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14 Dec

Digital is to newspapers as electricity was to candle-makers: Ken Auletta

<p>Ken Auletta, author of books such as “Googled: The end of the world as we know it,” and writer for <em>The New Yorker</em>, <a href="http://ijnet.org/stories/ken-auletta-digital-almost-disruptive-traditional-media-electricity-was-candle-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">did a Q&A</a> with the <a href="http://ijnet.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Journalists’ Network</a> about the emergence of digital journalism and social media.</p>

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14 Dec

Twitter and journalism

<p>Over in the <a href="http://j-source.ca/category/news-views/town-hall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Town Hall</a>, people are talking about Twitter – a journalist’s <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/twitter-journalists-best-friend-and-journalism%E2%80%99s-worst-enemy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">best friend and worst enemy</a>. A Guardian report looks at how <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/guardian-london-riots-how-misinformation-spreads-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">false rumours</a> spread on Twitter. Despite its ease of communications, there is no shortage of conundrums.

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14 Dec

Study to look into options for the future of press councils

<p>Months after the Sun chain <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/it-disappoints-me-ontario-press-council-chairs-reaction-after-sun-media-pulls-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kicked the Ontario Press Council in the knees</a>, a new study will look at whether the watchdog groups have a purpose.</p><p>At the request of Newspapers Canada, Ryerson University’s journalism research centre will look to compare existing models of press councils in Canada, understand their purposes and examine their effectiveness.</p>

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14 Dec

Firebrand: A profile of Heather Robertson

<p><em>At 19, Heather Robertson wrote an editorial that enflamed the college jocks, sparking a career dedicated to fearless reporting. <strong>Regan Reid</strong> takes a revealing look at Canada’s feistiest journalist. This story <a href="http://www.rrj.ca/m18388/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">originally appeared</a> in the Winter 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. </em></p><p> </p>

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13 Dec

Pas de leader, pas de Kodak

<p>Le mouvement des indignés, qui a occupé les grandes villes du continent pendant une bonne partie de l'automne, et les inondations en Montérégie, qui ont pourtant duré deux mois, ont bien peu attiré l'attention des médias cette année, selon l'<a href="http://www.influencecommunication.com/sites/default/files/bilan-2011-qc.pdf"><em>état de la nouvelle 2011</em></a> d'Influence communication publié aujourd'hui. Dans les deux cas, la firme de surveillance et d'analyse des médias met en cause l'absence de leaders forts porteurs d'un message clair.</p>

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13 Dec

The view from behind the lens: Working ENG camera

<p><strong><em>James Morrison-Collalto</em></strong><em>, an ENG camera for CityNews in Toronto, describes what it's like working behind the lens to get the story, and his path from the classroom to the big city streets.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/IMG_2668.JPG" style="margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; float: right; " title="" /></p>

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13 Dec

Five questions for The Globe and Mail’s Chris Boutet

<p><em>J-Source talked to Chris Boutet, the deputy editor of digital operations at </em>The Globe and Mail<em> about how newsrooms can use analytics to guide web editorial content, how some analytics tools differ from one another and how they have influenced the emerging field of digital storytelling. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>J-Source:</strong> <strong>How active are you in tracking where your stories go on the Internet in terms of how people are talking about and interacting with them?</strong></p>

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13 Dec

What journalism students brought to the coverage of the Occupy movement

<p>This fall, the global Occupy movement drew a lot of attention – and headlines – from the media. After a slow start, most covered the protesters and gave their critique about the movement with plenty of ink, pixels and screen time. But it was also an opportunity for student journalists to join in on the coverage, with the protests often happening just blocks away from campus — and possibly being more compelling than a late-night student council meeting.</p>

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13 Dec

CBC/Radio Canada is hiring an editorial assistant

<p>CBC/Radio Canada is hiring an editorial assistant in a one-year contract position for their Toronto location. </p><p>The broadcaster is looking for someone to perform support duties that ensure smooth newsroom operations and elementary news gathering. The applicant should have a degree in journalism, some journalistic experience outside of school and knowledge of CBC programming, among other things.</p><p>For more details and instructions on applying, check out the <a href="https://cbc.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=179204" target="_blank" rel="noopener">job posting</a>.  </p>

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13 Dec

Infographic: How the news was shared online in 2011

<p>AddThis just released an <a href="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2011/12/13/sharing-trends-in-2011/#.TudmLrIk6dB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infographic</a> that gives an idea of how news and information was shared online in 2011. Facebook came out on top, accounting for over 50 per cent of sharing, up from 44 per cent last year.</p>

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