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27 Jul

The future of news: Reporters and cameras

<p><em>Reporters are now part of a content engine, cameras in hand. But how solid will that content be? <strong>Simon Doyle</strong> on the push for video. This story originally appeared in the Canadian Association of Journalists' </em><a href="http://www.caj.ca/?p=391">Media Magazine</a><em>.</em></p>

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27 Jul

“The day I finally lost all respect for The National”

<p><em>Broadcast veteran <strong>Tim Knight</strong> talks about how he lost respect for CBC's flagship news program The National on July 7, 2011. After 30 years of watching, some years of working there, and pages and pages of notes, Knight asks: Has The National lost its journalistic soul?</em></p>

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27 Jul

How we got the story: Shelters in Haiti, Part II

<p><em>After the earthquake in Haiti last year, plenty of organizations rushed in to help. One of those was former U.S. president Bill Clinton's foundation, which promised to build several "hurricane-proof" shelter/school duos. However, in a<a href="http://canadiancentreinvestigates.org/haiti-shelters/"> recent investigation published by the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting</a> two journalists discovered promises that look good on paper don't always look great on the ground.

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27 Jul

Norway tragedy raises issues in journalism

<p>The horrific bombing and shooting rampage in Norway generated global <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/front-page-coverage-oslo-around-world-poynter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">front page coverage</a> and raised several media-related debates.

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26 Jul

Colloque: pour un journalisme civique

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Montréal accueillera, au printemps prochain, un colloque international visant à repenser le rôle du journalisme au Canada et les politiques publiques le régissant, afin de mieux le soutenir. Intitulé «Stratégies publiques pour le journalisme dans l’environnement médiatique canadien: débats, diversité et financement», il est organisé par des chercheurs des universités McGill, Concordia et Laval, ainsi que de la Sorbonne Nouvelle à Paris.</font></p>

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26 Jul

Rogers releases second quarter results

<p>Rogers Communications <a href="http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=investor_1_1&investor_1_1_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2Fconsumer%2Finvestor%2FshowFinancialReportAction&_pageLabel=IR_LANDING">has released its second</a> quarter results -- and things are looking pretty good for its media division.</p><p>According to the statements, the media division's revenue grew 13 per cent, compared to the same quarter last year. Adjusted operating profit, when compared to the previous year, is up by 47 per cent.</p>

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26 Jul

L’ombudsman de Radio-Canada quitte son poste

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000"><font size="3">L'ombudsman de Radio-Canada, Julie Miville-Dechêne, quittera son poste le 31 juillet. Entrée en fonction le 1er avril 2007, elle a été nommée pour cinq ans. Elle part donc 9 mois avant la fin de son contrat.</font></font></p>

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26 Jul

Alfred Hermida on the promise and practice of participatory journalism

<p>There's a good chance you didn't make it to the Screen Futures conference in Australia, but UBC journalism prof Alfred Hermida did. After all, the conference featured a talk based on his new co-authored book, <em>Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers</em>. Now, he's offering a write-up of the talk's <a href="http://www.reportr.net/2011/07/26/how-journalists-are-rethinking-their-relationship-with-the-audience/">main points on his blog</a> -- and it's worth checking out.<br />

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26 Jul

Globe builds new home

<p><em>The Globe and Mail</em> is set to move, but only next door.<br /><br />Publisher Phillip Crawley announced Monday that the 167-year-old paper will move to the corner of Front and Spadina in Toronto, on a sport currently occupied by a car dealership.<br /><br />The paper has moved seven times in its history; the most recent move was in 1974 when its home on King Street was demolished to make way for the First Canadian Place office tower.<br /><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-to-build-a-new-home-at-front-and-spadina/article2109385/">

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25 Jul

Why the Star won’t unpublish stories on criminal charges: Kathy English

<p>In 2008, the <em>Toronto Star</em> published an article online about a Toronto man who was charged with the sexual assault of a pre-teen girl. More than a year later, the charges were dropped. "Now, not surprisingly," <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/public_editor/2011/07/22/english_the_long_halflife_of_news.html">writes <em>Toronto Star </em>public editor Kathy English</a>, "The man wants the news of his arrest to disappear from the Internet." But, when it comes to criminal charges, the Star has a policy not to unpublish.</p>

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