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20 Aug

War coverage

Canadian media have consistently given priority to covering the deaths of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan; today’s Globe and Mail top-front page piece about the death of Simon Longtin of the […]

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20 Aug

Medill’s Dean defends his revolutionary new journalism curriculum

In this Chicago Magazine article, the Dean of the Medill School of Journalism, responds to critics who say his new curriculum sacrifices the principles of journalism for the principles of marketing. […]

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20 Aug

Using multimedia to bring statistics to life

In an interview with OJR’s Robert Niles, Amy Pyle at The Sacramento Bee answers questions about ‘Tackling Life,’ her paper’s multimedia examination of challenges facing local African American males. She […]

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20 Aug

Russia drops BBC

Is Russia cracking down on foreign media? The BBC was effectively kicked out of the country today. From a story in the Guardian:The BBC World Service has lost its last […]

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20 Aug

CBC “regrets” taking Harper out of context

After airing a story that sparked a number of complaints, the CBC offered an apology at the end of a National broadcast for quoting Stephen Harper out of context. The […]

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20 Aug

Canadian Space Agency’s media page

The Canadian Space Agency’s one-stop-shop for media.

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20 Aug

Legendary U.K. journalist dies at 94

British journalist Bill Deedes, the inspiration for the central character in Evelyn Waugh’s novel Scoop, has died at the age of 94, reports CBC. Deedes, who was still writing for […]

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20 Aug

Maclean’s defends against HPV story backlash

Maclean’s.ca has posted a response from its editors defending the magazine’s cover story which Canadian Chief Public Health Officer David Butler-Jones called “inappropriate and one-sided.” The story questions government plans […]

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20 Aug

Energy companies afraid to share info

A Natural Resources Department study says energy companies are refusing to share critical data with federal officials because they’re afraid sensitive information will become public through the Access to Information […]

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20 Aug

Trente-cinq ans devant un clavier

Normand Morand, Soleil de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield “Dans l’information, l’une des forces est de durer; c’est bon de savoir que dans la tête de certaines personnes, le journaliste d’expérience a encore sa […]

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