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10 Jan

The Walrus Foundation launches Walrus TV

<p>The Walrus Foundation is <a href="http://walrusmagazine.com/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bringing its award-winning commentary to the screen</a> in a new partnership with Toronto-based High Fidelity HDTV. Walrus TV launches today online at <a href="http://walrusmagazine.com/tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">walrustv.ca</a> and on television on High Fidelity’s ideas and culture channel, <a href="http://www.eqhd.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eqhd</a>.</p>

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9 Jan

How a 17 year-old fell in love with journalism

<p>If you’ve ever doubted your career choice of becoming a journalist, check out <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-davis/my-accidental-love-affair_b_1193732.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this blog post</a> by 17 year-old Jack Davis on The Huffington Post that describes how he fell in journalism and why he believes it is important.</p>

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9 Jan

Pierre Tourangeau, ombudsman: «Les plaintes font avancer l’information»

<p>Radio-Canada n'a pas eu d'ombudsman pendant près de quatre mois, après le départ de Julie Miville-Dechêne en cours de mandat l'été dernier. Pierre Tourangeau a cédé son poste de premier directeur, contenu, nouvelles et actualités, pour lui succéder en novembre. <em>ProjetJ </em>est allé à sa rencontre pour connaître sa vision du rôle de l'ombudsman et de la qualité de l'information depuis l'intégration au réseau public, une opération à laquelle il a participé de près.</p>

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9 Jan

Larry Solway, radio and television broadcaster, dies at 83

<p>UPDATE: An <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/talk-radio-pioneer-larry-solway-let-listeners-speak-their-minds/article2302505/">excellent obit</a> about Larry Solway by Marsha Lederman.</p><p>Larry Solway, a broadcaster and occasional actor, died this morning at the age of 83, according to <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/01/09/larry_solway_tv_and_radio_broadcaster_dies_at_83.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a story</a> by <em>Toronto Star</em>.</p><p>Solway passed away after suffering complications stemming from bladder cancer, the <em>Star</em> reports.</p>

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6 Jan

The ‘replaceability’ of journalists

<p><em>An Israeli daily newspaper tried a radical experiment - it replaced journalists with literary writers for some editions of its paper. <strong>David Secko and Elyse Amend</strong> write about the study that followed this experiment to see if other types of writers could handle daily deadlines, chasing truth, and working sources for information the way that journalists do.</em></p><p> </p>

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6 Jan

CBC did no wrong reporting Ford’s 22 Minutes 911 call: Ombudsman

<p>CBC did not violate its journalistic standards in reporting Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s 911 calls on Oct 24 last year, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ombudsman/pdf/2012-01-05-Beckner%20et%20al.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says Kirk LaPointe</a>, the broadcaster’s ombudsman.</p>

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6 Jan

Manitoba Press Council shuts down after last participating newspapers withdraw

<p>The Manitoba Press Council has ceased operating after the last few participating newspapers withdrew their financial support.</p><p><a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/manitoba-press-council-ceases-operating-as-papers-withdraw-136722178.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Winnipeg Free Press</em> reports</a> that newspapers including the <em>Free Press</em> and the <em>Brandon Sun</em> were among those to pull out, prompting the council to shut down on Jan 1.</p>

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6 Jan

Bourses 2012 du MIT pour journalistes scientifiques

<p>Le Massachussetts Institute of Technology appelle les journalistes scientifiques de part le monde à soumettre leur candidature pour obtenir une de ses bourses annuelles. La prestigieuse institution offre 65 000 dollars à 10 à 12 journalistes en mi-carrière pour leur permettre d'étudier entre ces murs pendant neuf mois.</p>

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6 Jan

Tumblr to add editorial staff to create original and curated content

<p>Tumblr has announced that they will be adding editorial staff to its team.</p>

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5 Jan

After a successful 2011, OpenFile announces mobile apps for all platforms

<p>In the coming weeks, <a href="http://openfile.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenFile</a> will be going mobile, says CEO Wilf Dinnick.</p>

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