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8 Nov

Liveblog: New media and the public sphere conference in Copenhagen

<p>J-Source Field Notes editor Nicole Blanchett-Neheli is in Copenhagen for the New Media and the Public Sphere conference. She will be presenting research on Nov. 9, but for now, follow along with the discussion from across the world via her liveblog. </p><p>You can find more information about the conference <a href="http://cemes.ku.dk/newmedia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. </p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="600" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=68132&ThemeId=4045" style="border: 1px solid #000" width="550"></iframe></p>

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7 Nov

Developing citizen media in developing countries: Should Canada help?

<p><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">What does a changing communications landscape and innovation in communication technology mean for media development in developing countries? <b>Nicholas Benequista</b> explains how he will find out. </span></em></p><p style="margin-top:.1pt"> </p><p style="margin-top:.1pt"><b>By <strong>Nicholas Benequista</strong></b></p>

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30 Oct

Prorogation + Resignation = Consternation: How the Toronto Star handled McGuinty’s bombshell

<p><em>Dalton McGuinty's surprise resignation and prorogation of the Ontario legislature left newsrooms nationwide scrambling. So how did the </em>Toronto Star<em> manage to pull together six comprehensive pages of coverage in a matter of hours? The </em>Star<em>'s news editor, <strong>Jonathan P. Kuehlein</strong>, shares the story here in J-Source.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/Torstar front page mcguinty.jpg" title="" /></p>

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26 Sep

On reporting from the 1972 Summit Series

<p><strong>By Robert Lewis</strong></p><p>Like millions of Canadians I remember exactly where I was when Paul Henderson scored the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series for Canada against the Soviet Union: in the stands behind and to the right of the Canadian bench in Moscow’s Luzhniki Ice Palace. The date was September 28, 1972. I was reporting for <em>Time </em>magazine.</p>

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4 Sep

On the ground on 9/11: A journalist remembers

<p><em>Documentary producer <strong>David Giddens</strong> was in New York, working on a different assignment, when the twin towers fell. Here in J-Source, he shares his memories of covering one of the biggest stories ever—and his opinion on how the U.S. media failed to do their job in the aftermath of 9/11.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/WTC coverage_0.JPG" title="" /></p>

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25 Jul

The ethics of gender sensitivity

<p><em>When Toronto Star reporter <strong>Peter Edwards</strong> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/05/15/andre_to_andrea_don_jail_guard_thrives_on_job_after_sex_change.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">profiled a jail guard who underwent sex reassignment surgery</a>, Edwards struggled with more than just which pronoun to use. In this week's column, he offers a first-person account of the issues behind the copy.</em></p><p><strong>By Peter Edwards</strong></p>

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11 Jul

From free brunch to naked men: What I learned about sports reporting

<p><em><strong>Steve Ladurantaye</strong> has covered a lot of stories from flakey TV stars to competition in the real estate industry.  But this was his first time covering a sporting event. Here is what he learned while covering last weekend’s Toronto Argonauts game.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>By Steve Ladurantaye</strong></p><p>Deep inside every beat reporter lurks a desire to try someone else’s job.</p>

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10 Jul

Global journalists mentor media in Liberia

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/76736821@N06/7544860112/" title="Shaw Africa Project: Liberia by J Source, on Flickr"><img alt="Shaw Africa Project: Liberia" height="382" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7246/7544860112_e37d9674a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><em>Global television journalist Laurel Clark works with media in Liberia with Journalists for Human Rights as part of the Shaw Africa Project. Global will send two more journalists to Ghana and Sierra Leone in the coming months as part of the project.(Photo: Barry Acton)</em></p><p><strong>By Laurel Clark</strong></p>

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20 Jun

How to turn an internship into a journalism job

<p>A journalism internship is like a first date; it can be a horrendous nightmare you’d rather forget (think the unpaid internship complete with coffee runs, phone answering and no recognition) or the beginning of something great (gaining amazing experience, making valuable connections and most important of all, getting hired — yes, <em>hired</em>).

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30 May

From #manifencours to #manifenbars: The Montreal student protests as told by Justin Ling

<p><em><strong>Justin Ling</strong></em><em> has been covering the Montreal student protests for a while — </em><em>long enough to have seen the violence against journalists </em><em>and to have been arrested and released (in a very public manner). </em><em>What has it been like as a freelance journalist covering the protests? He gives his first-person account.</em></p><p><strong>By Justin Ling </strong></p>

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