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10 Jul

To the aspiring young journalists who ask: ‘why j-school?’

<p><strong>By Robert Washburn</strong></p><p>Over the past few months, numerous students expressed concern over their choice to become a journalist in the face of great uncertainty regarding the future of the news industry.</p><p>I tell them it is like looking at an ancient forest after a horrendous fire, similar to those going on right now across North America.</p><p>Yes, it looks bad. Really bad. Everything that has existed for so long is destroyed.</p>

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9 Jul

Paying journalists’ pensions the latest hurdle for newspapers: Carr

<p><em>The New York Times</em>’ media columnist <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/business/media/newspapers-are-running-out-of-time-to-adapt-to-digital-future.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&smid=tw-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Carr’s Monday column</a> takes a look at another daunting problem facing newspapers: paying journalists’ pensions. Dwindling revenue, an industry in distress and bad decisions have left companies “scrambling for exists that don’t exist,” Carr says. He continues:</p>

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6 Jul

Liberal Party files complaint against Pierre Duchesne for Parti Québécois candidacy

<p>It’s now been confirmed that Pierre Duchense will be running as the Parti Quebecois candidate in the riding of Borduas. It’s also been confirmed that the Quebec Liberal Party has <a href="http://www.lapresse.ca/html/1482/plainte.pdf">lodged a formal complaint</a> against the former Radio-Canada journalist to the Quebec Press Council as well as the Radio-Canada ombudsman based on Duchense’s decision to run.</p>

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4 Jul

CUTV: A media player in the Montreal student movement

<p> </p><p style="font-family: Gudea, arial, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "><strong>By Gretchen King for <em><a href="http://wi.mobilities.ca/social-movement-media-cutv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wi: Journal of Mobile Media</a></em></strong></p><p style="font-family: Gudea, arial, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; "> </p>

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28 Jun

Another female journalist sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square

<p>Men — men everywhere. Clawing, groping and raping with their hands. Others watching. Women averting their eyes.</p>

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25 Jun

Canadian media reviews of Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom

<p> </p><p>You’d better believe that journalists, being obsessed with getting the facts right, will be the first to point out when facts about them are wrong.</p><p>This may explain the lukewarm-at-best reviews that Aaron Sorkin’s latest drama series, <em>The Newsroom,</em> has garnered in the Canadian media over the last week.</p><p>Here’s some snippets from reviews around the country:</p>

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25 Jun

Going in-depth: the relationship between broadcast and online news

<p>A <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18576502#TWEET164576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report commissioned by the BBC Trust</a> looking at the broadcaster’s coverage of the Arab Spring found that while coverage was accurate and impartial, it was not full enough in many instances and did not cross reference BBC online as much as expected.</p><p>The report raises the question: What is the relationship between broadcast and online news in terms of how they complement and supplement one another? </p>

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22 Jun

Jonah Lehrer and recycling previously published work: The roundup and reaction

<p><strong>By Jeff Fraser</strong></p><p>The controversy over Jonah Lehrer's reuse of his own work has grown throughout the week, raising questions about journalistic ethics surrounding plagiarism and threatening to do serious damage to Lehrer's reputation.</p><p>So, what happened?</p>

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21 Jun

Journos worldwide turn to social media for story ideas

<p>A <a href="http://www.oriellaprnetwork.com/sites/default/files/research/Oriella%20Digital%20Journalism%20Study%202012%20Final%20US.pdf">survey of more than 600 journalists worldwide</a> reveals that more journalists are using social media to find story ideas or new angles on a story.</p>

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21 Jun

An update on the future of press councils study

<p><strong>Related links: </strong><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/study-look-options-future-press-councils" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Study to look into options for the future of press councils</a></strong></p><p><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/study-looking-future-press-councils-wants-your-input" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Study looking into the future of press councils wants your input</a></strong></p>

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