Canadian Journalism Project

The Canadian Journalism Project (CJP) is a project of the Canadian Journalism Foundation in collaboration with leading journalism schools and organizations across Canada. It seeks to make an impact on the quality of journalism in Canada through its websites, [http://www.j-source.ca/ J-Source] (English) and [http://www.projetj.ca/ ProjetJ] (French), which provide information, commentary and resources related to the achievement of, and challenges to, quality in journalism and journalism education.

J-Source and ProjetJ

J-Source is the English website 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. 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.

Editorial Committee

The Editorial Committee has full responsibility for editorial content. Specifically, the committee's content responsibilities include:

*Providing editorial direction
*Ensuring the overall quality of content
*Developing guidelines and timelines for content submission by section editors and others
*Appointing (and, if necessary, removing) section editors
*Identifying and recruiting other qualified authors of content
*Assisting with promotional efforts
*Contributing organizational support, monetary or in-kind, where possible
*Ensuring that section editors are contributing material on a regular basis and, where this isn’t the case, removing a section editor and replacing them either temporarily or permanently.

Current Members
Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University -- Editor-in-Chief
Paul Benedetti, University of Western Ontario -- Deputy Editor & Co-Editor, News
Sally Armstrong -- Canadian Journalism Foundation
Colette Brin, Université Laval -- Editor-in-Chief, French Site
Robert Cribb, Canadian Association of Journalists -- Editor, Ask a Mentor
Mary Doyle, University of Western Ontario -- Co-Editor, News
Brian Gabrial, Concordia University -- Co-Editor, First Person
Abby Goodrum, Ryerson University -- Editor, Tools for Reporters
David Hutton, Graduate Student -- Editor, Students' Lounge
Dean Jobb, University of King’s College -- Editor, Law
Deb Jones, Freelance Journalist -- Editor, Town Hall
Barry Joslin -- Canadian Journalism Foundation
Linda Kay, Concordia University -- Co-Editor, First Person
Mary McGuire, Carleton University -- Editor, Education
Bill Reynolds, Ryerson University -- Editor, Ideas/Findings
David Spencer, University of Western Ontario -- Editor, Research
Stephen Ward, University of British Columbia -- Editor, Ethics

French Masthead

The French Masthead manages content on the French site.

Current Members
Colette Brin, Université Laval -- Rédactrice en chef
Frédéric Bastien -- Recherche
Marc-Francois Bernier, Université d’Ottawa -- Éthique et déontologie
Marc Bastarache & Joseph Aghaby, La Cité Collégiale, Ottawa -- Formation
André Lachance, Réseau Liberté & Agence Syfia -- Francophonie
Christiane Dupont, Québec inc
Frédéric Bruneau, coordonateur Web

Management Committee

The management committee is responsible for the overall management of the site, and oversees the planning, administration and funding of the project. This includes:

*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

Current Members
Co-Chairs:Sally Armstrong -- Canadian Journalism Foundation
Ivor Shapiro -- Ryerson University & Editor-in-Chief, English Site
Paul Benedetti -- University of Western Ontario & Deputy Editor, English Site
Cal Bricker -- Canadian Journalism Foundation
Colette Brin -- Université Laval & Editor-in-Chief, French Site
Rob Cribb -- Canadian Association of Journalists
Angela Ferrante -- Canadian Journalism Foundation
Barry Joslin -- Canadian Journalism Foundation

External links

* [http://j-source.ca/ J-Source]
* [http://projetj.ca/ ProjetJ]
* [http://www.cjf-fjc.ca/ Canadian Journalism Foundation]