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13 Apr

Resources for j-students at the CAJ Conference

<p> </p><p>Attention all j-students and recent grads: The upcoming Canadian Association of Journalists Conference has some sessions that may be of interest to you. There are tips for job seekers, networking sessions, and career panels with network executives, along with sessions that will help you develop skills you need to break into the industry.</p>

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13 Apr

8 things to ponder for the future of journalism

<p> </p><p><a href="http://cironline.org/techraking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TechRaking 2012</a>, a conference surrounding the future of news and technology, took place at the Googleplex in California yesterday. As <a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2012/04/googles-richard-gingras-8-themes-that-will-help-define-the-future-of-journalism/">the Nieman Lab of Journalism reports</a>, kicking off the conference was Google’s head of news products, Richard Gingras, who spoke about eight things that should be thought about as we move into the future of journalism.</p>

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12 Apr

A public broadcaster at a crossroads: CBC moving forward

<p><em><span style="font-size: 12px; ">It’s been a tumultuous week for the CBC — 650 jobs will be lost, services and programming will be cut, RCI will be no more save for the web. But as </span><strong style="font-size: 12px; ">Belinda Alzner</strong><span style="font-size: 12px; "> reports, this isn’t a first for the public broadcaster. It’s time for CBC to deal with the cuts it faces, and there is no shortage of ideas to help it do so.</span></em></p><p> </p>

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10 Apr

CBC’s Sirius investment: Not so ‘risky’ after all?

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9 Apr

Facebook social reader apps: Allowing you to learn far too much about your friends’ reading habits?

<p> </p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Screen shot 2012-04-09 at 1.49.10 PM.png" title="" /></p><p>Have you noticed that lately the seemingly-otherwise-intelligent folks whose daily musings populate your Facebook newsfeed are reading a lot about Snooki, Miley Cyrus or other celebrities doing outlandish things?</p><p>A number of “social reader” apps are to thank – or, as it may be, curse – for that.</p>

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5 Apr

70 reporters, one baseball game: Nieman Lab

<p>This isn't typical sports journalism, but it isn't a typical baseball game either, according to the <em>Orange County Register</em>.</p><p><em>The Register </em>has assigned 70—yes, seven-zero—reporters to cover the opening game of the Los Angeles Angels' season.</p>

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3 Apr

CBC/Radio-Canada: Return of ads to radio?

<p><em>This story was originally posted on March 30 on </em><a href="http://projetj.ca/article/cbcradio-canada-vers-le-retour-de-la-pub-la-radio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ProjetJ</a><em>.</em> <em>It was written by the site’s editor-in-chief <strong>Anne Caroline Desplanques</strong> and translated by <strong>Rhiannon Russell</strong>. With files from Belinda Alzner.</em></p><p><strong>CBC/Radio-Canada:  Return of ads to radio?</strong></p>

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28 Mar

Study looking into the future of press councils wants your input

<p> </p><p>Researchers at Ryerson University are asking Canadians to <a href="https://survey.ryerson.ca/s?s=2005">share their opinions on the future of Canada’s press councils</a>.</p>

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27 Mar

Common journo jargon and how to avoid it

<p>At some point, nearly every journalist has been guilty of having used the oft-dreaded, always-loathed jargon in his or her copy. When you read this list, try saying some of them out loud—they'll probably sound weird. That’s because nobody (outside of police and spokespeople, maybe) <em>actually</em> says this stuff in real life.</p>

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26 Mar

The racial and cultural implications of rapping the Elements of Style

<p><strong>By Chris Richardson</strong></p>

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