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29 Jul

Hot Docs and Canwest fund 12 new projects

Hot Docs and Canwest have chosen 12 new projects to fund as part of their goal to provide Canadian documentary filmmakers with financial support. The projects will receive $251,000 in […]

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29 Jul

Court OKs Shaw acquisition of Canwest

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the proposed reorganization of Canwest Global Communication’s Corp’s broadcast assets, which will be sold to Shaw.Broadcaster Magazine quotes Shaw CEO Jim Shaw: […]

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28 Jul

Why is mainstream media pretending there’s no oil in gulf?: Mother Jones

In an article titled “Mainstream Media Helps BP Pretend There’s No Oil“, Mother Jones quotes various news outlets that have falsely reported that there is little oil left to clean […]

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28 Jul

New Yorker editor doesn’t like the e-word

Elitist? The New Yorker? Hardly. Editor-in-chief David Remnick doesn’t like the word, saying it doesn’t reflect what they do at the magazine. In an interview with Market Watch, Remnick is […]

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28 Jul

New course for war correspondents

A new course to train journalists entering conflict zones will be offered by Athabasca University from September 15 to October 31. The field experience course will include francophone troops, and […]

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28 Jul

Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting needs volunteer fundraiser

The Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR) has put a call out for a volunteer fundraising professional. The press release reads: “Are you a recently accredited CFRE? Semi-retired fundraiser? One […]

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28 Jul

Philip Szporer wins dance journalism award

Montreal-based journalist and dance filmmaker Philip Szporer has won the 2010 Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts. The prize, named for the legendary Canadian teacher, […]

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28 Jul

News outlets vie for Helen Thomas’ White House seat

Now that Helen Thomas, who has long held the coveted front-and-centre seat in the White House press room, has retired due to a controversial statement she made (see video below), […]

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28 Jul

The life of a copy editor

I’ve written about fact-checking before, and the benefits of honing this skill, because it’s a good way to make decent money right out the door while you’re on your way […]

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28 Jul

U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories: war logs

Amongst the 92,000 files leaked by WikiLeaks this week is evidence that the U.S. military paid Afghan media outlets to run positive, friendly stories. Yahoo.com reports: “Several reports from Army […]

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