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    Communiquer les coulisses de la science?

    RALEIGH, Caroline du Nord, Sciences Online 2014 – Une des choses sur laquelle se rejoignent scientifiques et journalistes scientifiques, c’est que le monde des communications, incluant les médias, a trop tendance à ne s’intéresser qu’à «la découverte», et pas assez au «processus»: c’est-à-dire la façon dont la science se construit. Or, je sors d’un congrès…

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    Landsberg Award accepting applications

    The award will celebrate a journalist who is raising awareness about women’s equality issues in Canada and aims to inspire an increase in the media coverage and voice of women in Canada.

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    Canadian journalists ramp up efforts to free jailed Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt

    Journalists Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed have been imprisoned in Egypt since Dec. 29, accused of belonging to "a terrorist organization, disturbing public peace, instilling terror, harming the general interests of the country, possessing broadcast equipment without permit, possessing and disseminating images contrary to the truth." 

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    Maroc: des journalistes sous la contrainte

    Produire une information indépendante, vérifiée, recoupée et hiérarchisée est une tâche difficile. Avec la crise de la presse, cette mission est mise à l’épreuve dans toutes rédactions, le Maroc n’y échappe pas. Ainsi, le journaliste marocain est pris dans un tourbillon de communication. Etude de cas.

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    Steve Paikin: A father’s dilemma

    Steve Paikin, the host of The Agenda, is asking for advice—his son is seeking a Liberal nomination in the 2015 federal election. Given this conflict of interest, Paikin asks how he should approach his election reporting.

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    Live blog: Kathy English on the role of public editors

    Kathy English, public editor of The Toronto Star, will discuss the role of public editors and media ombudsmen and how they bridge the divide between journalists and their audiences. This session will be live-blogged by students at Wilfrid Laurier University's Brantford campus.

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    On the record: Is it really consent without talk of consequences?

    The Canadian Association of Journalists ethics committee looked at whether journalists have a responsibility to discuss the potential consequences of an interview when dealing with vulnerable sources, and if that could be done without undermining journalists’ duty to serve the public interest by providing it with important information. Esther Enkin reports.