Colvin-killed-in-Homs.html">has been reportedly killed</a>, along with a French photographer, after the house where they were staying was shelled.

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21 Feb

Behind-the-scenes at CTV News Southwestern Ontario

<p> </p><p><a href="http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/inside-the-newsroom-1.767997" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/inside the newsroom.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>Hey, mainstream media organizations, do you want to build your audience’s trust in you? Appear more transparent? Help them understand the hours of reporting, writing, shooting, editing and interviewing that went into the latest story you published?</p>

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21 Feb

CBC Manitoba hiring producer for Definitely Not the Opera team

<p>As posted on <a href="http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBC's job board</a>:</p><p>CBC Manitoba is looking for a producer to lead the DNTO (Definitely Not the Opera) production team based in Winnipeg and Toronto with contributors across the country and around the globe. The team’s primary focus is personal storytelling, so you need to be fearless about getting personal and have a strong sense of how to focus a story. Our team has an incredible reputation for creativity and innovation: we need a producer who inspires and encourages both.</p>

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21 Feb

Three points of view on an instance of repackaging others’ work: Romenesko

<p> </p><p>To further the discussion on the role of summarizing, curating and repackaging other peoples’ work, Jim Romenesko has asked the three parties involved in a recent case to <a href="http://jimromenesko.com/2012/02/21/nyt-reporter-defends-forbes-writer-accused-of-stealing-his-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weigh in</a>.</p>

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21 Feb

Registration open for Magazines East 2012 conference

<p>The Atlantic Magazines Association <a href="http://www.atlanticmagazines.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=75:magazineseast-2012-registration-now-open" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has announced</a> that registration is now open for the Magazines East 2012 conference.</p>

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21 Feb

Easy tool allows journalists to display work online

<p>Creating an online portfolio is almost a must for any journalist or j-student aspiring to land an internship or paid gig.  Gone are the days of physical portfolios — editors want to see your work, and the easiest way to share it with them is via the web. But creating an online space to display pieces of writing, links, audio or video clips can seem daunting to journalists less-versed in the web.</p>

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20 Feb

Colloque sur la formation en journalisme à l’UdeM annulé

<p>Le colloque international «<a href="http://www.fep.umontreal.ca/journalisme/ciafj2012/">L'avenir de la formation en journalisme</a>» qui devait avoir lieu à l'Université de Montréal les 16 et 17 mars n'aura pas lieu. Les organisateurs de l'évènement ont décidé de l'annuler faute d'inscriptions suffisantes.</p>

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20 Feb

‘Under Fire’ documentary shows psychological cost of war reporting

<p>Only two journalists were killed during the first World War. Last year alone, 66 journalists were killed according to a <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/infographic-worldwide-violence-against-journalists-2011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reporters Without Borders report</a>.</p>

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20 Feb

Interviewing Children: Paul Benedetti’s Dilemma

<p><em>He understands why we do it, but <strong>Paul Benedetti</strong> is having second thoughts about the ethics of interviewing children and youth. Benedetti is an award-winning columnist for the Hamilton Spectator and program co-ordinator for the graduate program in Journalism at Western University. He’s struggling to put his finger on exactly what’s making him uneasy – but he says his sense of unease is growing.</em></p><p>Lately, I have grown increasingly uneasy about journalists’ use of children and youth in their stories.</p>

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20 Feb

Prix Greg Clark ouvert aux journalistes en début de carrière

<p><strong style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; ">COMMUNIQUÉ -</strong><span style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; "> Les journalistes en début de carrière sont encouragés à soumettre leur candidature pour le</span><b style="color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; "> </b><a href="http://cjf-fjc.ca/fr/awards_gregclark"><font color="

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