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13 Feb

Les nouveaux habits de l’actualité

<p><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 0.58cm; ">Par Colette Brin, professeur au Département d'information et de communication de l'Université Laval - texte initialement paru sur le blogue </span><a href="http://www.blogues.ulaval.ca/colette-brin/les-nouveaux-habits-de-lactualite/" style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 0.58cm; ">Contact</a><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 0.58cm; ">.</span></p>

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12 Feb

Social TV coming to a Canadian newsroom near you

<p><em>Will television be the next news medium to undergo a dramatic transformation? <strong>Robert Washburn</strong> explains how social TV products such as Apple iTV and Google TV will add a social layer to television programming that will change the way we consume broadcasts.</em></p>

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10 Feb

The Tyee launches weekend edition

<p>Starting tomorrow, west-coast news junkies can enjoy new weekend content from <a href="http://thetyee.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a> over coffee and brunch, the independent news website has <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2012/02/10/Tyee-Weekend-Edition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.</p><p>David Beers, editor of The Tyee, explains that the weekend content will have a focus on engagement. What does this mean? Well, he continues:</p>

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10 Feb

Are conflicts of interest passé?

<p>Does anyone care about conflicts of interest any more? Or, perhaps more accurately: Is the transparency in disclosing potential conflicts of interest more important than avoiding conflicts completely?</p><p>That’s the question Simon Houpt, senior media writer for <em>The Globe and Mail</em> has <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/does-anyone-care-about-conflicts-of-interest-any-more/article545411/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tackled here</a>. Citing cases of a Silicon Valley start-up that receives money from companies it covers, Houpt writes:</p>

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10 Feb

The Vancouver Sun turns 100

<p>On April 12, 1912, the first issue of <em>The</em> <em>Vancouver Sun</em> was printed. Now, 100 years later, they are poised to throw a centennial party for the newspaper.</p><p>Saturday’s edition of <em>The</em> <em>Sun</em> will celebrate the history of the paper, and contain a full-page <em>Sun</em>-themed crossword, behind-the-scenes newsroom stories, historic front pages, memorable photos and a look at legendary <em>Sun</em> employees.</p>

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9 Feb

Huffington Post Québec: à la rencontre d’une mini-rédaction tentaculaire

<p>Le <em>Huffington Post Québec</em> (HPQ) est porté à bout de bras par une équipe «lilliputienne», comme l'écrit le journaliste <a href="http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/economie/le-huffington-post-a-l-assaut-du-quebec_1080295.html">Guillaume Lavallée de l'AFP</a>. Elle se résume à quatre permanents et trois contractuels collés à leurs écrans d'ordinateurs dans une micro salle de rédaction située au 24e étage du 1000 rue de la Gauchetière à Montréal. <em>ProjetJ</em> est allé les rencontrer caméra à l'épaule.</p>

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9 Feb

Bell Media cuts staff at Ottawa news outlets: The Ottawa Citizen

<p>The Ottawa Citizen is <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Bell+Media+cuts+staff+Ottawa/6127948/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporting</a> that news outlets including CTV Ottawa have learned of staff cuts today.</p><p>Check out <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Bell+Media+cuts+staff+Ottawa/6127948/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the story here</a> for updates as they come in. </p>

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9 Feb

Why journalists should break news on Twitter

<p><em>The guidance for journalists not to break news on Twitter is based on a flawed understanding of today's media ecosystem, says University of British Columbia associate professor <strong>Alfred Hermida</strong>. Twitter is going to continue to be a news-breaker, so why resist it?</em></p><p> </p>

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9 Feb

Taupe au SPVM: Journalistes du monde entier encryptez!

<p>Par Michel Dumais</p>

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9 Feb

CBC Hamilton digital service gets a home

<p>CBC has announced that its new Hamilton digital service will be located right downtown on James St., in the former home of the Dominion Furniture store.</p><p>Hamilton is already home to a dedicated local newspaper in <em>The Hamilton Spectator </em>and television station in CHCH. The CBC venture will be web-based and will launch this spring. </p>

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