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24 Apr

Walrus earns 51 nominations

The Walrus, with 51 nominations for National Magazine Awards, has more than twice as manynods as its nearest rival, Toronto Life. In a press release announcing the list of nominations […]

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23 Apr

Virginia student press leads way

The Collegiate Times – the student newspaper at Virginina Tech – has been providing multimedia/interactive media throughout the shooting crisis, employing an online blog-style approach that contains up-to-the-minute information sharing, […]

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23 Apr

CBC too TO-centric?

Guest blogger Zeff Davies at backofthebook.calaments CBC’s penchant for hiring Torontonians as program hosts.

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23 Apr

Sun Media locks out Le Journal staff

Sun Media Corp. has locked out 140 staff at Le Journal de Quebec newspaper amid a negotiating impasse over working conditions. One hundredadditional press workers are now on strike in […]

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22 Apr

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20 Apr

CBC criticizes NBC’s handling of Cho footage

Canadian Journalist blogs on a recent column by CBC News Editor-in-chief Tony Burman that criticizes NBC’s decision to air excerpts from the Virginia Tech killer’s “manifesto.” Deb Jones questions CBC’s […]

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20 Apr

Would you air a killer’s manifesto?

When Virginia Tech killer Cho Seung-Hui sentva video press package to NBC News, he got the attention he longed for — and sparked a tough debate on whether or not […]

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20 Apr

Muslim journalist attacked in Ontario

A journalist for the “Pakistan Post” was attacked in Mississauga, Ontario, with a cricket bat and told to stop writing against Islam and a Pakistan-based religious organization. The attack sent […]

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20 Apr

Ontario politics pathfinder

QUEEN’S PARK About the Assemblyhttp://www.ontla.on.ca/Side_bar/about_the_assembly/out/index.htmThrough this link visitors will be able to familiarize themselves with key information- such as the various committees, how the legislature works and key players. Reporters […]

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20 Apr

Craigslist not a threat to newspapers, says founder

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark insists that his free classifieds site is not a threat to the newspaper industry, andforecasts “professional and citizen journalism blurring together.” Newmark spoke earlier this week […]

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