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Associations are invaluable resources for the journalist.
They help members of the profession keep in touch with each
other and with important events and concerns of the industry.
In the
right sidebar you'll find a list of the associations on this
page and will allow you to quick-jump to the entry. There
you'll find more information plus a link to the official site.
Editor
& Journalist Associations
National
Press Club, Canada
Started in 1928, the first Ottawa press club meeting was held in
a courtroom (actually, it wasn't really the press club, but a meeting
to discuss the formation of a press club). Now online and featuring
articles from such members as Jeff Simpson of the Globe, Hartley
Stewart of the Toronto Sun, and our loyal friend Rosaleen Dickson
of the W. Carleton Review. Return
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Canadian
Newspaper Association (CNA) The Canadian
Newspaper Association (CNA) is a nonprofit
organization, representing 101 Canadian daily newspapers (English
and French). Membership represents 99% of the almost 5.1 million copies
of newspapers distributed daily across Canada. Return
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Canadian
Association of Newspaper Editors (CANE)
The CANE
was created in 1999 when members of the 51-year-old Canadian Managing
Editors Conference voted to change the name and mandate of their association.
Once serving only the newsroom's senior editor, the newly reborn organization
is now attempting to provide year-round support for anyone serving
as an editor responsible for staffing and content. Editorial
Resources has essays on topics like Guidelines
to Good Cutlines, Looking for Trouble Spots
in Stories, and 15 Steps to Writing the Perfect
Lead.
Their Online Resources are very thorough and
include:
Canadian
Association of Journalists (CAJ)
CAJ
was founded in 1978 to serve as a "national voice of Canadian
journalists." Recently they initiated a series of yearly conferences
called The
Great Big Scrum (this year held in Newfoundland, May 24-27).
The CAJ e-group is an informal e-mail discussion between various
members. It is snippy and sometimes valuable, but it's always informative
and interesting. Return
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Canadian
Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) Canadian Journalists
for Free Expression operates the world's only freedom of expression
and press freedom information clearing house on behalf of similar
groups from around the world who belong to the International Freedom
of Expression eXchange (IFEX) . There are IFEX members in dozens of
countries and IFEX information is sent to individuals and groups in
at least 110 countries. IFEX also assists groups around the world
in conducting campaigns in response to attacks on freedom of expression.
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Canadian
Circulation Management Association (CCMA) The CCMA
is a professional alliance of people involved with marketing, sales
and distribution of daily papers. No specifically for editors or
writers, but let's face it, you can't get along without the people
who deliver your paper. Return
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The
Canadian Press (CP) CP
is a national news agency, cooperatively owned by 102 Canadian member
newspapers. It is also a leading supplier of news and information
to commercial and government clients. In addition to text wire services,
CP offers a picture service, graphics, broadcast wire, audio and online
news. Return
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Pen
Canada
Founded in England in
1921 to represent "Poets, Essayists and Novelists." PEN
now has 130 centres around the world. Return
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NPC (National Press Club) OCNA (Ontario Community Newspapers Assoc.) CNA (Canadian Newspaper
Assoc.) CCNACanadian Community
Newspaper Assoc.) EAC (Editors' Assoc.
of Canada) CANE (Canadian Assoc. of Newspaper Editors)
CAJ (Canadian Assoc.
of Journalists) CJFE (Canadian Journalists
of Free Expression) IFEX(International
Freedom of Expression eXchange) CCMA (Canadian Circulation
Management Assoc.) CP (Canadian Press) Pen (Poets, Essayists
& Novelists) Jeff Gaulin's Journalism Job Board Media Job Search Canada Jobs
in various media from newspapers and radios to multimedia
and television.
National
Press Club, Canada
Started
in 1928, the first Ottawa press club meeting was held in a
courtroom (actually, it wasn't really the press club, but
a meeting to discuss the formation of a press club). Now online
and featuring articles from such members as Jeff Simpson of
the Globe, Hartley Stewart of the Toronto Sun, and our loyal
friend Rosaleen Dickson of the W. Carleton Review. Visit it
here.
Editor's
Association of Canada
EAC
has over 1000 members and offers an Online
Directory of Editors which can be searched by last name,
key words, area code or attributes such as "Media/Genre,"
"Editorial Skill," and "Subject." Each
year it gives out the Tom
Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The EAC has five
branch offices across Canada
The CAJ
promotes excellence in journalism, encouraging investigative
journalism. We serve as the national voice of Canadian journalists,
and we uphold the public’s right to know.
NADbank
(Newspaper Audience Databank) is the principal research arm
of the Canadian daily newspaper industry.
NADbank
designs and conducts research in Canadian urban markets to
provide cost effective and accurate in-depth marketing information
for its members to assist in the buying and selling of newspaper
advertising in Canada.
NADbank
is a tri-partite organization comprised of newspaper, advertising
agency and advertiser members. NADbank is governed by a Board
of Directors and two operating committees.
Famous
Reuters People
Some of Reuters' more famous alumnae - such as Ian Fleming
and Fredrick Forsyth
