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4 Apr

Twitter tips for journalism students from Mark Luckie, Twitter’s manager of journalism and news

<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dmFi8-Fcm7Y" width="560"></iframe></p><p> </p><p>Twitter's manager of journalism and news, Mark Luckie, gives tips for getting the most out of the social media platform. This was part of a joint venture "to develop social media training in the newsroom and classroom." </p><p><em>via</em> <em>SPJ DePaul</em></p><p><strong>Related links on J-Source:</strong></p>

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4 Apr

Op-ed: How the Nanaimo Daily News should have dealt with the racist letter to the editor

<p><strong>By Ginny Whitehouse</strong></p><p>Dan Olsen managed to embarrass the <em>Nanaimo Daily News</em> when the newspaper published his letter to the editor, a rant accusing First Nations peoples of being nothing more than government relief sponges without history or honour.</p>

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3 Apr

How social media is changing politics and political reporting

<p><strong>By Melanie Coulson</strong></p><p>What’s the appropriate level of snark in a tweet? And should you use Twitter as source material? These were just some of the questions up for discussion at two panels last week in Ottawa.</p>

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2 Apr

Journalism Spin: How (somehow) everybody wins with the NADbank figures

<p>When the NADbank figures released last month, almost every newspaper headlined with a story of how they're conquering the market in some fashion or another. J-Source grabbed several screenshots of these articles and press releases and created a gallery. Now you can see how journalists create spin. If you have more suggestions, please e-mail a screenshot to feedback@j-source.ca. </p>

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2 Apr

Journalism’s struggle with infographics: The facts and figures behind omnipresent images

<p><strong>By Katrina Pyne, in the <a href="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/">King’s Journalism Review</a></strong></p><p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Infographic.PNG" title="" />By the end of today you will have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of infographics. </p>

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2 Apr

Does credibility take a hit when media companies both own teams and employ sports journalists?

<p><strong>By Ryan Mallough</strong></p><p>Last year’s 100<sup>th</sup> Grey Cup game was a major Canadian milestone in sports. It set record television ratings for TSN, making it the most watched CFL final ever with 5.5 million viewers.  But while the TSN’s Grey Cup coverage was extensive, its major competitor, Sportsnet, covered the event lightly and in some cases, even disparagingly, says Bruce Dowbiggin, who writes a sports column for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.</p>

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2 Apr

Honour among thieves: Putting the story before your ego

<p><em>What's more important: exclusivity or a great story? A new model of cooperative journalism being developed at the Toronto Star is helping to break news, and the traditional practice of keeping information from competitors. Here in J-source, Star investigative reporter <strong>Robert Cribb</strong> explains how sharing resources led to better journalism in a series on Canadian child sex tourists.</em></p>

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1 Apr

J-Source live blogged “Notes From A Changing China,” a talk by Globe And Mail’s Mark MacKinnon

<p>Melanie Coulson live blogged "Notes From A Changing China," a talk by<em> Globe And Mail</em>'s Mark MacKinnon. Coulson is a senior online editor for the <em>Ottawa Citizen</em>, a journalism professor at Carleton, and the Michener-Deacon Fellow.</p><p>You can also watch the lecture here:</p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kE4owwAOCaE?list=PLIR7A5owXyXngwAW3SnfQfudKjD2SgUPd" width="560"></iframe></p><p> </p>

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29 Mar

Storify launches new paid model for media outlets

<p><a href="http://storify.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Storify</a> launched a business model last Friday with a new premium service designed for media organizations called <a href="http://storify.com/storify/storify-announces-vip-plan-partners-with-wordpress">Storify VIP</a>. </p>

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29 Mar

Ontario’s sunshine list: Where is the money in journalism?

<p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p>It's an oft-said phrase: Don't get into journalism if you want to make money. So J-Source combed through the <a href="http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/pssd/">Ontario Sunshine list</a>* released on Friday to see if any journalist or those in a related field make salaries above $100,000. To qualify, this list is just for individuals who get their paycheques either indirectly or directly from the province.</p>

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