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24 Jan

New N.S. newspaper closes

The Valley Today, a newspaper launched three months ago in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, has shut down operations, the Globe and Mail reports. Its backers had thought that […]

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24 Jan

January 25, 2007: Discussion of State of Free Press in Iran

Canadian Journalists for Free ExpressionMEDIA ADVISORY – For Immediate Release Renowned Iranian Journalist and Dissident Akbar Ganji Speaks in Toronto TORONTO, January 23, 2006 – Canadian Journalists for Free Expression […]

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23 Jan

Objectivity: not dead yet

In an exclusive column for J-Source, Anthony DePalma weighs in on the age-old subjectivity/objectivity debate in reporting. A New York Times reporter and correspondent for over 20 years, DePalma’s latest […]

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23 Jan

Thousands mourn Turkish-Armenian journalist

Senior Turkish and Armenian officials joined thousands of others in the streets of Istanbul today to pay tribute to slain journalist Hrant Dink, the International Herald Tribune reports. Dink was […]

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22 Jan

Turkish journalist assassinated

Hrant Dink, an Armenian-Turkish newspaper editor, was shot and killed outside the Istanbul office of his Agos newspaper, reports PEN Canada. Dink, 52, received a six-month suspended sentence in October […]

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22 Jan

Media bypass publication ban

Some non-Canadian media outlets are reporting details under a publication ban in the high-profile trial of Robert Pickton in B.C., reports Robert Matas of The Globe and Mail. About 350 […]

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22 Jan

January 31: Who is the real “spin” doctor?

CPRS (Toronto) invites you to jointhem for a lively discussion between experts from both the public relations and media sectors. Panellists will debate how and where the media and the […]

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22 Jan

Pickton trial attracts international media

A member of the media is searched by a court sheriff upon entering B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster, Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Tight security measures are in place for […]

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22 Jan

Only 26% of Canadians consider journalists trustworthy

In the trustworthiness rankings of 30 occupational groups, TV and radio personalities came in 19th, journalists were ranked 21st and other members of the press came in 25th, reports the […]

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19 Jan

Buchwald video obit first in NYT series

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Art Buchwald announces “I just died” in his New York Times video obit, the first of its kind the newspaper is planning to run. At least 10 […]

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