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22 Feb

Is your j-school failing you?

During a recent trip to give a guest lecture at an American j-school, Paul Gillin at Newspaper Death Watch was shocked at the naïveté he witnessed in the students: his […]

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22 Feb

Americans bemoan Canadian Olympic television

“Canadian TV Switch Displeases Americans,” reported the New York Times, in a story about how American viewers accustomed to watching CBC television are upset they no longer have an option […]

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22 Feb

PWAC launches two writing awards

The Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) has created two writing awards for work that has appeared in “a paying Canadian print or web media outlet in 2009,” the organization […]

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22 Feb

Death by double entendre

Early this year Canadian history magazine The Beaver announced a rebranding effort that included a name change. The upcoming April issue of the mag will be titled Canada’s History. In […]

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22 Feb

Court approves Shaw bid for Canwest

The Ontario Superior Court approved Shaw Communications Inc.’s takeover bid for Canwest Global Communications’ television assets, Canwest announced. Just hours before the court approval, Catalyst Capital Group announced a rival […]

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21 Feb

Will the National Enquirer win a Pulitzer Prize?

To avoid irrelevance, mainstream journalism outlets can no longer ignore celebrity stories, writes Cecil Rosner. But the real issue is prioritizing investigative work. Some days — if not most days […]

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20 Feb

Bah!

The headline sums up Clifford Stoll’s nice rant in Newsweek: “The Internet? Bah!” Or — for readers here who don’t care to click through — “When most everyone shouts, few […]

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19 Feb

CHEK-TV, nouveau modèle de télévision indépendante?

Une station de télévision indépendante, appartenant à ses employés. N’ajustez pas votre appareil: le personnel de CHEK-TV, à Victoria (C.-B.) a bel et bien racheté la station de Canwest Global, […]

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19 Feb

Rival bid for Canwest emerges

Just hours before Shaw Communications Inc. was about to seek court approval for its offer to buy 20 per cent equity and a controlling stake in Canwest, another bid has […]

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19 Feb

Gomery named president of Quebec Press Council

Retired Superior Court Justice John Gomery has been named president of the Quebec Press Council, The Gazette reports. Gomery is best known for leading the inquiry into the federal sponsorship […]

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