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20 May

Ottawa Citizen bans anonymous comments

The Ottawa Citizen has announced it will no longer accept anonymous comments on stories. The Ottawa Citizen explains in an article: “Today, we introduce a new reader-comments system that does […]

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20 May

BC, Ontario ranked lowest for freedom of information

The 5th annual Freedom of Information Audit from the Canadian Newspaper Association cites poor performance by the federal government. Ontario and BC were ranked lowest in terms of access to […]

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20 May

Autojournalist’s son crashes Porsche

In a classic Ferris Bueller move, the 18-year-old son of Globe and Mail autojournalist Peter Cheney crashes a $180,000 Porsche Turbo. In an article titled HOLY #!$%#$!!, Cheney writes: “Take […]

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19 May

Call for entries for Canadian Newsstand Awards

The competition is open for the Canadian Newsstand Awards/Grand prix d’excellence en kiosque, now with more money, more prizes and a brand-new category. Early-bird entry fees apply to people who […]

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19 May

The Atlantic on the rise of Bloomberg News

An article published by The Atlantic explores Bloomberg News and why it has become one of the world’s “largest and increasingly influential” news organizations. The Atlantic reports: “By any standard, […]

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19 May

20 questions with the authors of Death and Life of American Journalism

In These Times has published as interview with media critics Robert McChesney and John Nichols about what must be done with journalism’s crisis. In These Times, a politics and economic […]

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19 May

Another Canadian journalist injured in Bangkok

Another Canadian journalist has been injured in Thailand’s capital while reporting on the country’s anti-government unrest. The Canadian Press reports: “Foreign Affairs in Ottawa confirmed a Canadian was injured but […]

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19 May

Ryerson fails to appoint Journalism chair

In an internal memo, Ryerson University announced that it is still on the search for a new Chair of the School of Journalism after after failing to hire someone during […]

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19 May

Mediagazer’s top 100 media news sites

Mediagazer, a media news aggregator, has created a ranking of media news sites that reveals the site’s top sources, called The Mediagazer Leaderboard. A post by Mediagazer explains the methodology: […]

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19 May

CAJ workshop: Storytelling for Broadcast

Storytelling is at the heart of all good journalism. “Storytelling for Broadcast” is a workshop led by Ryerson University broadcast journalism professor Marsha Barber at the upcoming CAJ conference. Participants […]

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