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9 Apr

Civics, not censorship

In a scathing editorial, vice president of the American Press Institute Warren Watson blasts a decision to reprimand a student editor who published an article advocating tolerance for gays and […]

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6 Apr

Blogger freed after 226 days in jail

NewsVideo blogger Josh Wolf was freed on April 3, 2007after spending more time behind bars for contempt than any other American journalist in recent history. The 24-year-old, whorefused to comply […]

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6 Apr

Landmark British privacy ruling stands

NewsBritain’s House of Lords has refused to review a landmark ruling that has been criticized for protecting privacy at the expense of free expression — and could restrict how journalists […]

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6 Apr

CBC-TV trims staff

CBC-TV has cut 41 employees, including staffers in human resources, communications, sales and marketing in various cities across Canada. Ten staffers attached to the production of cancelled shows Country Canada […]

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5 Apr

The Trial of Conrad Black blog

Toronto Life contributor Douglas Bell edits The Trial of Conrad Black: A Daily Digest of Courtroom Activity for Avid Observers. The blog employs a stable of five writers to contribute […]

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5 Apr

Barbara Amiel columns now sideshow

Douglas Bell chronicles Barbara “Lady Black” Amiel’s career in his Toronto Life column, “Sideshow Barb.” He suggests that since her husband Conrad Black’s downfall and subsequent trial, Amiel’s columns in […]

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5 Apr

The catty is out of the bag

When Barbara Amiel recently called a female CBC reporter a “slut” and all journalists “vermin” outside the courtroom of her husband’s Chicago trial, the catty was out of the bag. […]

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5 Apr

Downfall of Andres Martinez

Felix Gillette, a New York Observer columnist, chronicles the recent downfall of Andres Martinez, editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times.

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5 Apr

“I’m from Rolling Stone” fails to engage viewers

Tad Friend, feature reporter for The New Yorker, reviews the MTV reality show “I’m from Rolling Stone,”which failed to attract an audience.

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5 Apr

Corporate control and the media

Richard Silkos, media reporter for The New York Times, recounts a recent personal experience that depicts for him the continuing corporate control of the news media.

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