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17 May

Canadian journalist in Bangkok hospital says no-one to blame for his injury in Bangkok

Three journalists have been injured while reporting in Bangkok, Thailand, including veteran Canadian journalist Nelson Rand, the Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression (CJFE) reports. In a press release, the […]

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17 May

Net loss in Masthead magazine count

Masthead Online’s 2009 tally of magazine launches and closures has found a net loss of 20 titles – the first year in a decade with more stops than starts. Of […]

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17 May

Journalist entrepreneurs dream big

You can’t call it a dot-com boom – for one, there’s no money – but a new generation of journalism start-ups claim to be heralding in a news revolution, New […]

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17 May

Tony Burman assumes new position at Al Jazeera, plans NA expansion

Al Jazeera has announced that Canadian Tony Burman will become chief strategic advisor for The Americas to “accelerate expansion” in the North American market. Al Jazeera recently launched Al Jazeera […]

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17 May

200 moments that transformed journalism

PoynterOnline has created an interactive graphic that chronicles 200 moments that have transformed journalism in the past decade. Poynter Library director David Shedden created the list. Many are drawn from […]

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17 May

RTNDA announces annual awards winners

RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists, has announced the 2009 winners of its annual awards, which celebrate excellence in electronic journalism in Ontario and Quebec. The winners, which were […]

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17 May

CNA Freedom of Information Audit Finds Federal Performance Poor

The Canadian Newspaper Association has published its fifth annual Freedom of Information Audit, citing poor performance by the federal government in releasing information while noting an over-all improvement in the […]

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15 May

The Globe and The Star win big at NNAs

The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star combined to win 13 of the 22 categories at the 61st National Newspaper Awards ceremony last night in Toronto.  The Globe won seven,  […]

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14 May

Alon Marcovici CTV’s new VP of Digital Media

Alon Marcovici has been appointed Vice President, Digital Media, CTV Inc., effective immediately. In a press release, CTV says: “As Vice President, Digital Media, Marcovici is responsible for CTV’s overall […]

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14 May

Giving a voice to India’s villagers

In a remote corner of rural India, a new experiment using mobile phones is bringing people news made by local villagers. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey travels to Rajnandgaon district in […]

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