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5 Jan

Postmedia reporter ordered to reveal source

Vancouver Province reporter Elaine O’Connor has been ordered by the B.C. Supreme Court to reveal her source on a story about a former Liberal MP. Province editor-in-chief Wayne Moriarty said […]

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5 Jan

2010: Year of the Really Super New New Journalism

Reporters are repeaters, content is king, and Oprah is a journalist. By Shannon Rupp, The Tyee. Another sign that 2010 will be the year we admit 20th century journalism is […]

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5 Jan

Why iPad magazine sales are plummeting, and how to stop it

As the first wave of enthusiastic this-is-the-Future! iPad magazine subscribers recedes drastically, it’s time for publishers to step up. On the media and tech blog Monday Note, a post by […]

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5 Jan

Two newspaper orgs combine to create Newspapers Canada

The Canadian Newspaper Association and the Canadian Community Newspapers Association, which have worked together under a co-management agreement for the past two years, will relaunch under a combined umbrella title: […]

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5 Jan

Fewer journalists requesting access to information

Last year, the amount of access to information requests journalists made to government dropped 23%. The CBC’s David McKie — who relies on ATI requests to tell important stories — […]

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5 Jan

“Look lives”: Eroding journalistic integrity one hit at a time?

If you watch the news, you’ve probably seen a “look live”. That news-speak term means a reporter who appears to be live in the field, but was taped doing the […]

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4 Jan

CBC Radio to broadcast “This American Life”

CBC Radio One has added journalistic non-fiction talk show This American Life to its overnight lineup, starting Sunday: the first Canadian broadcast for the popular U.S. show, which is currently […]

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4 Jan

Let’s be better journalists in 2011

Coming up with New Year’s resolutions for journalists isn’t difficult. After all, the basic principles are clear cut. However, sticking to simple principles requires perseverance, integrity and commitment year round. […]

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4 Jan

Toronto Maple Leafs GM plays defence with reporters

Brian Burke is the general manager of one of the most popular teams in Canada and the NHL but the media aren’t popular with him: he has referred to reporters […]

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4 Jan

No pulse left at Citytv

In the latest issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, Lindsey Aubin takes a look at how “Toronto’s pioneering station went from everywhere to nowhere as good as it used […]

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