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26 Apr

Élections 2011: les sondages en manchette

Pour la première fois, les néo-démocrates pourraient former l’Opposition officielle à la chambre des communes, d’après les sondeurs de Ekos, Nanos, Environics et Forum Research. Cette nouvelle fait les gros […]

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26 Apr

When is a Prime Minister not a Prime Minister?

Style can be a sticky thing, and this one’s been bugging us: Once an election has been called, should media refer still refer to the Prime Minister by his (or […]

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26 Apr

Canadian Association of Journalists 2011 National Convention

Have you signed up yet? This year’s convention features three days of panels, speeches and hands-on workshops. Speakers include: Philip Meyer, author of The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the […]

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26 Apr

Sun TV one week later: What reviewers are saying

Alright so a week has passed since the debut of Sun TV. While the network is still taking its first steps and there are, surely, more things to come, we […]

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26 Apr

Social media + traditional election coverage = Love?

What happens when social media meets traditional election coverage? Come to tonight’s CJF Forum to find out. The Q&A panel features Mark Blevis, a digital public affairs strategist whose data […]

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26 Apr

Idée: “J’ai échangé ma visibilité contre tous mes droits”

Sur le modèle du Huffington Post, le magazine économique Forbes.com compte lui aussi constituer une équipe de blogueurs non rémunérés. Cependant, alors même qu’un collaborateur du HuffPo estime que le […]

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26 Apr

The search for narrative

Week three was supposed to be when things took off: media would know a whole lot more, and the election narrative would become clearer — and hopefully more dramatic. However, […]

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26 Apr

Why the media loves elections polls — but maybe shouldn’t

On Monday, The Globe and Mail reported that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives lead the election horserace with the support of 39.8 per cent of Canadians, a full 10 percentage points ahead […]

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26 Apr

The great (white) debate?

The aftermath of this year’s leaders’ debate was a little same ol’: frentic coverage focused on who won, who didn’t answer the questions, who did (did anyone?). In this quick-and-dirty  […]

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26 Apr

London Free Press call for citizen journos “concerning”: Canadian Freelance Union

On April 15, the London Free Press launched an initiative to help the community better interact with the paper. Or, at least, that was the idea. According to EIC Joe […]

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