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7 Feb

Globe reporters rushed by crowd in Egypt

Listen to an audio report from the Globe and Mail’s foreign correspondent Patrick Martin, which he recorded while Globe reporter Sonia Verma was filming a crowd of loyalists marching down […]

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4 Feb

Journalist dies covering protests in Egypt

An Egyptian reporter that was shot last week while covering the intial violent clashes in Cairo has died, USA Today reports, making him the first journalist to die in the […]

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4 Feb

Le Buzz: la chasse aux journalistes

Chaque vendredi, «le Buzz» revient sur les sujets qui ont attiré le plus votre attention sur notre site et notre fil Twitter au cours de la semaine. Au cours des […]

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4 Feb

Press-bashing in Rwanda

We’ve been reading a lot about the ill-treatment of international journalists in Egypt. But far more shocking is how the Rwandan government deals with dissident news people: Two women journalists […]

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4 Feb

Canadian journalists targeted in Egypt

While snow falls in Canada, revolution rises ablaze in Egypt – and in the surrounding Arab world. Tahrir Square, “Freedom Square,” has been up in arms with a divided opposition […]

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4 Feb

Pros vs. joes

During the chaos of the G20 summit, news came from many sources–some credible, some incredible. Has journalism degenerated into amateur hour? This week, we feature Michelle Medford‘s story from the […]

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4 Feb

Keith Davey’s media legacy

Senator Keith Davey chats with Prime Minister and Pierre Trudeau in this 1976 photo. The Canadian Press. Toronto Star public editor Kathy English’s latest column explores the media legacy of […]

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4 Feb

Russell Williams’ lawyers say courtroom tweets “crude, unnecessary”, lacked context

In an interview with The Ottawa Citizen‘s Chris Cobb, the defence team of convicted rapist and killer Russell Williams blasts journalists for “crude, unnecessary” courtroom tweets. Cobb writes that lawyers […]

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4 Feb

Madame magazine to be discontinued

Transcontinental Media’s Madame magazine — the French-language counterpart to Homemaker’s — will publish its last issue in April. The publication was launched in the mid-60s. On his Canadian Magazines blog, […]

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3 Feb

Convergence: une commission en demande une autre

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">«Le lock-out <font face="Times New Roman, serif">[</font>au <i>Journal de Montréal</i><font face="Times New Roman, serif">]</font> démontre que la concentration de la presse et la convergence ont détruit l'équilibre entre les parties et que la Loi anti-briseurs de grève, obsolète, n'est plus en mesure d'assurer la défense de l'intérêt public.» C'est ce que plaide la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) dans le rapport qu'elle a livré hier aux parlementaires dans le cadre des travaux de la Commission de l

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