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7 Apr

La FPJQ doit-elle être gardienne du titre professionnel?

Les membres de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) ont jusqu’à ce soir à minuit pour approuver ou rejeter la proposition de création d’un titre professionnel protégé. Ils […]

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7 Apr

National Post’s Bruce Arthur joins TSN radio

National Post sports columnist Bruce Arthur has signed up to appear on TSN Radio 1050 as co-host of Cybulski & Company on Mondays. However, you’ll have to wait until April […]

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7 Apr

Winners of inaugural Canadian Environmental Media Awards announced

The producers of the Green Living Show are kicking off their first-ever Canadian Environmental Media Awards on April 16th in Toronto. The awards were created to honour film and TV […]

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7 Apr

Is cross-ownership good for journalism?

Should your cell phone company also own your local newspaper, control your ISP and run your local TV station? Billy Shields investigates media convergence both north and south of the […]

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7 Apr

Broadcast Standards Council OKs f-bomb in live coverage

Dropping a few bombs in “live journalistic context” is sometimes excusable, concluded the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council in its most recent decision. The ruling concerns CP24’s live coverage of last […]

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7 Apr

Toronto Standard launches tonight

It’s no easy task launching a new publication. Take Christopher Frey’s tweet this morning: “9 HOURS TIL LAUNCH. @cf_huzun hasn’t had a shower in two days.” No big surprise there, […]

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7 Apr

Bogus National Magazine Awards nominees list goes live

Ah, what a tease. Many mag writers were surprised and delighted (and in some cases, disappointed) when a nominee list went up on the National Magazine Awards website Wednesday — […]

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7 Apr

Five question limit: Harpers campaigning in an anti-media bubble

According to The Mark News: “apparently $10,000 doesn’t buy much time with Stephen Harper.” The journalists following Canada’s current Prime Minister on his 2011 federal campaign trail for this $10,000 […]

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6 Apr

May’s court bid fails; Green Party promises CBC funding

Elizabeth May’s bid to obtain a court order demanding the Canadian broadcasters consortium allow her to participate in next week’s leaders’ debate has failed. Federal Court Justice Marc Nadon refused […]

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6 Apr

Haliburton editor runs for Liberals; Conservative candidate boycotts paper

The federal Conservative candidate in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock has decided to boycott his local paper, The County Voice, after the Liberal Party named the managing editor as its candidate. Barry Devolin […]

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