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27 Mar

CJF hiring event support intern

<p><strong>The Canadian Journalism Foundation Awards</strong><br /><strong>Event Support Internship</strong><br /><strong>Position</strong>: Part-Time<br /><strong>Start Date</strong>: April 14, 2014<br /><strong>Term of Contract</strong>: 2 Months (14 April – 13 June)<br /><strong>Internship Stipend</strong>: $2,500<br />________________________________________</p>

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27 Mar

Live blog: Becoming a successful freelance journalist

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26 Mar

Canadian farm journalists make a strong showing at NAAJ writing competition

<p>A <em>Manitoba Co-operator</em> writer has earned a top award for agricultural writing.<br /><br />Shannon VanRaes has won the feature category of this year’s North American Association of Agricultural Journalists’ writing competition. VanRaes, who ventured into the ag beat three years ago, says it’s an honour to be recognized by her peers.<br />

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26 Mar

7 interesting facts from the Pew State of Media 2014 report

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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25 Mar

Updated: JHR northern Ontario initiative gets mixed reaction

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/JHR3.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>JHR trainer Kimberly Stintson leading a photography session with mentees in Fort Severn. Photo courtesy of Robin Pierro.</em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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25 Mar

Toronto Star Master Glass: The benefits of zoom lenses

<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>Andrew Wallace</strong> discusses the benefits of zoom lenses. </p>

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24 Mar

6 tips on how to do a great live interview

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Panel_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>A panel of journalists discuss social media and political reporting in Ottawa. Photo courtesy of Matthew Lee for the Canadian Journalism Foundation</em></p><p><strong>By David Swick</strong></p><p>Onstage was Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Ford. With him: a university professor poorly selected to interview the author.</p>

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24 Mar

Live blog: Why the death of the homepage is good for digital journalism

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24 Mar

This Week in Canadian Media History: Le Droit founded in 1913

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Le Drot_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Screenshot from Le Droit's <a href="http://www.ledroit.org/redaction/100ans/headlines-view/la-naissance-de-notre-journal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">special 100th anniversary website</a></em></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do, Reporter</strong></p>

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21 Mar

Heather Robertson, a champion for Canadian freelance journalists

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Journalist and author Heather Robertson died at age 72 on Wednesday.</p><p>For more than a decade, Robertson championed on behalf of Canadian freelancers in two major lawsuits—and she won. In 1995, she went up against the <em>Globe and Mail</em> after it put three of her articles in its database. The lawsuit went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and in 2006, the ruling supported the right of freelance journalists to protect their copyright when newspapers put their work in databases.</p>

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