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27 Nov

A quick guide to “affect” and “effect”

In the slippery world of “affect versus effect” many default to the “affect is a verb and effect is a noun” thought process. But both words can be used as […]

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26 Nov

L’importance du journalisme en politique municipale

Mathieu Dessureault, Université Laval «Le maire Régis Labeaume a-t-il un pouvoir de décision absolu?», telle a été la question lancée par Bruno Savard, animateur de l’émission Mise à jour du […]

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26 Nov

Canadian border guards detained journalist Amy Goodman

American journalist Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now on public radio,  was detained and interrogated at a Canadian border crossing because border agents were afraid she was coming into the […]

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26 Nov

CRTC Approves Al Jazeera English

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today approved a request to add Al Jazeera English to the list of satellite television channels eligible for digital distribution in Canada. The […]

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26 Nov

The gray area between student and professional

What makes a journalist? At what point are you a journalist and at what point are you something else? More importantly, are journalism school students journalists? And if so, should […]

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26 Nov

Al Jazeera: paving the way for consultative committees

Finally Al Jazeera, one of the world’s more professional — and refreshingly alt-American — news sources will be available on Canadian television sets (for those who don’t already watch on […]

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26 Nov

Al Jazeera approved in Canada

OTTAWA, Nov. 26 /CNW/ – Al Jazeera English is pleased to announce that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has included the award-winning international news and current affairs channel […]

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25 Nov

Can investigative journalism thrive without profit?

With non-profit and foundation-sponsored institutes of investigative journalism emerging across the U.S., Cecil Rosner examines the burning question of sustainability. The U.S. has seen an explosion of non-profit efforts aimed […]

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25 Nov

Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan released at last

(Toronto, November 25, 2009) Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is overjoyed by the news that Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and her Australian colleague Nigel Brennan have been released after […]

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25 Nov

Lindhout/Brennan released

Journalists Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan were released Wednesday, reported numerous sources, more than one year after they were kidnapped near Mogadishu in August 2008. Lindhout told CTV news that […]

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