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3 Aug

Tom Long and the CBC’s news future

The NDP is charging political interference by the federal government, in the search for a president and a news chief for the CBC. Tom Long, the man apparently in charge […]

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3 Aug

California journalist gunned down

The editor of the Oakland Post was gunned down on his way to work on Aug. 2. An excerpt of a story in the San Francisco Chronicle: Chauncey Bailey, editor […]

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3 Aug

Who are you calling sleazy?

A cover story in Maclean’s entitled, “Lawyers are Rats,” is generating much controversy and attention from Canadian lawyers — which of course is the point of the provocative heading. The […]

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3 Aug

Media and Chinese Olympics

Reporters Without Borders is stepping up its campaign to use China’s 2008 Olympics to draw attention to China’s repression of press rights. Below is a notice of a press conference […]

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2 Aug

When home is a terrible place to live

by Stephanie SabourinWhen I decided I wanted to do a radio documentary, I thought I’d do it on Niagara’s wine region. I imagined myself spending time with local vintners, learning […]

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2 Aug

News you can trust

The abundance of news sources available online raises questions: How as consumers do we know if we can trust what we read? How do we know if it’s balanced, or […]

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1 Aug

Harper and media control

Canadian Press reports that the RCMP is evicting journalists from a Charlottetown hotel lobby at the request of the Prime Minister’s Office. The federal Conservative party is holding its annual […]

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1 Aug

Iran sentences two journalists to death

The Iranian judiciary confirmed that two journalist from the country’s Kurdish minority have been sentenced to death, a rare verdict against media people here, the official Islamic Republic News Agency […]

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1 Aug

Murdoch acquires Dow Jones

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has won his battle to buy Dow Jones & Co., which includes the Wall Street Journal, reports the National Post. Some members of the family that […]

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1 Aug

Paul MOREIRA: entre rébellion narcissique et journalisme frelat

ECCE HOMO – Chroniques intempestives, Grégory J’aimais bien Paul MOREIRA lorsqu’il présentait son émission de reportages sur CANAL +, journaliste pointilleux mais sachant rester humble, il avait le mérite de […]

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