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3 Nov

[UPDATED] Toronto Star offering voluntary severance packages, layoffs likely

[Note: This post has been updated] The Toronto Star is “seriously considering contracting out segments of work” and is therefore asking employees to consider voluntary severance packages in advance of […]

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3 Nov

Aspers got value for money in commissioned bio

Peter C. Newman’s Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul, is an authorized biography that sheds less light on its subject matter than on […]

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3 Nov

Know what your story is really about

QUESTION: I cover a lot of court. This week a case came up where a man pleaded guilty to contravening the national parks act by not having a business licence […]

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3 Nov

The Horror! The Horror! CBC News gets an extreme makeover

A barrage of bullets has hit the CBC as TV critics, journalism professors and CBC mainstays attack the re-launched news, but news veteran Peter McNelly may stand alone in calling […]

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3 Nov

Former des journalistes pour un avenir incertain

<p><span style="font-style: italic;">Ce texte a été publié dans le Journal du Congrès de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, édition 2009.</span><br />

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2 Nov

Hyperlocal news site takes alternative approach to providing news, says owner

In the second of a three-part series on hyperlocal journalism in Canada, Northumberlandview. ca is featured as a different approach to providing local news in Northumberland County, about one hour […]

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2 Nov

What makes a citizen a journalist?

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression honoured Paul Pritchard with its first ever Citizen Journalism Award on Tuesday. Pritchard recorded Robert Dziekanski being tasered to death in the Vancouver airport, and […]

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2 Nov

Magazines Canada releases 2009 Factbook

Canadian industry association Magazines Canada has released the 2009 edition of its Consumer Magazine Factbook. According to a news release, the book “contains 72 pages of new and updated industry […]

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2 Nov

Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award open for applications

Applications are now being accepted for the newly launched Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, the award sponsors announced. The award is in memory of award-winning photojournalist Tom Hanson. It offers a […]

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2 Nov

Court approves Post’s transfer to publishing division

An Ontario court has cleared the way for Canwest Global Communications Corp. to move the National Post into its publishing division, where it will join the companies other newspapers, The […]

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