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14 Dec

Firebrand: A profile of Heather Robertson

<p><em>At 19, Heather Robertson wrote an editorial that enflamed the college jocks, sparking a career dedicated to fearless reporting. <strong>Regan Reid</strong> takes a revealing look at Canada’s feistiest journalist. This story <a href="http://www.rrj.ca/m18388/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">originally appeared</a> in the Winter 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. </em></p><p> </p>

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13 Dec

Five questions for The Globe and Mail’s Chris Boutet

<p><em>J-Source talked to Chris Boutet, the deputy editor of digital operations at </em>The Globe and Mail<em> about how newsrooms can use analytics to guide web editorial content, how some analytics tools differ from one another and how they have influenced the emerging field of digital storytelling. </em></p><p> </p><p><strong>J-Source:</strong> <strong>How active are you in tracking where your stories go on the Internet in terms of how people are talking about and interacting with them?</strong></p>

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13 Dec

Infographic: How the news was shared online in 2011

<p>AddThis just released an <a href="http://www.addthis.com/blog/2011/12/13/sharing-trends-in-2011/#.TudmLrIk6dB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">infographic</a> that gives an idea of how news and information was shared online in 2011. Facebook came out on top, accounting for over 50 per cent of sharing, up from 44 per cent last year.</p>

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12 Dec

Twitter: Journalists’ best friend and journalism’s worst enemy

<p><em>The trend toward using people who tweet as legitimate sources in stories, and using stand-alone tweets as quotes, counteracts a primary function of the profession and promotes reactive reporting, says <strong>Stephanie Brooks</strong>. In this article, she looks at why this trend is problematic and how she thinks journalists should be using the social media platform to enhance their reporting. </em></p><p> </p>

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9 Dec

We are journalists: Tumblr

<p>"We are journalists. We are proud of what we do. We are tired of bad press about the press."</p><p><a href="http://wearejournalists.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This Tumblr</a> shares the stories of journalists: Why they do it, who they do it for and what keeps them going when the work piles on and the deadline looms. </p><p> </p>

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9 Dec

Tech guide: What every journalist should have

<p><em>Smartphone. Laptop. Voice recorder. Camera. Microphone. These are just some of the tools that come in handy (and are often necessary) for journalists. <strong>Lesley Salvadori</strong>, news media technical coordinator at Ryerson University’s School of Journalism, sent this tech guide out to students. Don’t have any of this stuff yet? Add it to your wishlist.</em></p><p>The world of journalism has changed greatly over the past few years.  With converging technologies journalists need to have access to all types of multimedia gear. </p>

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9 Dec

The Guardian on the London riots: How misinformation spreads on Twitter

<p>There's often <a href="http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/07/28/anatomy-of-a-twitter-rumor-when-a-storys-too-juicy-not-to-retweet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">talk about the danger</a> of spreading false information on Twitter through the power of the retweet.

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8 Dec

A map of the world’s best journalism pubs: What are some of your favourites?

<p>Columbia Journalism Review is <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207593947793397810199.0004b385b95e851d020e7&msa=0&ll=41.046217,-54.316406&spn=58.251452,57.919922" target="_blank" rel="noopener">compiling a list</a> of the best journalism bars, pubs and watering holes across the globe. So far, Canada is vastly underrepresented – aren’t we known south of the border for our superior tasting beer?</p>

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7 Dec

Paying for internships: Turning experience into a commodity

<p>There was much <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/unpaid-interns-working-for-free/article2101863/page2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">debate</a> over the summer surrounding unpaid internships: Who benefits most from them – intern or employer? Are they ethical? What about legal?</p>

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7 Dec

The stories you probably haven’t heard of, but should have

<p><em>NewsWatch Canada recently released its list of the top 25 underreported stories of the past year. J-Source’s <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> spoke with the researchers about what types of stories aren’t covered the way they should be, why that is and how journalists and the public can do better.</em></p><p> </p><p>As news organizations start rounding up their top headlines of the last year, the lists will probably boast some familiar names: Will and Kate, Justin Bieber, Stephen Harper, Research in Motion, to name a few.</p>

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