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2 Apr

Are unpaid internships worth it?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Intern_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Alison Garwood-Jones</strong></p><p>Every era has its hiring challenges. In the Dirty Thirties, when there was no work, men spent more time in soup lines than job lines.  <a href="http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/money_06.html" target="_blank" title="The lack of work in the 1930s" rel="noopener">“You couldn’t even buy a job,”</a> so went the popular catch phrase of the era.</p>

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2 Apr

Q&R: Déclarer ses revenus quand on est journaliste à la pige

<p><strong>La période des impôts bat son plein… ce qui, pour une part de plus en plus grande des journalistes, à savoir ceux qui travaillent à la pige, peut vite tourner au véritable casse-tête. Et ce, même pour qui a décidé de s’en remettre au professionnalisme d’un comptable. Comment s’en sortir sans s’arracher les cheveux? ProjetJ a consulté Revenu Québec et s’est entretenu avec Josée Larochelle, associée en fiscalité chez Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.</strong></p><p><em>Par Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann</em></p>

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2 Apr

My paper is expanding—and no, that isn’t a typo

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Kamloops This Week_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Dale Bass</strong></p><p>It's been about 10 weeks since the <em>Kamloops Daily News (KDN) </em>shut down—and this story was to have been written long ago for J-Source.</p>

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1 Apr

Toronto Star Master Glass: Why prime lenses are useful

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>Lucas Oleniuk</strong> jumps into the Prime VS Zoom debate by explaining why his lens kit consists of (almost) all prime lenses.</p>

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1 Apr

CJF accepting applications for new Aboriginal Journalism Fellowship

<p><em>The recipient of the CJF Aboriginal Journalism Fellowship will be hosted for one month by CBC News at its new Aboriginal Centre in Winnipeg.</em></p><p><strong>This new fellowship offers an early-career Aboriginal journalist the chance to explore an issue of interest to First Nations, Métis or Inuit peoples. </strong></p><p>The award aims to foster better comprehension of Aboriginal issues in Canada’s major media and community outlets.</p>

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1 Apr

Book Review: Digital Currents explores how online news is changing television

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Bivens_DigitalCurrents_1.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>Reviewed by Corinne Smith</strong></p><p>Working in television isn’t what it used to be. </p>

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1 Apr

How digital journalism has changed over the past 15 years

<p><strong>By Diana Pereira</strong></p><p>In about a month, I'll celebrate my 15th year in the world of digital journalism—an industry that's constantly evolving. Just last week, I asked my class of master’s students at Ryerson University's school of journalism to attend a lecture with me. Why? Because the title caught my eye.</p>

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31 Mar

Why it matters when separatist Péladeau flexes his media baron muscles

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Journal de Montreal_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Toula Drimonis, for <a href="http://m.thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2014/03/28/Quebec-Votes-Media/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=290314" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a></strong></p>

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31 Mar

Remembering Heather Robertson

<p><strong>By Michael OReilly </strong></p><p>When Heather Robertson died recently, the world lost a great author and a passionate activist. I lost a friend.</p><p>The Heather I knew was a tenacious advocate for the rights of her fellow authors and freelance journalists. Although I knew Heather for many years by reputation only—a respected journalist and author—I came to know her personally as the driving force behind our long struggle for the rights of freelancers in this new digital age.</p>

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31 Mar

Opinion: Crackdown on unpaid internships a positive step, but the collective struggle must continue

<p><strong>By Katherine Lapointe, for <a href="http://www.thestoryboard.ca/crackdown-unpaid-internships-positive-step-collective-struggle-must-continue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Storyboard.ca</a></strong></p>

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