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    Book Review: Amanda Lindhout’s A House in the Sky came at too high a cost

    Stephen Puddicombe, a veteran CBC reporter with 15 years of experience working as a conflict zone reporter, says Lindhout’s book about her kidnapping in Somalia concerns him. He worries about the future of journalism when we put people on pedestals for being reckless in the field, however well meaning.

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    Journalists who trespass: Case law is murky on both physical and digital trespass

    There is no universal approach to the issue of trespass, which means journalists need to familiarize themselves with the applicable federal, provincial and territorial statutes, and even municipal bylaws on occasion. As law editor Thomas Rose explains, journalists would also be wise to brush up on the idea of digital trespass.  

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    How CBC covered the Ottawa train crash

    Jane Anido, managing director for CBC Ottawa, explains how the newsroom collaborated to tell the fast-developing story of Ottawa train crash and the challenges they encountered along the way. 

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    On a testé Editorially

    À la recherche d’une plate-forme pour rédiger, éditer et partager des textes avec votre équipe ou vos collaborateurs? Voici Editorially. Lancé officiellement en septembre, Editorially est le dernier-né des outils collaboratifs conçus pour la rédaction. Développé par des experts en rédaction web, son ambition est de «rendre le plus facile et le plus efficace que…

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    «Les journalistes pourraient montrer ce que l’immigration apporte de bon»

    Victor Armony est professeur de sociologie à l’université du Québec à Montréal (Uqàm) et l’auteur notamment du Québec expliqué aux immigrants (VLB éditeur). Selon lui, le regard stéréotypé que portent nombre de journalistes sur les communautés culturelles ouvre une brèche dangereuse qui porte atteinte à la cohésion sociale.

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    Augmented Reality: the latest fad for newspapers or a real innovation?

    It is too easy to dismiss AR as just another fad that newspapers are experimenting with to attract new, younger audiences. What is more significant is the leap of faith these newspapers are taking. In the current climate, it takes this kind of innovative spirit and fearlessness to try something new. And that is the…

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    Live Blog: Disruption in the newsroom

    There’s no question that the disruptive effect of the web is felt by the media industry. As we continue hearing declarations such as ‘the writing’s on the wall’ and ‘companies are going over the cliff’, news outlets are working hard to adapt to change. In this Social Media Week Toronto panel Sept. 24 at 10…

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    CBC denies accepting money from Parks Canada in exchange for positive stories

    The CBC says the payments it received from Parks Canada covered the costs of sharing travel and logistical expenses while covering the search for the Franklin expedition in the Arctic. But at no time, writes editor-in-chief and general manager Jennifer McGuire, did the CBC accept money in exchange for writing positive stories of the federal…

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    L’AJIQ satisfaite du recul de TC Média

    La présidente de l’Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ), Mariève Paradis, a scruté à la loupe le nouveau contrat proposé ces derniers jours par TC Média à ses pigistes. Satisfaite du recul de l’éditeur sur plusieurs points fondamentaux, elle n’en reste pas moins vigilante.