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11 Jun

Masthead’s Top 50 Magazines

Masthead has released its annual report of Canada’s Top 50 Magazines, and Chatelaine remains the country’s top moneymaker. Zoomer is a new edition to the list at number 28, while […]

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11 Jun

Google News experiments with serendipity

Google News has launched Editors’ Picks, which provides content curated by human news editors at partner news organizations, including The Washington Post, Newsday, Reuters and Slate. Google’s official statement on […]

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11 Jun

“The Al Jazeera effect”: Avi Lewis on AJE’s new Canada bureau

OpenMedia.ca‘s Steve Anderson spoke with Al Jazeera English anchor Avi Lewis about the networks plan to boost coverage of Canada.

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11 Jun

Bail hearing ban upheld in criminal cases

News A sweeping publication ban will continue to be imposed on bail hearings, even when suspects won’t face a jury trial. The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a Criminal Code […]

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11 Jun

Bail ban ruling muzzles media, publics right to know

CommentaryThe Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to uphold a sweeping ban on bail hearings is a loss for the public as well as for journalists, J-Source Law Editor Dean Jobb […]

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11 Jun

Journalists denied access to BP oil spill

The New York Times reports that journalists have been denied access to the BP oil spill despite ongoing efforts to gain access to both the sky and ground in areas […]

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11 Jun

Time is now to reclaim moral ground in journalism: Lise Bissonnette at CJF Awards

Lise Bissonnette accepts the Canadian Journalism Foundation 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. Lise Bissonnette, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and the editors of Toronto Star and Metroland Durham Region were among the […]

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10 Jun

Toronto radio reporter receives honourary star on Walk of Fame

680News showbiz editor Gloria Martin has been given an honourary star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. She is the seventh person to receive the honour in the Walk’s 13-year history. […]

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10 Jun

CBSC: no violation as abusive comments immediately disputed

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has released its decision on a listener complaint that morning radio program The Kid Carson Show aired content that was discriminatory against women by […]

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10 Jun

Canada to get its own version of Fox

Quebecor has sought permission from the CRTC to create a Fox-style English-language 24-hour news network, The Globe and Mail reports. Reports suggest the network will be piloted by Kory Teneycke, […]

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