The Canadian Journalism Project (CJP) and its websites, J-Source.ca (
English
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) and ProjetJ.ca (
French), are published by a venture among post-secondary journalism schools and programs across
Canada
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. The CJP is led by
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU or Toronto Met) is a public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, although it also operates facilities elsewhere in Toro ...
,
Université Laval
Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montm ...
and
Carleton University
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and supported by a group of donors.
Launched in the spring of 2007 with the support of The
Canadian Journalism Foundation
Founded in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is a non-profit organization that promotes Canadian journalism by celebrating journalistic achievement through an annual awards program; by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca (Eng ...
, the site provides a source for news, research, commentary, advice, discussion, and resources for industry professionals, scholars, and students.
J-Source and ProjetJ
J-Source is the English
website
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of the Canadian Journalism Project, and ProjetJ is the French website. They are both community-based sites for journalists, journalism students, journalism educators and members of the public who are interested in journalism issues in
Canada
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. Each site's content is maintained by an English Masthead and French Masthead, respectively (i.e. the French site is not a direct translation of the English site). The content of the sites is divided into categories, which are each edited and maintained by a member of the respective
masthead.
Governance
The CJP is governed by two committees: an Editorial Committee and a Management Committee. Specific duties and responsibilities may be delegated to sub-committees as necessary.
Administration
The editor-in-chief is
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wilfrid Laurier University (commonly referred to as WLU or simply Laurier) is a public university in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. The newer Brantford and Milton campuses are not considered satellite campuses ...
Bruce Gillespie, with Tamara Baluja, as associate editor. There are editors based on topics such as work and labour, education, book reviews, law, journalism, and photo journalism.
French Masthead
The French Masthead manages content on the French site.
Current Members
Hélène Roulot-Ganzmann—Editor-in-Chief, ProjetJ
Colette Brin, Université Laval—Formation
Chantal Francoeur, UQAM—Lectures
Marc-François Bernier, Université d'Ottawa—Éthique et déontologie
Pierre Duchesne, Radio-Canada
Annie Labrecque, Les Débrouillards
Michel Munger, Canal Argent
Arnaud Carbasse, UQAM-GRICIS
Management Committee
The management committee of J-Source was suspended when the Canadian Journalism Foundation ended its responsibility for J-Source, which is now a cooperative of various journalism schools and organizations. The publisher of J-Source calls together contributing members of the cooperative to determine policy and make financial decisions.
The original terms of the Management Committee were:
*Developing governance structure and policies with the Mastheads
*Hiring and overseeing staff (consulting with editors-in-chief)
*Budgeting and managing expenses
*Strategic planning and direction
*Marketing and promotion
*Fundraising
References
External links
J-SourceProjetJ
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Canadian journalism organizations