J-Links: The Guardian picks up Wente plagiarism story; Henry Champ passes away; Mother Jones’ emergence
J-Links: Wente’s story goes international; Henry Champ passes away; Mother Jones’ emergence
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Tips on breaking into the sports journalism world from Fast Break event panellists
No one said that breaking into the highly competitive sports media industry was easy. But, as Steph Rogers reports, if there’s anything that the panelists at Tuesday night’s Fast Break event could agree makes for successful careers, it’s being talented, getting lucky, and—surprisingly—being a nice person.
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2012 COPA finalists announced
The Canadian Online Publishing Awards has named its finalists for the 2012 awards, which will be presented on Oct. 22 at The Hoxton in Toronto.
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Journalists banned from school grounds where Toronto mayor coaches: Toronto Star
Reporters have been banned from Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School grounds after observing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford – the Don Boco Eagles football team’s coach – and some of his aides during games and practices, the Toronto Star reports.
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Quatre gagnants d’une bourse pour assurer la formation en sécurité des journalistes
Grâce au Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma, ses partenaires et le Forum Freelance Fund, quatre journalistes indépendants iront dans les prochains mois s’entrainer à faire face aux environnements dangereux.
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J-Links for Sept 20: Bruce Arthur named best sports writer; CBSC decision on Haitian slur; New BBC boss lays out plan
J-Links: Bruce Arthur named best sports writer; CBSC decision on Haitian slur; New BBC boss lays out plan
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The proposed Bell-Astral deal, its opposition, and what it means for media concentration
What is the status of Bell's proposed acquisition of Astral Media after its week-long CRTC hearing? Steve Faguy breaks it down for us in this explainer: What the deal is worth, who is opposed and why, and the controversial tangible benefits package that would bring a new all-news French-language channel to the media scene.
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J-Source back-to-school 2012 roundup
Did you miss any of our back-to-school coverage? No worries — Belinda Alzner has rounded up all of the resources J-Source put together for instructors and students this fall to help everyone have a successful school year.
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Winnipeg Free Press cuts seven from newsroom staff
The Winnipeg Free Press laid off seven staff members Tuesday, including five reporters, one paginator and one manager.
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UPDATED! 2013 James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship seeking applications by Dec 3
When Jim Travers passed away in March 2011, he left behind a legacy that friends and colleagues wanted to honour. They did so by creating the James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship, which is a $25,000 award administered by Carleton University.