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5 Oct

Free expression … within limits

By Dean Jobb As the debate raged over publication of the Prophet Muhammad cartoons in February 2006, about 100 students gathered at the fortress-like administration building at Saint Mary’s University […]

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4 Oct

Mack Laing dies in London

Mack Laing, a teacher, mentor and friend to generations of journalism students, died Saturday in London, Ontario. There are few details available yet, but it is unlikely that there will […]

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4 Oct

Journalists among Gemini winners

Bob Culbert and Hana Gartner are two of seven winners of special Geminiawards from the Academy of Cinema & Television.

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3 Oct

Culture Wars: The Media and the British Left

Culture Wars: The Media And The British LeftCurran, James, Ivor Gaber, Julian PetleyColumbia University Press, 2006 It may have been just one of those interesting coincidences that surface from time […]

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3 Oct

When Civil War Becomes Personal

By Haig Bailan Colombo, Sri Lanka — For the past month, while the front pages of world newspapers were dominated by news of bombs flying in Lebanon and Israel, the […]

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3 Oct

Vancouver journalist wins PEN courage award

Vancouver Sun reporter Kim Bolan is named the winner of the PEN Canada/Paul Kidd Courage Prize for her dogged coverage of the Air India murder trials.

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3 Oct

Innoversity Summit

Innoversity SummitOct. 23 and 24Toronto Marriott Downtown “The annual Innoversity Summit™ is a marketplace for great program ideas and a meeting place for those who work in the media and […]

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3 Oct

Covering Conflict

Covering Conflict: A journalist’s guide to the laws of warDec. 1 (TBC)Toronto Mars Centre (College & University) From the Red Cross press release:The workshop will commence with keynote speaker Roy […]

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2 Oct

Q&A with author of Conversation: A History of a Declining Art

E-mail, Blackberries and text-messenging are all standard tools for journalists. Stephen Miller’s new book, Conversation: A History of a Declining Art discusses ideas and concerns about general conversation that may […]

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2 Oct

Quick reference for television journalists

This part of The Freedom Forum’s series on Best Practices is aimed strictly at those working in television news. Hectic and fast-paced television newsrooms present newsmakers with challenges specific to […]

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