Archive
19 Dec

Non-fiction writer’s manifesto

In a recent entry on the Dooney’s Cafe site (www.dooneyscafe.com), writer Myrna Kostash claims non-fiction writers still “don’t count” in the Canadian literary landscape. Kotash, who joined the Writers Union […]

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15 Dec

U.S. Census: Internet more popular than newspapers

For the first time in history, time spent on the Internet has surpassed time spent reading newspapers. The stat is just one of many collected in the U.S. Census’ Statistical […]

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12 Dec

PWAC opposes <i>London Free Press</i> contract

The Professional Writers Assocation of Canada (PWAC) is recommending local reporters reject the terms of a freelance contribution contract presented to them by the London Free Press. In a press […]

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12 Dec

New Yahoo! citizen journalism portal

Reuters and Yahoo! have partnered up to launch “You Witness News” — a Yahoo! site where citizen journalistscan post photos and videos of newsworthy events. To encourage standards of broadcast […]

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12 Dec

Panel discusses media coverage of Afghanistan

Canadian Journalist blogs on a panel discussionabout media coverage of the war in Afghanistan, hosted on Dec. 7 by the Canadian Journalism Foundation. The panelists — Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, CTV’s […]

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12 Dec

Journalists among Order of Ontario recipients

John Honderich, Mark Starowicz and Moses Znaimer are among the newest appointments to the Order of Ontario. The investiture was held Dec. 20, 2006 at Queen’s Park.

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11 Dec

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6 Dec

StatsCan: Newspaper profits continue to slide

A StatsCanreport released today showslast year’s newspaper operating profit margin declining for a second year in a row. While both operating expenses and operating revenue increased in 2005, the profit […]

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6 Dec

CMAJ gets new editor

An Ottawa-based physician and author has been named the new editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), the leading peer-reviewed medical journal in Canada. Dr. Paul Hebert, a critical […]

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6 Dec

<i>Maclean’s</i>, one year later

In hisGlobe and Mail review,James Adams examines the state of Maclean‘s magazine one year after Kenneth Whyte took over as editor and publisher. Adamsdoes some number crunching on the weekly […]

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