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7 Jan

WaPo faces criticism after printing story from outside source

On Dec. 31, The Washington Post published a news article produced by The Fiscal Times, a Washington-based news start-up that covers the federal budget and deficit-related issues. According to a […]

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7 Jan

Call for entries: Hillman Prizes

The Sidney Hillman Foundation is now accepting nominations and submissions for the 2010 Hillman Prizes, which honour journalism that fosters social and economic justice. According to the foundation’s website, the […]

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6 Jan

Lang conquered her fear to make a difference

Before she headed off to report in Afghanistan, Michelle Lang asked her colleague, Calgary Herald editorial page editor Licia Corbella, about her experiences in the country and about being afraid. […]

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6 Jan

CAJ workshop set for Jan. 30

An upcoming Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) workshop day will focus on “emerging techniques, technologies and models to transform journalism for the 21st century,” the CAJ and and the CAJ […]

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6 Jan

Two Toronto journos among Charles Taylor prize nominees

Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown and Maclean’s editor-in-chief Kenneth Whyte are two of four nominees for this year’s Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction. Brown is nominated for The […]

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6 Jan

Could Apple’s tablet save print journalism?

As the hype surrounding the rumoured unveiling of an e-reader tablet from Apple Inc. grows, New York Times columnist David Carr jumped into the conversation and suggested the new device […]

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6 Jan

Newspaper articles are too long, says Atlantic columnist

“On the Internet, news articles get to the point,” writes Michael Kinsley, a columnist at The Atlantic. In a recent column titled “Cut this story,” he continues: “Newspaper writing, by […]

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5 Jan

Assemblée Nationale, la liberté de presse bafouée?

Les membres de la Tribune de la Presse de l’Assemblée nationale ont décidé, par votation, qu’ils n’accorderont pas de nouvelles accréditations à des journalistes travaillant pour un groupe de presse […]

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5 Jan

Canadians value Internet more than TV

Say farewell to the TV generation. The Internet is our new addiction. In a recent survey by market researcher Synovate, 88 per cent of Canadian respondents said they could not live […]

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5 Jan

Newspapers twitter, but could do it better

A study of Twitter usage by the top 100 U.S. newspapers found that while all hosted feeds, almost 40 per cent didn’t link to those feeds from their websites. The Bivings Group study also […]

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