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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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28 Mar

David Skok: Why the death of the homepage is good for digital journalism

<p>In the 2014 Atkinson Lecture, David Skok, digital adviser to the editor at the <em>Boston Globe</em>, explains why the death of the homepage is good for digital journalism. <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/live-blog-why-death-homepage-good-digital-journalism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read the accompanying live blog here</a> and watch the livestream, courtesy of the Ryerson School of Journalism. below. </p>

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27 Mar

What is the relationship between democracy and media?

<p>Friends of Canadian Broadcasting announced the creation of the Dalton Camp Award in 2002 to honour the memory of the late Dalton Camp, a distinguished commentator on Canadian public affairs, who passed away earlier that year. Since then, the prize has been awarded 11 times to dozens of writers across Canada. Friends’ goal is to encourage Canadians to reflect and express themselves through original essays on the link between democracy and the media.</p>

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25 Mar

Globe public editor: The difference between millions and billions

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_73.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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25 Mar

Globe public editor: When a headline misses the point

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_71.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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24 Mar

Star public editor: The women’s revolution is not done yet

<div style="clear:none;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_23.JPG" title="" /><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>I am of mixed mind about the day we devote to celebrating the rights of the women of the world.</p>

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