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17 Aug

In defence of Stursberg

Jason Macdonald, Richard Stursberg’s former chief of staff at CBC Television, writes about the positive aspects of Stursberg’s legacy. Macdonald writes in the Ottawa Citizen: “How about this for a […]

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17 Aug

“Nothing changes”: CBC memo

A inside letter from CBC News editor-in-chief Jennifer McGuire says, despite the exit of CBC English head Richard Stursberg, “nothing changes” at Mother Corp. The letter, reprinted in full: “From […]

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17 Aug

Barbara Moon’s quest for perfection

Obsessive. Temperamental. Brilliant. Looking back on the life of the late Barbara Moon, a storied magazine editor, whose quest for perfection haunts writers still. This week we feature Seema Persaud‘s […]

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17 Aug

Separation of church and fourth estate

In a contentious new book The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada, the author explores how evangelical Christian organizations have affected Canadian public policy and opinion by […]

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17 Aug

How do I build a portfolio?

QUESTION: I am currently a 3rd year undergrad student at the University of Toronto. I was looking into applying into a master program in journalism at Concordia, UBC or even […]

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17 Aug

CBC loses its head

Richard Stursberg’s legacy at the CBC includes a massive employee lockout, a gutted arts program and a general disinterest for news and shows like the fifth estate and Market Place, […]

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16 Aug

Journalist invited to “off-the-record” policy retreat

The Federal government has invited key policy players including CEOs, academics, lobbyists and (the only journalist) Maclean’s columnist Andrew Coyne to a two-day, “off-the-record” policy retreat. The Sun‘s David Akin […]

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16 Aug

Deadline approaching for literacy fellowship

The deadline for ABC Life Literacy’s Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship, worth $2,000, is August 27th. The money will be awarded to the journalist who pitches the best story (print […]

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16 Aug

Journalism jobs for newbies hard to come by: study

A survey conducted by the University of Georgia confirms what we already know: 2009 was a terrible year to graduate. The 2009 Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates, […]

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16 Aug

News ageism

We’ve learned how to write about race, religion, ability and sexual orientation…so why are reporters so insensitive when writing anyone over 50? On his Reflections of a Newsosaur blog, Alan […]

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