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16 Apr

Tax form for freelancers

Okay not really–it’s a spoof from The New York Times‘ Op-Art page, in honour of everyone who has ever been marginally employed. Be sure to deduct your pjs. The form […]

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16 Apr

Multitasking: chatter or investigation?

Lise Bissonnette is at the center of a small controversy among the journalistic/blogging community in Quebec because of a recent talk she gave on political journalism, ProjetJ reports. Bissonnette, former […]

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14 Apr

Student journalism WIN

Last week, The College of New Jersey’s student paper, The Perspective, published an interview with Mike Huckabee, in which the former Governor of Arkansas said some colourful things about same-sex […]

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14 Apr

Where’s the (freelance) sports coverage?

QUESTION: I am a sports columnist and member of the CAJ, my work has been published in smaller newspapers and online for the past three years. I am quite aware […]

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14 Apr

Newspaper readership up among youth

The under-35 set has always been a tough grab for newspapers and the evening news alike, but, despite talks of the decline of newspapers, a new study shows that readership […]

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14 Apr

New York newspaper war heats up

Will the New York Times’ freshly-revamped online business section steal readers from financial behemoth the Wall Street Journal? The NYT’s aggressive business coverage is just the latest tactic in the […]

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13 Apr

Obama’s media control issues

Restrictions on journalists — both American and from other countries — “have become a common practice for the Obama White House,” reports the Washington Post.Dana Milbank, writing about the treatment […]

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13 Apr

Project Hero frenzy

The Project Hero scholarship program was rolling out smoothly across the country until it hit the University of Regina. In a letter to university administrators, 16 U of R professors […]

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13 Apr

2010 CAJ conference seminars

The Canadian Association of Journalists’ annual conference–titled Good Journalism in 140 Characters or More–takes place in Montreal this May. Seminars will focus on the new realities journos are facing, writes […]

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13 Apr

The newbie’s guide to covering religion

With so many different religious sects in Canada, it can be difficult to know what kind of behaviour to adopt when you’re reporting on a tight deadline, especially if you’re […]

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