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15 Mar

Former CBC Radio host dies at 55

Gary Mittelholtz, a former CBC Radio host, died of a heart attack on March 13 while cross-country skiing near in New Brunswick, CBC News reports. Mittelholtz started working as a […]

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15 Mar

Marketing a hyperlocal news site

Here are a few tips to maximize your marketing of a hyperlocal news site. “Learning to find and build contacts with local journalists and bloggers will benefit you in plenty […]

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15 Mar

State of the Media 2010: Journalism’s time is slipping away

The sand in the hourglass is slipping away for original journalism. That’s the sombre message at the core of this year’s State of the Media Report by the Pew Project […]

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15 Mar

Skulsky resigns as CEO of Canwest Publishing

Dennis Skulsky, president and chief executive officer of Canwest Publishing is resigning effective April 30, 2010, Canwest has announced. Skulsky became CEO in May 2006 after spending six years as […]

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15 Mar

Grands prix du journalisme indépendant

La date limite pour soumettre des candidatures aux Grands prix du journalisme indépendant 2010 a été prolongée jusqu’au vendredi 19 mars.

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14 Mar

Its not cool to NOT talk about it

Whether reporting abroad or in “hot spots” in their own backyard, four CBC journalists agree that talking is the key to coping with reporting from danger zones. Sylvia Squair reports […]

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14 Mar

Government opposes cameras in court

Last year, Manitoba’s justice minister said the introduction of cameras into courtrooms was an idea “whose time has come,” writes Cecil Rosner.  So why is the government arguing against cameras […]

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12 Mar

YWCA honours Michelle Lang

The Calgary YWCA honoured Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, the first Canadian journalist killed in Afghanistan, with a special tribute at a recent luncheon. The luncheon honoured women leaders in […]

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11 Mar

News rEvolution take a look at hyperlocal

Six Masters students at Elon University, in North Carolina, take a good run at defining hyperlocal news. “The world of journalism is changing drastically. No longer do we the audience […]

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11 Mar

Hyperlocal news with an Argentinean twist

A profile of a digital magazine for Bahia Blanca, a city of 300,000 people nearly 700 kms south of Buenos Aires. “Hyperlocal news projects have the opportunity to fill in […]

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