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20 Jan

20 free journalism e-books

<p>The Online Journalism Blog has listed <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/01/09/19-free-ebooks-on-journalism-for-your-xmas-kindle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">20 free ebooks on journalism</a> that you can download to your e-reader.</p>

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20 Jan

The Costa Concordia wreck and the unfortunate page layouts that followed

<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; background-color: white; ">Well, this is awkward.</span></p><p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">There have been some interesting juxtapositions of images, editorial and advertising since the Costa Concordia ran aground last Friday off the coast of Italy. One of which includes the <em>Belfast Telegraph</em>’s front page on Monday. A dream holiday, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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17 Jan

Photojournalism among the most stressful jobs

<p>The pressures of working on the front lines in a news-gathering and producing role have been recognized once again.</p>

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17 Jan

Can journalism be a profession?

<p><em>Who is fundamentally a journalist? Is journalism a profession? How would a form of regulatory organization influence the practice of journalism? <strong>Jean-Sébastien Marier</strong> highlights the key ideas debated during a recent round table on the professionalization of journalism at the University of Ottawa.</em></p><p><strong>A brief introduction: The licensing debate in Quebec and beyond</strong></p>

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15 Jan

Maybe something old, but is it news? Media coverage of Peter MacKay’s wedding

<p><em>The news media went big with photos and stories about Defence Minister Peter MacKay’s marriage a couple of weeks ago. But <strong>Anne McNeilly</strong>, an assistant professor at Ryerson University wonders why it was news while the wedding of another cabinet minister and the multi-marriages of a recently appointed Supreme Court judge are not.</em></p><p> </p>

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14 Jan

Same-sex marriage vs. Stephen Harper: False outrage and how the media got it wrong

<p><em>On Thursday, </em>The Globe and Mail<em> ran a <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-legal-about-face-harper-has-no-intention-of-reopening-same-sex-marriage/article2299574/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">front-page story</a> that stated there had been a "reversal" of policy on the part of the government when it came to the legality of same-sex marriages in Canada. Outrage ensued. Commenters, social media and response columns all blasted Stephen Harper and his Conservative government for a move they considered to be steps backward for our society. </em></p>

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12 Jan

So you want to be a ‘truth vigilante?’ Reaction to NYTimes public editor Arthur Brisbane’s column

<p>Today, Arthur Brisbane seemed to ask readers if they wanted <em>The New York Times</em> to change its practices and become truth-chasers. Wait, what?</p><p>Indeed. <a href="http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/should-the-times-be-a-truth-vigilante/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The column</a> by the <em>Times</em> public editor seemed to assert that reporters have not been challenging facts that are told to them and asked readers if they wanted the paper to do more of this.</p>

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12 Jan

Question of the day: Has social media simply become plain old media?

<p>A new <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/01/12/trust-me-im-a-social-media-expert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog on Forbes</a> today asked this question:</p><blockquote><p>Haven’t we reached the point where social media has simply become plain old <em>media</em>? Seriously, look at any daily newspaper online today and you’ll see an aggregate of blogs. It’s all just a series of channels through which we are trying to send a message, engage on some level, reciprocate feedback, build reputation, make a buck, or all of the above.</p>

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12 Jan

What questions will the future of press councils study ask? Give your input

<p><em>As press councils <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/manitoba-press-council-shuts-down-after-last-participating-newspapers-withdraw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cease operations</a> and <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/it-disappoints-me-ontario-press-council-chairs-reaction-after-sun-media-pulls-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news organizations back out</a> of them, what role do the institutions play in the future of journalism?

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11 Jan

Five questions for freelance photojournalist Nick Kozak

<p><em><span class="tpl-content">On the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, J-Source talked to <strong>Nick Kozak</strong> about what it was like to document the devastating aftermath as a freelance photojournalist, the business of selling photos and whether or not reporters can (or should) double as photographers.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><strong>J-Source: It would be an understatement to say you've seen a few countries. Tell me a bit about your travels. When did photography go from being just a hobby to being a career option for you?</strong></p>

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