La Presse & Cyberpresse : suspension en décembre?
Les employés du journal La Presse et de Cyberpresse ont reçu un véritable ultimatum: sans entente sur la réduction des coûts, les activités cesseront.En savoir plus.
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La mauvaise image de Gamma
En cessation de paiement, Gamma, cette mythique agence de photojournalisme, est au bord de la faillite. Plusieurs médias comme Le Monde ou Libération rapportent que le tribunal de commerce de Paris l’a placée en « redressement judiciaire » pour une période de six mois.
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Investigative story: $400,000? Investigative journalism: Priceless?
A New York Times editor’s off-the-cuff estimate that a recent NYT magazine cover story cost almost $400,000 to report and edit is sparking wonderment and head-scratching in the journalism community. The story, produced in collaboration with ProPublica, dug into allegations of mass euthenasia at a New Orleans hospital during Hurricane Katrina. A piece published by the Neiman Journalism Lab called it…
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Two-thirds of Twitter users younger than 25
Some other findings from a study by social media marketing firm Sysomos: More than 85 per cent of users rarely post (less than once a day) About five per cent of users account for 75 per cent of content Only six per cent of users have more than 100 followers.
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Sports gambling common among sports reporters
About 40 per cent of sports reporters gamble on sports, even though many admit it undermines their ability to report objectively, according to a survey of sports reporters conducted by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University. The survey results were published in the most recent issue of the International Journal of Sports Communication.
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Afghanistan propaganda
“Some good news from Afghanistan is that American commanders have wisely canceled a contract with a public relations firm accused of profiling correspondents with negative-to-positive ratings to help determine whether they may report in the war zone with troops,” said a New York Times editorial. It cites a military newspaper report that profiles “were used…
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Hate speech ban ruled unconstitutional
A Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decided that a section of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which bans Internet hate messages, is unconstitutional because it violates free speech protections.
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Teaching students to report, write and overcome their fears
Learning to identify stories, find sources, interview, take notes and write isn’t enough, writes Carleton journalism prof Dave Tait. A teacher’s job is also to show novice journos how to accept anxiety and move past it.
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Tips, tools and tutorials for better online skills
One of the best sources of advice, links and lessons for anyone who wants to teach themselves or others to be better online journalists is the blog, Teaching Online Journalism, by Mindy McAdams, a journalism professor at the University of Florida. Now, she has produced a one-stop shop online with a short but valuable collection…
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If you wait long enough…
While some newspapers are still screwing up the courage to jump on the Internet bandwagon, others are jumping off. Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi asks if it’s time to emphasize print and move away from the Internet. At least one newspaper has already taken this idea to the bank: Amish paper shuns web, does well…