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26 Nov

Nominations open for RTNDA lifetime achievement award

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) is now accepting nominations for their annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline is December 31. A RTNDA press release says: “The Award is one […]

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26 Nov

Venez nous rencontrer au congrès annuel de la FPJQ!

Le congrès annuel de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) s’ouvre aujourd’hui à l’hôtel Hyatt Regency de Montréal sous le thème «un contre-pouvoir à assumer». Cet événement annuel […]

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25 Nov

What’s next for public media?

By Mark Glaser While most people think of public media as being government-funded broadcasters such as NPR, PBS, BBC and CBC, the definition is being expanded to consider public-serving new […]

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25 Nov

Cour suprême: victoire du journalisme d’enquête

Le scandale des commandites fait encore des vagues dans le milieu journalistique. La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé ce matin d’entendre l’appel de Polygone contre le groupe Gesca et […]

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25 Nov

8 lessons the CBC learned working with citizen journos

The G20 summit in Toronto marked the first time the CBC collaborated with citizen journalists on a large and integrated scale. Kim Fox, senior producer of social media for CBC […]

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25 Nov

Statut professionnel: le Québec pourrait inspirer la France

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-weight: normal;">Face aux bouleversements que connaît l'industrie des médias, le groupe de travail sur le journalisme et l'avenir de l'information, piloté par Dominique Payette, a remis à l’ordre du jour une question qui divise les journalistes québécois depuis de nombreuses années: avons-nous besoin d'une certification professionnelle et si oui qui délivrerait la carte de presse, selon quels critères et en échange de quels droits et devoirs?</p>

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25 Nov

Richard Branson’s iPad magazine

British billionaire and Virgin Group chair Richard Branson will unveil an iPad-specific magazine next week — to be titled Project, or Maverick, depending on your source. (UPDATE: the mag, called […]

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25 Nov

The case against embedding war reporters

In a story for the UK’s The Independent, veteran Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn chastises the media’s over-reliance on embedded journalism and provides a candid look at the reality facing […]

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24 Nov

Rick Mercer lampoons the Globe

Comedian Rick Mercer has come up with a great new way for the newly-designed Globe and Mail to make money…

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24 Nov

Have your say in the new CAJ guidelines

The Canadian Association of Journalists has begun work to reformat and update the organization’s Statement of Principles and Ethical Guidelines — and it wants your input. Please send your feedback, […]

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