Archive
6 Jul

Tony Burman joins Ryerson as Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair

Tony Burman, of both CBC and Al Jazeera fame, has been appointed the Velma Rogers Graham Research Chair in News Media and Technology at Ryerson University’s j-School. Burman topped off […]

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5 Jul

From Cuba, the voice of a brave blogger

While dissident journalists are silenced or jailed, Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez has a lot to say to those in the West who still entertain the fantasy that Cuba and Castroism […]

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5 Jul

William, Kate et les 1400 journalistes au Canada

<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font color="#000000">Le prince William et son épouse Kate Middleton font aujourd'hui escale à Yellowknife pour rencontrer les communautés autochtones des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. 1396 journalistes ont reçu une accréditation pour couvrir leur toute première visite officielle au Canada qui a débuté le 30 juin et se terminera le 8 juillet.</font></p>

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5 Jul

Wanna go to camp? There’s a journo job for you

Centauri Summer Arts Camp has an urgent opening for a journalism instructor at its sleep-over camp for young artists based in the Niagara Region. The camp is looking for someone […]

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4 Jul

Rue Frontenac: le projet ne nous ressemblait plus

<p style="margin-bottom:0cm"><font color="#000000">Depuis vendredi, <span style="font-style:italic;">Rue Frontenac</span> est une coquille vide. Devenu la propriété de l'homme d'affaires Marcel Boisvert, directeur général d'Estrieplus.com, il a perdu ses fondateurs et artisans qui ont tous claqué la porte vendredi emportant avec eux tous les meubles, le contenu du site. «On a mis un point final à l'aventure parce que le projet de nous ressemblait plus», affirme le journaliste Alain Bisson.</font></p>

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4 Jul

Take your new media policy and shove it, White Rock!

City hall in White Rock, B.C., has told reporters they can no longer talk to city councillors without going through the city’s public relations office. “A press release from that […]

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4 Jul

Doug Ford calls Toronto Star “a bunch of socialists”

Toronto city councillor Doug Ford spoke on AM640’s the John Oakley Show today about Canada Day, Pride, his time at the cottage, and, what else, the Toronto Star. Needless to […]

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4 Jul

Walrus launches humour website

As of July 1, Canada just got a whole lot funnier. Or at least, that’s the goal of the Walrus‘s newly launched website, Stella Artois Presents The Walrus Laughs. Designed […]

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4 Jul

Police chief slams media’s decision to broadcast officer’s SOS call; files complaint

By now, you’ve probably read, or heard, Const. Garrett Style’s SOS call. Many media outlets (the Toronto Star, Canadian Press, CBC, CTV News…) made the decision last week to print, […]

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2 Jul

Violent Sex as a Cure for PTSD? One Reporter’s Bizarre Story

When reporter Mac McClelland went to Haiti on assignment for Mother Jones magazine, she met a woman who told a harrowing story of gang rape. That experience, and what happened […]

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