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28 Jan

Man sues CBC for publishing reader comment that attacks his credibility

A safety inspector is suing the CBC for publishing a comment he says is “malicious and cruel”, and ruins his professional credibility. Robert Scott, who lives in the Yukon, says […]

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28 Jan

Blogger Ezra Levant ordered to pay additional $32,500 for libel

Blogger and free speech activist Ezra Levant has been ordered by the Ontario Superior Court to pay an additional $32,500 in libel to human rights lawyer Giacomo Vigna. Last November, […]

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28 Jan

Living with the tragedy in Tucson

Here’s a fascinating story about how a friend of the accused Tucson shooter was treated by the media. She’s just a high-school student who, it seems, became a commodity for […]

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28 Jan

Les dessous du système Poutine

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; font-style: italic;">Par Marie-Pier Duplessis & Marie-Pier Tondreau, étudiantes à l'Université Laval</p>

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28 Jan

Thinking of photocopying that j-text? Think again

<p>Hey, journalism students, is your required j-textbook not on the schools buy-back list this semester?<br /><br />For many students, this is indeed the case. In the ongoing battle of expensive books, university and college students on a budget are always on the hunt for a cheaper version of their course texts. But if all is not done legally, then troubles are bound to arise.<br /><br />The RCMP arrested 13 people from four photocopy stores in Montréal last Thursday after finding 2,700 counterfeit university textbooks worth $540,000.<br />

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27 Jan

New documentary about New York Times

The Toronto Star‘s movie critic reviews a new documentary about the Gray Lady, Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times, and says it’s not the “gloomy obit” you’d […]

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27 Jan

Maclean’s “Too Asian” article inspires parody video, debate

UBC students have produced a short video, a Maclean’s-inspired spoof on “We are the world”, in response to the magazine’s controversial “Too Asian?” article. Meanwhile, J-Source‘s Alexandra Bosanac covered a […]

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27 Jan

New scholarship for medical TV and radio news stories

The Radio Television News Directors Foundation has announced a new national scholarship to recognize the vital role journalists play in informing the public about health issues and holding policy makers […]

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27 Jan

Prix d’excellence en journalisme

(communiqué de presse) La Fondation pour le journalisme canadien (éditeur de ProjetJ) invite les sociétés de nouvelles de l’ensemble du pays à poser leur candidature en vue de l’attribution de […]

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27 Jan

Le Soleil serait menacé de fermeture

Les négociations pour le renouvellement de la convention collective s’enlisent au Soleil. Dans l’impasse, les quelque 250 syndiqués du quotidien de la capitale croient que Gesca envisage de fermer le […]

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