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13 Jan

Ottawa to lift ban on broadcasting early election results

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13 Jan

La déontologie: un discours identitaire

<p>Par Chantal Francoeur</p>

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12 Jan

So you want to be a ‘truth vigilante?’ Reaction to NYTimes public editor Arthur Brisbane’s column

<p>Today, Arthur Brisbane seemed to ask readers if they wanted <em>The New York Times</em> to change its practices and become truth-chasers. Wait, what?</p><p>Indeed. <a href="http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/should-the-times-be-a-truth-vigilante/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The column</a> by the <em>Times</em> public editor seemed to assert that reporters have not been challenging facts that are told to them and asked readers if they wanted the paper to do more of this.</p>

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12 Jan

La pige: une vision d’avenir (débat)

<p>Le journalisme indépendant est l'avenir de la profession, et non une voie de garage précaire. C'est la thèse que défend la journaliste Mariève Paradis, de l'Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ), dans <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/la-pige-une-vision-d%E2%80%99avenir">un texte publié sur <em>ProjetJ</em></a> en réaction à un récent <a href="http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/medias/201201/09/01-4484034-quel-avenir-pour-les-journalistes.php">article de Nathalie Collard</a>, de <em>La Presse</em>, portant sur la précarité des jeunes journalistes.

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12 Jan

Mélissa François: la direction de TVA répond au syndicat

<p>La direction de TVA se défend d'avoir mal agi à l'égard de Mélissa François. Dans un communiqué, elle réplique à la sortie publique du syndicat de la chaîne qui réclamait hier le retour à l'antenne de la journaliste lectrice de nouvelles. Le syndicat s'insurge qu'elle ait été rétrogradée peu avant Noël après avoir annoncé à LCN la mort de Kim Jong-Deux , au lieu de celle de Kim Jong-Il.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><strong><font color="#000000">Surnuméraire parmi d'autres</font></strong></p>

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12 Jan

Question of the day: Has social media simply become plain old media?

<p>A new <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/01/12/trust-me-im-a-social-media-expert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog on Forbes</a> today asked this question:</p><blockquote><p>Haven’t we reached the point where social media has simply become plain old <em>media</em>? Seriously, look at any daily newspaper online today and you’ll see an aggregate of blogs. It’s all just a series of channels through which we are trying to send a message, engage on some level, reciprocate feedback, build reputation, make a buck, or all of the above.</p>

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12 Jan

La pige: une vision d’avenir

<p>Par Mariève Paradis, Journaliste indépendante et vice-présidente au recrutement à l’AJIQ</p><p>À l’université, j’étais de ceux qui rêvaient d’une carrière dans un quotidien; d’un poste permanent qui me garantirait d’un boulot à couvrir un «beat» précis, du temps régulier avec des heures supplémentaires de temps à autre, un fonds de pension, des assurances, des avantages sociaux… C’était avant que je goûte au vrai milieu.</p>

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12 Jan

Canadian Association of Journalists announces new conference workshops, speakers, events

<p>The Canadian Association of Journalists has announced <a href="http://www.caj.ca/?p=1961" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new workshops, panels, speakers and events</a> that will take place at their upcoming <a href="http://www.caj.ca/?page_id=1910" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annual conference</a>, which will take place from April 27-29, 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.</p>

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12 Jan

What questions will the future of press councils study ask? Give your input

<p><em>As press councils <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/manitoba-press-council-shuts-down-after-last-participating-newspapers-withdraw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cease operations</a> and <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/it-disappoints-me-ontario-press-council-chairs-reaction-after-sun-media-pulls-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news organizations back out</a> of them, what role do the institutions play in the future of journalism?

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11 Jan

Looking back: 2011 trends in journalism education

<p><em>The Internet and social media are not only changing journalism, but the ways journalism is taught as well. From looking for sources on Twitter to aggregating stories to online portfolios, students are learning to be journalists in fresh and flexible new ways. Veteran reporter and online consultant <strong>A. Adam Glenn</strong> lists 2011’s top six trends in journalism education.</em></p><p> </p>

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