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    Drame à L’Isle-Verte: comment approcher les victimes?

    J-Source, en collaboration avec l’Association canadienne des journalistes, lance une nouvelle rubrique intitulée, Ask a Mentor. Son objectif? Délivrer des conseils aux journalistes et étudiants comme le ferait un mentor. Cette semaine, J-Source s’est demandé comment approcher les victimes de crime et leurs proches. Même si rien n’indique que la tragédie de L’Isle-Verte soit d’origine…

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    Bail hearings, publication bans, burning sources and other lessons for journalists

    A real-life case involving a publication ban, a murder suspect set free and the discovery of information that could pit neighbour against neighbor, risk important police sources and potentially leave one journalist open to charges of interfering with an undercover police investigation provides important lessons for journalists. 

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    Journalisme: les tendances pour 2014

    Dans la dernière édition papier de Méta-Média, Éric Scherrer, directeur de la prospective à France Télévisions, s’aventure à dresser un portrait fouillé des nouvelles tendances en matière de consommation médiatique, et donc, par voie de conséquences, de pratiques journalistiques. Rien de bien révolutionnaire, mais à en croire ce rapport, en 2014, il faudra prendre le…

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    CJF J-Talk: Turning Digital Into Dollars

    Traditional newspaper outlets are throwing up paywalls, pouring resources into digital, and increasing the amount of sponsored content—all in an effort to find a sustainable business model for journalism. The question is: What’s working? Canada’s top publishers Phillip Crawley, publisher of The Globe and Mail; John Cruickshank, publisher of the Toronto Star; Gerry Nott, senior…

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    Former ad exec launches magazine celebrating Toronto restaurant scene

    With only a passion for great food and no publishing experience, Peter Mazzotta has taken a gamble launching his new restaurant magazine, LEO (Let’s Eat Out) in these uncertain economic times. And he’s taking some equally big risks by turning his back on online. Meagan Gillmore reports. 

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    Toronto Star Master Glass: Metering

    In this Toronto Star video series on photojournalism, photographer Rene Johnston talks about when the in-camera reflective metering system can be tricked, and how to solve the exposure problems that arise.

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    Xtra lets go of reporter Andrea Houston

    LGBT biweekly magazine Xtra has fired one of its well-known journalists, Andrea Houston. Houston was named the 2012 Honoured Dyke for her advocacy and writing, which led to the passage of provincial legislation that forced Ontario Catholic schools to allow students to form gay-straight alliances.

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    John Intini named editor-in-chief of Sportsnet magazine

    Intini, who held the position of editor at Sportsnet, has been promoted to editor-in-chief by Steve Maich, who left the magazine’s top position to take on a more senior role at the magazine’s parent company, Rogers Media.