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2 Nov

Five Questions for Rachel Pulfer

<p><strong>J-Source: Many journalists have heard of jhr and they know what it is, but maybe aren’t sure what differentiates it from CJFE or Reporters Without Borders. You call jhr a media development charity. What is that? What sets it apart?</strong></p>

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2 Nov

Five Questions for Julian Sher

<p><em>With this weekend’s cross-border investigative journalism conference fast approaching, J-Source sat down with speaker and Globe and Mail investigative guru Julian Sher to get some early tips. Sher dishes on scene-grabbing, brainstorming ideas, and finding hidden gems.</em></p>

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2 Nov

Occupation blues

<p><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/journalists-and-opinions-another-occupy-protestor-fired-journo-job" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caitlin Curran</a> is the second U.S. journalist fired for joining the Occupy protests, although she claims she held up a protest sign as part of a reporting exercise.

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1 Nov

La tablette multimédia, un moteur de consommation d’info

<p>Plus de la moitié des adultes américains qui possèdent une tablette multimédia s'en servent pour s'informer et le tiers s'informent plus depuis qu'ils possèdent cet outil, selon une récente <a href="http://www.journalism.org/analysis_report/tablet">étude du Pew Research Center</a>'s Project for Excellence in Journalism.

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1 Nov

Singing at a news conference?

<p>In the growing list of funny things Americans do during the race for their party's presidential nomination, you can add Herman Cain singing out his news conference. The Republican hopeful recently addressed allegations of sexual harassment with a musical tune. Really.</p><p> </p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pZe75JSXhyU?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></p>

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1 Nov

Rick Perry doesn’t get the Globe’s joke

<p>Texas governor, and Republican presidential hopeful, doesn’t get <em>The Globe and Mail</em>’s satire. Or, at least, it would seem that way after he recently took a jab at the Occupy movement by referencing a quote from a satirical <em>Globe</em> piece about Occupy Toronto, which he says was sent to him by his son.</p><p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/11/01/satire-on-occupy-wall-street-trips-up-rick-perry/?mod=google_news_blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here’s what Perry said</a>:</p>

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1 Nov

Want to intern at the Post? What you need to know

<p>Wannabe <em>National Post</em> interns should check out assistant managing editor John Racovali’s what-it-takes <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/01/want-a-national-post-summer-internship-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a>.</p><p>In it, Racovali tells j-students what he’s looking for – and what will make them stand out.</p><p>The paper is currently hiring young journalists to work in Toronto from May – August 2012. It has openings for news, business, arts, and sports.</p>

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1 Nov

Vote for Canadian investigative journalism

<p>The <a href="http://canadiancentreinvestigates.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting</a> has joined the battle to secure a hefty chunk of cash from the <a href="http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/2011/acf12737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aviva Community Fund</a>.</p><p>To enter the second round of the competition for its share of the $1-million available in funding, the CCIR must get plenty of votes and be chosen to move into the semi-finals.</p><p>Its idea comes in two parts: fund investigative series in Canada, and train the investigative journalists of tomorrow.</p>

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1 Nov

What could make a journalism history class relevant?

<p>In a time when most are concerned about the future of journalism, why is it important to look at its past? This is one question <a href="http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/profile/72-andie-tucher/10">Andie Tucher</a>, an associate professor at Columbia’s Journalism School,has tackled over the past three years in conducting a graduate-level course in journalism history at Columbia.</p>

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31 Oct

Journalists and opinions: Another Occupy protestor fired from journo job

<p>Another journalist who joined the protests at Occupy Wall Street has been fired.</p><p>Caitlin Curran was the web producer for <a href="http://www.thetakeaway.org/">The Takeaway</a>, a morning news program co-produced by WNYC Radio and Public Radio International – until two weeks ago when she headed to the protests with her boyfriend, and a pithy protest sign featuring a line from an <em>Atlantic </em>article.</p>

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