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10 May

Refonte du magazine L’actualité en vue

En pleines célébrations de son 35e anniversaire, le magazine L’actualité prépare une refonte en profondeur de son contenu, a appris Projetj. Cette réforme se manifestera notamment par la création d’un […]

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10 May

When even narrow objectives fall short

A  few months ago, Christie Blatchford released Helpless: Caledonia’s Nightmare of Fear and Anarchy, and How the Law Failed All of Us. The best work in the book, writes reviewer […]

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10 May

The accreditation issue

<p><em>Last month, Quebec's professional journalists federation voted in favour of creating a special designation for professional journos. Is it the right move? <span style="font-weight: bold;">Billy Shields</span> has worked as a reporter in the Caribbean and Mexico, when both places either considered, or implemented, similar accreditation structures. Shields shares his thoughts on why a special designation could be more trouble than it's worth. </em></p><p> </p>

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10 May

World Press Freedom Day

Canada’s press may still enjoy “free” status, but we’re not top in the world. Actually, according to the annual Freedom House study, we’re number 26 — tied with Barbados, the […]

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10 May

More awards

The Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association have announced their award winners. The CCNA list is here; the BCYCNA list is here.

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10 May

Peace journalist versus proper journalist

The University of Oxford discusses if journalism should be amoral. The discussion was sparked by a comment from a professor of media history, who used George Orwell as her example […]

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10 May

CAJ panel proposes ethics guidelines for digital age

The 2002-vintage ethics code of the Canadian Association of Journalists is certainly due for a revision—for one thing, it makes no mention of the Internet. Now, a panel of the […]

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10 May

Stepping through the election night coverage door

What to make of last night’s election coverage? We asked Jeff Sallot, former Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, to weigh in. The sober morning-after message, he says, […]

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10 May

CJFE Releases Free Expression Review

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has published its second annual report on free expression in Canada. CJFE’s Review of Free Expression in Canada 2010/2011 highlights abuses of the rights […]

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10 May

Accreditation a prickly concept

The accreditation issue appeared in our Town Hall this week, after Quebec journalists overwhelming backed a proposal to create a special designation for professional journalists. In a world where accreditation […]

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