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25 Jan

JdeM: les parlementaires éviteront la convergence

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Alors que le conflit de travail au <i>Journal de Montréal</i> amorce sa troisième année, les parlementaires tenteront d'en comprendre les causes et les conséquences la semaine prochaine, dans le cadre des travaux de la Commission de l'économie et du travail.</p>

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25 Jan

Must bloggers follow the rules?

Mike Elk was fired as a labor blogger for the Huffington Post because he took part in a labor disruption. The guy who fired him was earning a reported $300,000 […]

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25 Jan

Nominations open for CJF Excellence in Journalism Award

The Canadian Journalism Foundation has opened nominations for its annual Excellence in Journalism Award. Deadline for submissions is March 4. Since 1996, the Canadian Journalism Foundation has celebrated news organizations […]

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25 Jan

Why the media doesn’t cover suicide (and why it should)

I contemplated killing myself five years ago. Now, to help others, I call on all journalists to break the silence on our final taboo. This week, we feature Liam Casey‘s […]

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25 Jan

How to factcheck politicians’ education credentials (it’s not easy)

In April 2010, Toronto Star reporter Linda Diebel wrote an article about then-Toronto mayoral candidate Rob Ford. Diebel reported that Ford had studied political science at Carleton University but dropped […]

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25 Jan

The rise (and complications) of citizen photojournalism

Considering how easy it is to manipulate a photo, should photos of news events taken by regular people be considered journalism? Jasmine Pazzano explains how two Canadian newspapers are tentatively […]

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25 Jan

Tracking a Tiger: The multimedia lifecycle of a Calgary Herald story

By David HedleyCalgary Herald When I spotted the word “zoo” in the email alert flashing on my computer screen Friday morning, I had a feeling. The life of a tiny […]

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25 Jan

Maclean’s: une application iPad made in USA

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Le magazine <em>Maclean's</em> édité par Rogers a lancé son application iPad le mois dernier. Les développeurs canadiens n'ont cependant pas séduit l'éditeur, qui s'est plutôt tourné vers les États-Unis. L'application iPad de Maclean's a en effet été conçue à New York par la firme Build by the Factory.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" height="325" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kpKKAnZINkE" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="432"></iframe></p>

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25 Jan

Aussie academic journal to publish peer-reviewed journalism

By Julie Posetti An Australian journalism professor has started an online academic journal with a twist: It publishes journalism, rather than just studies of journalists and their work. The fledgling […]

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25 Jan

Transcontinental hires social media and mobile strategists

Transcontinental Media, the publisher of magazines Canadian Living, The Hockey News and Elle Canada, among others, has announed several staff promotions along with two new hires: Julie Benoît as social […]

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