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28 Jun

Internet celebrates “the amateur to the point of absurdity”

Steve Johnson, the Chicago Tribune’s Internet critic, reviews Andrew Keen’s new book The Cult of the Amateur: How Today’s Internet Is Killing Our Culture. While Johnson agrees with Keen that […]

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27 Jun

Black Press challenges Quebecor’s Osprey bid

(From Bloomberg.com) Osprey Media said it received a takeover bid of about $404 million from Black Press Ltd., topping a May 31 offer from Quebecor Media Inc. Osprey is giving Quebecor until July […]

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27 Jun

‘The big three’ of Canadian TV

This Poynter.org Centerpiece recaps a roundtable discussion featuring Lloyd Robertson, Kevin Newman and Peter Mansbridge that took place at the RTNDA Canada annual convention on June 23. They discussed “the future of […]

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27 Jun

Dow Jones, NewsCorp. agree to protect WSJ

News Corp. and Dow Jones have agreed in principle on ways to ensure the Wall Street Journal’s independence, according to sources close to the deal. The issue of the newspaper’s […]

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26 Jun

Libre opinion: Vivre de sa plume: le mythe de la recette

La recette de cuisine Certes, tout le monde est d’accord avec les prémisses: pour gagner honorablement sa vie avec sa plume, il faut davantage recycler ses idées, explorer de nouveaux […]

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25 Jun

Love’s labour lost?: Working for a sustainable alternative press

In Briarpatch’s June 2007 media issue Nicole Cohen writes:  “I don’t recall the exact moment I became skeptical of the term labour of love, but I do remember the day […]

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25 Jun

Community radio and the frequency of struggle

Appreciating the importance of, and opportunities for, community radio in Canada requires an understanding of the trends shaping media more generally — particularly the epidemic of consolidation that has swept […]

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25 Jun

Make Media, Make Real Trouble: What’s Wrong (and Right) with Indymedia

This article by Jennifer Whitney appeared in LiP magazine’s Summer 2005 “Constructively Negative” Sacred Cows issue. Despite the critical tone of this piece, it is ultimately a call for a […]

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25 Jun

Call for comments on CBSC code

This coming September, the CRTC, as part of its hearing on the diversity of voices in our broadcasting spectrum, will be seeking comment on the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council’s proposed […]

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25 Jun

Johnston strapped with suicide bomber belt

A video showing kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston wearing an explosives vest and requesting a peaceful resolution between negotiators was released Monday. In the video, Johnston asks Hamas and British governments […]

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