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5 May

Magazine Award nominees announced

The nominees for The National Magazine Awards are now listed online. The three magazines up for the coveted Magazine of the Year are Maisonneuve, Report on Business and Up Here. […]

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5 May

Media opposes publication ban, Ontario stays firm

The news media are challenging a publication ban imposed Friday in the case of the murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford, but the province of Ontario says it won’t challenge the […]

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5 May

Arts Journalism: Staying Critical in the Digital Age

Three arts journalists discuss criticism, gossip and why box office stats don’t matter. Mira Saraf reports. Last week, the Canadian Journalism Foundation hosted a panel discussion with Kate Taylor, columnist […]

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5 May

Rider on the storm

In the mind of Doug Kelly, the Post of the future will further divide readers and critics. But can a niche audience support a national newspaper? The spring and summer […]

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5 May

A killer story

Hot Docs film Life With Murder documents the life of a small-town Ontario man who murdered his 18-year-old sister, and the family that continues to stand by him. Dana Lacey […]

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5 May

The truth about Tiger

The accusations started soon after Tiger Woods’ extramarital activities hit the tabloids. Golf columnist Lorne Rubenstein dispels the myths around Tiger’s fall from grace. The interview room at the Augusta […]

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5 May

Cops won’t talk to me because I’m a reporter

QUESTION: I’m a fairly new reporter out in Jasper, Alberta. In provincial court recently, there were several first appearances for some alleged offenders. No information was really given and the […]

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3 May

ABCs for Canada

As the newspaper industry south of the border continues to struggle, Canadian dailies haven’t been hit as hard, according to circulation numbers from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Circulation numbers […]

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3 May

Argentina communications law takes step back

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) expressed concern today at the suspension of a new law that was designed to improve the country’s limited access to freedom of […]

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3 May

The choice before us

Every week during spring and summer, J-Source will feature an article from the spring and summer issues of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Have you picked up your copies yet? […]

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