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3 Aug

Steve Maich becomes EIC of Sportsnet Magazine; leaves Canadian Business

<p>Steve Maich has been appointed publisher and editor-in-chief of Rogers' newest magazine, <em>Sportsnet</em>. Maich has been with Rogers' for seven years and was most recently editor-in-chief of <em>Canadian Business</em> and group publisher of Rogers' set of consumer biz mags, which included CB, <em>Profit</em>, and <em>MoneySense</em>.<br />

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3 Aug

Canada’s best political books

<p>The results are in. The best Canadian political book of the last 25 years, according to a popular vote, is Ezra Levant's <em>Shakedown: How Our Government is Undermining Democracy in the Name of Human Rights</em>, published in 2009.</p>

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3 Aug

J-schools and the digital age

<p>Journalism educators everywhere are struggling to keep up with the rapid changes taking place in newsrooms and the media industry. <a href="http://merrill.umd.edu/">The University of Maryland's Philip Meril College of Journalism </a>is hosting a conference in October to bring journalists and educators together to discuss how well journalism schools are meeting the digital challenge.</p>

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3 Aug

The future of news: LiveArticle

<p>The future of news -- we bet you've heard that phrase a lot. With so many cool, new things happening in the journo world it can be hard to keep up with all the innovative -- and constantly evolving -- ways to tell stories. That's why J-Source is doing it for you. Each week, we'll feature a new idea on the block, whether it's a tool, or a new way to use that tool, or just a super sweet way to tell the story -- this is our ode to the digital world. Up this week: ScribbleLive's newest feature LiveArticle.<br />

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3 Aug

Thumbs down

<p><em>Some traditional critics would have you believe the Internet is an intellectual wasteland. <a href="http://rrj.ca/m14052/">Ryerson Review of Journalism</a> writer <strong>Ava Baccari</strong> tells us why they are so wrong.</em></p><p> </p>

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3 Aug

Why transparency is not enough: The Case of Mr. Mike

<p><em>Are bloggers journalists? Can insiders be outsiders? <strong>Ira Basen</strong> confronts some long-debated questions using the case of Mike Arrington, the Silicon Valley lawyer and entrepreneur who started the blog TechCrunch. This article originally appeared on the <a href="http://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/2011/06/21/why-transparency-is-not-enough-the-case-of-mr-mike/">Center for Journalism Ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison</a> site.</em></p>

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3 Aug

Summer of angst

<div><img alt="" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/The_Scream_1.jpg" style="margin-right: 4px; border: 3px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;" title="" /></div><div>Tim Knight’s stinging <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/day-i-finally-lost-all-respect-national" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critique of The National</a> continues to provoke comments on J-Source, echoing <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/can-journalism-be-saved-one-young-journo-comments-kai-nagata" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the buzz</a> over Kai Nagata’s ‘<a href="http://j-source.ca/ar

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3 Aug

Rethinking journalism ethics, objectivity in the age of social media

<p><em>In today's rapidly changing media environment, many journalism schools are getting creative when it comes to teaching journalism -- and no subject is more tricky than ethics. J-Source contributing editor <strong>Stephen J.A. Ward </strong>asks: Whither objectivity? This article originally appeared on <a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/07/rethinking-journalism-ethics-objectivity-in-the-age-of-social-media208">PBS MediaShift</a>.</em></p>

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2 Aug

Online News Association selects fellows; one Canadian

<p>The Online News Association has chosen three journalists under 30 for its inaugural 2011 MJ Bear Fellows, including one Canadian. The Washington-based organization combed through 35 applications from 13 countries before choosing three to-watch digital journalists, <a href="http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ona-selects-2011-mj-bear-fellows-journalism-stand-outs-under-30-1544456.htm">according to the release</a>.<br />

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2 Aug

The Economist se lance sur Android

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000"><em>The Economist</em> a lancé, la semaine dernière, sa première application spécifiquement adaptée au système d'exploitation mobile de Google, Android. Le prestigieux magazine économique tentera de reproduire sur les tablettes virtuelles du Android Market le succès qu'il connaît sur celles du App Store.</font></p>

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