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21 Nov

RCMP put on leash: Toronto Star

<p>Journalists may have a tough time getting RCMP to go off-message thanks to a new protocol that puts officers on a much tighter leash.</p>

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21 Nov

CRTC officially revokes CKXT licence ending free access to Sun News

<p>The <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-719.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CRTC has officially approved</a> TVA Group’s request to revoke the broadcasting licence for CKXT-TV and its related transmitters. The issue first surfaced in May, <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/bell-tv-pulls-sun-news-network" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when some cable providers complained</a> the channel’s parent company, Quebecor, was using the station to air Sun News programming over the “free” airwaves -- in addition to its specialty cable service, which requires a fee.

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17 Nov

First years and the rush to publish

<p>When one lecturer’s department at East Tennessee State University introduced a content-management system that put j-students’ first-ever stories in the public spotlight, the fallout was, <a href="http://aejmc.net/spig/2011/reforming-j101-what-i-learned-from-the-rush-to-publish-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as she puts it</a>, “enough to make me tear up my syllabus.”</p><p>One student lost his job. Another earned an F when it was discovered he had someone else do the story. Sources that were promised anonymity, it was revealed, were quoted. Photo credits were missing.</p>

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17 Nov

The ethics of aggregation: Bert Archer

<p>Bert Archer has an interesting piece up on the<em> <a href="http://www.torontostandard.com/the-sprawl/romenesko-moos-and-the-abyss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toronto Standard</a></em> about the ethics of aggregation in light of the whole Romenesko-Poynter-attribution <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/152802/questions-over-romeneskos-attributions-spur-changes-in-writing-editing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uproar</a>.</p>

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17 Nov

Toronto Star introduces editorial board podcast

<p>Starting this week, the <em>Toronto Star</em> will air <a href="http://thestar.blogs.com/podcasts/2011/11/introducing-the-stars-editorial-board-podcast.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online podcasts</a> featuring its editorial board members. The idea is to give reader’s insight into the discussion editorial board members have over what they’ll write about, and what they’ll say about the chosen topic.

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17 Nov

Why every government hates the CBC: John Doyle

<p>It isn’t just the current Conservative government that has a hate-on for the CBC, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/why-every-government-hates-the-cbc/article4200566/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writes <em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s John Doyle</a>. Every government in power since the CBC’s creation has had a beef with the public broadcaster, and, well, it kind of makes sense. After all, governments have always assumed since the CBC receives public funding it should hand softball, puff-piece style pieces to the government of the day.

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16 Nov

Ron Haggart posthumously honoured with CJFE Vox Libera Award

<p><br />The <a href="http://www.cjfe.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Journalists for Free Expression’s</a> (CJFE) special Vox Libera Award will be awarded posthumously to Canadian journalist Ron Haggart (1927–2011). The Vox Libera Award, along with the International Press Freedom Awards recognizing Khaled al-Hammadi (Yemen) and Mohamed Abdelfattah (Egypt), will be presented at the 14th annual CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting on November 24, 2011.</p>

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16 Nov

CJFE honours the work of two Arab Spring reporters with 2011 International Press Freedom Awards

<p><a href="http://www.cjfe.org">Canadian Journalists for Free Expression</a> (CJFE) proudly recognizes Khaled al-Hammadi (Yemen) and Mohamed Abdelfattah (Egypt) as this year’s recipients of the 2011 International Press Freedom Awards. The awards will be presented at the 14th annual CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting, to be held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on Thursday, November 24, 2011.<br />

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16 Nov

La FPJQ ébranle la ministre St-Pierre

<p>Au terme des deux jours d'audiences qui ont eu lieu à Montréal vendredi et lundi dans le cadre de la consultation publique sur l'avenir de l'information,<em> ProjetJ</em> a rencontré la ministre de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine, Christine St-Pierre, pour faire le point sur l'évolution du débat.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><strong><font color="#000000">Comment réagissez-vous aux deux jours d'audiences tenus à Montréal?</font></strong></p>

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16 Nov

Present at next year’s press freedom conference: abstract call-out extended

<p>Want to present at next year’s Press Freedom in Canada Conference? Here’s some good news: the deadline to submit your session abstract has been extended to Nov. 30.</p><p>The conference will be held March 8 - 9, 2012 in Toronto. Scholars are being asked to submit proposals (the abstracts) for panels addressing topics related to freedom of the press.</p><p>Here’s what the organizers are looking for:</p>

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