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14 Sep

Better Farming journalist wins two farm writing awards

Mary Baxter, a field editor with Better Farming magazine(and J-Source contributing editor) has won two Canadian Farm Writers’ and Broadcasters’ awards. Baxter was awarded the Jack Cram gold award for […]

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14 Sep

Scrap “news media”

OK, it’s time to abolish that meaningless term “news media.” I’ve long advocated that we differentiate between different kinds of media, from “junk media” to “quality media” — just as […]

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14 Sep

Students are journalists

The launch of globalstudentjournalists.net reminds us that students are more than students – they are working journalists. Sometimes they out-scoop the seasoned pros, or uncover sensitive defense contract information. They’ve […]

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14 Sep

Two laid off at Hello! Canada

Two editorial staffers at Rogers-owned Hello! Canada have been laid off, Masthead Online reports. According to the report, executive editor Liza Cooperman and photo researcher Amanda Shear were laid off […]

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14 Sep

Tributes pour in for Margaret Philp

Beautiful tributes have been pouring in for Margaret Philp, a Globe and Mail reporter for more than 20 years who died last week at 43. Her family has planned a […]

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13 Sep

Military media monitoring

Canadian government agencies from the military to the Prime Minister’s Office extensively monitor and distribute the work of correspondents covering Afghanistan, reports The Canadian Press. No surprise there, especially with […]

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13 Sep

Turkey and the press

Of the (too many) ways to silence journalists Turkey has added another: censorship by court fine. The New York Times calls a contentious $2.5 billion fine against a media company […]

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13 Sep

Great advice your professors might not give you

Journalism school is an excellent place to learn the tricks of the trade, but there are still a few things you’re unlikely to figure out until you’re out in the […]

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13 Sep

Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency

A very gifted, very tech savvy and very generous multimedia professor has produced a 42-page guide to basic mutimedia skills for young journalists and made it available for anyone to download free, […]

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13 Sep

Social media skills for journalists

Teaching j-students to use social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and You Tube, is something most j-schools are beginning to try, or at least consider. For those looking […]

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