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    Un journaliste «dans le ventre de la CAQ»

    En octobre dernier, le magazine L'actualité a lancé l' «opération sous-marin». Son chef de bureau politique, Alec Castonguay, a intégré le comité stratégique du parti à titre d'observateur silencieux. «La Chaise», comme on l'a surnommé pendant six mois, s'est livrée à un exercice journalistique rare au Québec: observer et analyser un parti de l'intérieur pendant…

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    Time to offer guidance on courtroom tweeting: McGuire and Harada

    Courtroom-tweeting journalists are not stenographers, at some critics say. Rather, they are thoughtful, applying journalistic standards to what they tweet and how they craft each 140-character publication. But despite this, there is little consistency in courts as to when tweeting is permissible.

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    New medical training sessions for freelance journalists

    It was the loss of a friend that prompted Sebastian Junger to start Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleages. With the inaugural session taking place this week in New York City, RISC will provide medical training to freelancers and journalists who may not otherwise have access to these life-saving skills.

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    Infographic: Social media and the news

    The fact that social media has changed the way people consume news isn't a new or revolutionary idea. But this infographic from Schools.com shows some general trends to keep an eye on.

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    Photos sanglantes de militaires: publier ou non?

    Le Los Angeles Times a publié ce matin, en une de son édition imprimée et sur son site web, des photos de soldats américains posant avec des restes humains en Afghanistan en 2010. Le Pentagone a critiqué la publication de ces images jugeant qu'elles mettent en péril la vie de soldats encore sur le terrain. Tout en…

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    Journalism, humanized: Remembering Randy Starkman

    Beyond being an award-winning sports journalist, Randy Starkman was a friend, father and husband. Janice Neil, J-Source's editor-in-chief, gives tribute to the man she says embodied the idea that humanity should be the starting point for all journalists.