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26 Jan

Book Review: “About Canada: Media”

<p><em>What’s the number one issue facing Canadian media? According to Peter Steven, it’s diversity. Steven, a professor of media studies at Sheridan College in Ontario, has written a guide to Canadian media for Fernwood Publishing’s pocketbook series </em>About Canada<em>. <strong>Marc Edge</strong> reviews it for J-Source.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Review: "About Canada: Media"</strong></p>

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26 Jan

Peter Klein’s open letter to Hungarian Prime Minister on press freedom — or lack thereof

<p>University of British Columbia School of Journalism director Peter Klein has written an <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/a-letter-on-freedom-to-hungarys-viktor-orbn/article4202334/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open letter</a> to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as published today by <em>The Globe and Mail</em>. In it, he lambasts Orbán for changes to the Hungarian constitution he recently made, which give media control to the government, effectively squelch free press:</p>

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26 Jan

Stop the Presses film series kicks off Friday in Vancouver

<p><em>Take in the history of newspapers at the Stop the Presses film series, held Jan. 27 until Feb. 2 at the VanCity Theatre in Vancouver. <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2012/01/26/Films-About-Newspapers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a> editor, <strong>David Beers</strong>, sits down with Rod Mickleburgh, one of the brains behind the series, and talks about days past in the newsroom and what young journalists can learn from them.</em></p><p> </p>

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26 Jan

On Gilles Duceppe’s use of parliamentary funds and the ensuing media war

<p>In the wake of the controversy that has surrounded Gilles Duceppe over the past week, there has emerged a media war as well.</p>

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25 Jan

Chantal Hébert: Twitter is not a window to the world — it’s a mirror

<p>Chantal Hébert <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/01/24/sk-hebert-social-media-ftr-120124.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took on Twitter</a> and journalists’ use of it at the 32<sup>nd</sup> annual Minifie Lecture at the University of Regina last night.</p>

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25 Jan

L’affaire Duceppe: d’abord du journalisme

<p>Par Josée Boileau, Rédactrice en chef, <a href="http://www.ledevoir.com/">Le Devoir</a></p>

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25 Jan

Wilf Dinnick and OpenFile.ca: The J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year

<p> </p><p><a href="www.openfile.ca" 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/openfile.PNG" title="" /></a></p><p>The winner of the <a href="http://j-source.ca/j-source-canadian-newsperson-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year</a> is 'The Innovator' — best exemplified by Wilf Dinnick, the founder and CEO of <a href="http://OpenFile.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenFile.ca</a>.</p>

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25 Jan

Ban on Williams’ divorce file overturned

<p>The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down a sweeping ban on publishing details of the divorce proceedings of convicted murderer Col. Russell Williams, confirming that “emotional distress and embarrassment” are insufficient grounds for supressing information about court cases. The Jan. 24 ruling upholds the open-courts principle and found that Williams’ estranged wife failed to present evidence to justify sealing the divorce file. “Purely personal interests cannot justify non-publication or sealing orders,” Justice David Doherty said in the ruling.

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24 Jan

Affaire Duceppe: La Presse critiquée

<p>«Ce que <em>La Presse</em> a fait à Gilles Duceppe m'apparaît comme un lynchage, une sorte d'assassinat», a déclaré Bernard Landry ce matin à l'antenne de RDI. L'ancien Premier ministre péquiste commentait les déboires de l'ex-chef bloquiste, Gilles Duceppe. Celui-ci a renoncé à un retour en politique active après que <em>La Presse</em> ait révélé samedi qu'il a payé le salaire de son directeur général et celui d'une conseillère en puisant dans le budget accordé par la Chambre des communes pour le fonctionnement de son cabinet.</p>

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24 Jan

Want to sell your story? Practice the art of the pitch

<p><em>You might think content is the most important factor when you're trying to sell a story, but it's the pitch that closes the deal. Freelance journalist <strong>Katie Ingram</strong> gets advice from three seasoned professionals on pitching for publication.</em></p><p>When it comes to a freelance story pitch, you may wonder where to start. Knowing your publication inside and out is key, even for a seasoned journalist.</p>

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