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15 May

Bloc moves to protect journalists’ sources

NewsSerge Menard, a Bloc Quebecois MP and former journalist, has proposed a shield law to protect the identities of journalists’ confidential sources. Bill C-426, introduced on April 17, 2007, would […]

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15 May

Some still optimistic about news industry

A voiceofsandiego.org editorial uncovers reasons to feel good about the future of journalism, despite constant chatter forecasting the death of the news industry in America.

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15 May

May 26, 2007: Freelancers seminar (WEN)

If you want to earn a living as a freelance writer, selling articles to newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and Web sites you need to attend this course. This workshop shows […]

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15 May

Tutorial for audio editing software

This blog posting includes a link to a terrific step-by-step guide to Audacity — a free program that allows people to edit audio files for presentation online or on the […]

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15 May

Thomson seals Reuters deal

(AP) Reuters has agreed to a $17.2 billion (U.S.) takeover by Thomson that would vault the combined entity ahead of Bloomberg to become the world’s largest financial data and news […]

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15 May

Media merger madness

This CNNMoney.com story provides an overview of the recent wheeling and dealing between News Corp./Dow Jones and Thomson/Reuters and suggests why there may be more mergers on the horizon.

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14 May

Ontario limits access to court documents

NewsOntario’s Ministry of the Attorney General is restricting access to court documents that reveal the name of an alleged victim of a sexual offence, citing a 2005 Criminal Code amendment […]

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14 May

Why the outrage over Murdoch’s WSJ bid?

The Toronto Star‘s David Olive claims that The Wall Street Journal would do better in the hands of business-savvy News Corp. than the stagnant Dow Jones.

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14 May

Gannett’s “Information Center” newsroom model

In this Editors Weblog entry– part of a series previewing the World Newspaper Congress in Cape Town from June 3-6, 2007 –John Burke looks at Gannett’s strategy for handling 24-h, […]

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14 May

Newspaper awards announced

The Globe and Mail was the big winner at this year’s National Newspaper Awards, announced at a gala event onMay 11 to cap off the Newspapers ’07 conference in Winnipeg. […]

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