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    Final observations

    Throughout the election, we have been re-posting many stories from Carleton University’s très informative Political Perspectives blog. We close with final election observations from Elly Alboim, associate professor of journalism and a former CBC parliamentary bureau chief. Reprinted in full with permission from Political Perspectives.

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    Liberté de presse: à quand un retour au calme en Côte d’Ivoire?

    La Côte d’Ivoire a été au cœur de l’actualité ces derniers mois pour qui s’intéresse à la liberté de presse à travers le monde. La crise politique qui a secoué ce pays de l’Ouest africain a touché de plein fouet les journalistes et, malgré le départ de l’ancien président Laurent Gbagbo, leur situation demeure critique.…

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    Social media and the election: Round-up Part II

    For the past 30 odd days, we at J-Source have been on the hunt for innovative election coverage. The results of our search, as you may guess, have been plentiful. Read on for our round-up of what’s impressed us this week. And, remember, if you have seen anything you’d like us to highlight let us…

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    The framing of Adrian Dix

    Media hear the B.C. NDP leader say big business should pay more taxes and brand him scary, hostile, and a ‘dour Stalinist.’ The Tyee‘s Crawford Kilian asks: What’s going on here?

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    On their worst behaviour

    Journalists know that many people act differently when they’re being interviewed, especially on camera. Here’s the eye-brow raising part: When facing the bright lights, politicians aren’t on their best, as you might guess, but their nastiest. Indeed, according to a recently released study, many MPs are red-faced about their public displays and insist it’s not…

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    Idée – Nouveaux médias: problèmes et perspectives

    Éditorial de Najam Sethi à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse. Ce texte est une gracieuseté de la World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Najam Sethi est éditeur du Friday Times et du Daily Times au Pakistan et lauréat 2009 de la Plume d’Or de la Liberté remise par…

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    Kenneth R. Wilson nominees announced

    The Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada have announced the finalists for the 57th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, which recognize excellence in business-to-business publications. CAmagazine leads the group with a total of 24 nominations, followed by Marketing magazine at 13 nominations and Canadian Lawyer at nine. More than 600 individual entries were submitted. The…

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    Narcotrafiquants: Quattendez-vous de nous?

    Entrevue avec Rocío Gallegos à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la liberté de presse. Ce texte est une gracieuseté de la World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Journaliste à El Diario de Ciudad Juárez au Mexique, Rocío Gallegos rend compte de l’augmentation de la violence à l’encontre des journalistes dans sa région.…

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    La presse gastronomique canadienne perd son président

    Le président de l’Association canadienne pour la presse gastronomique et hôtelière (APCGH), Carl Witchel, s’est éteint samedi à 62 ans. Historien en alimentation originaire du Bronx, à New York, il partageait sa passion pour la gastronomie avec les Québécois depuis plus de 35 ans.

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    Bloggers beat back ban

    Canada’s draconian election news ban is bloodied but unbowed – for now. “It’s a 20th century law for a 21st century issue,” wrote Alexandra Samuel and Darren Barefoot before backing down and imposing a three-hour blackout at tweettheresults.ca. In the weeks leading up to the election, Canada’s media ban caught some attention south of the…