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29 Nov

CJFE issues disturbing report on police treatment of G20 journalists

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) has released its report on allegations of police misconduct and the treatment of journalists during the G20 meeting in Toronto in June. It’s not […]

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29 Nov

Transcon’s Isabelle Marcoux named one of Canada’s most powerful women

Publishing giant Transcontinental’s vp, corporate development, Isabelle Marcoux has been named one of Canada’s 100 most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network. Marcoux is also vice-chair of Transcon’s board. […]

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29 Nov

Stephanie Nolen’s 5 rules of engagement

Stephanie Nolen, the Globe and Mail‘s award-winning correspondent in New Delhi, talks about the occupational hazards (and rewards) of being a woman foreign correspondent in Africa and India. She also […]

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27 Nov

CBC redesigns — ho-hum

I know I should have posted something before now but, to be honest, what is there to say about the CBC web redesign that hasn’t already been said about the […]

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26 Nov

Canadian writers on their favourite words

In the spirit of the new Novelist’s Lexicon, the National Post asked Canadian writers to choose one word that “opens the door to their work”, and riff on it. A […]

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26 Nov

Sun TV gets CRTC approval

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission has approved Quebecor Inc.’s 24-hour conservative-leaning news channel Sun TV. Sun TV was granted Category 2 specialty service license for five years, the Toronto […]

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26 Nov

Nominations open for RTNDA lifetime achievement award

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA) is now accepting nominations for their annual Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline is December 31. A RTNDA press release says: “The Award is one […]

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26 Nov

Venez nous rencontrer au congrès annuel de la FPJQ!

Le congrès annuel de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) s’ouvre aujourd’hui à l’hôtel Hyatt Regency de Montréal sous le thème «un contre-pouvoir à assumer». Cet événement annuel […]

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25 Nov

What’s next for public media?

By Mark Glaser While most people think of public media as being government-funded broadcasters such as NPR, PBS, BBC and CBC, the definition is being expanded to consider public-serving new […]

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25 Nov

Cour suprême: victoire du journalisme d’enquête

Le scandale des commandites fait encore des vagues dans le milieu journalistique. La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé ce matin d’entendre l’appel de Polygone contre le groupe Gesca et […]

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