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10 May

Atlantic Journalism Awards winners

The Atlantic Journalism Awards Association has announced the 2009 winners of their annual awards:     Spot News – Print     The gold winner was:       The Canadian Press (Atlantic Bureau) […]

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10 May

Behind the scenes with Bono and Geldoff

Today’s Globe and Mail was guest-edited by Irish musician-activists Bono and Bob Geldof, who produced a special issue focussed on Africa. (Read why here.) Here’s a look inside the Globe‘s […]

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10 May

Un prix pour le journalisme… agricole

Le prix Rosaline-Ledoux créé l’an dernier sera décerné pour une première fois en 2010. Lancé par la Fédération des agricultrices du Québec, il est assorti d’une bourse de 500$. Ce […]

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10 May

New hyperlocal news site launches in Prince Edward County

Journalists Sue Capon and Amber Martin launched CountyLive.ca on May10 to serve Prince Edward County, located on the shores of Lake Ontario, about two hours east of Toronto.The pair have […]

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8 May

Openfile.ca to launch Monday

Toronto-based hyperlocal news site OpenFile.ca is featured in the Saturday Globe and Mail detailing the revolutionary journalism project.

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8 May

Study explores Twitter as social media or new media

What is Twitter, a Social Network or a News Media? View more presentations from Haewoon Kwak.

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7 May

Ann Rohmer to leave CP24

After 31 years in broadcasting, news anchor Ann Rohmer is leaving CP24 for a career in the aviation industry. Rohmer has spent the last few decades hosting early-morning news shows […]

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7 May

Toronto Star reporters win labour journalism award

Toronto Star reporters Robert Cribb and Dale Brazao have won the SONG Labour Journalism Award for their articles about the abuse and exploitation of nannies. The award is presented annually […]

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7 May

Supreme Court rules on journalists’ right to protect confidential sources

The Supreme Court of Canada says journalists have no constitutional right to protect confidential sources, The Canadian Press reports. “The court has ruled 8-1 against the National Post in a […]

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7 May

Court delivers ‘mixed result’ on protection of sources

An effort to establish blanket protection for Canadian journalists’ right to protect the identity of their sources has failed, but the news is not all bad. The Supreme Court of […]

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