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8 Sep

U.S. media advertising revenue plummets $10 billion in six months

U.S. media companies suffered a devastating decline in advertising revenue during the first six months of this year, according to a Nielsen report. Biggest losers included the newspaper and magazine […]

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8 Sep

It’s that time of year again

Aspiring journalists are heading back to school to learn all the skills to start them on their way to becoming great journalists. To help make student life a little smoother, […]

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8 Sep

What journalists think about information interviews

Colleen Tang asked working journalists how they felt being asked to do information interviews, if they expect anything from the person requesting the interview and if they think these interviews […]

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8 Sep

National Post relaunches Monday edition

After announcing in April that the Monday edition would be cut for the summer months, the National Post is now bringing back its Monday paper, Media in Canada reports. The […]

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8 Sep

TIFF to Screen Controversial Film About Journalists Slain in East Timor

Five Australian-based TV journalists vanished in October 1975, while trying to draw attention to a story much of the world was content to ignore – the brutal Indonesian invasion of […]

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8 Sep

Free afternoon daily to launch in Toronto today

The free afternoon daily, t.o. night, that was announced in July, is set to launch today in Toronto. According to the publication’s limited website, the glossy “evening newspaper” will be […]

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8 Sep

A Dying Breed?

Esprit de Corps editor Scott Taylor is taken to task for irresponsible behaviour in a new review by J-Source contributor, Jeffrey Dvorkin. Taylor – a former soldier – writes about […]

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8 Sep

Ruling rejects web hate-speech law

One-time neo-Nazi claims free expression victory in legal battle defending his controversial website By Jesse McLeanStaff ReporterToronto StarSeptember 3, 2009 A one-time member of a Canadian neo-Nazi group is declaring […]

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7 Sep

Journalisme et qualité sont-ils les gages de la démocratie?

La liberté de presse et le droit à l’information sont souvent présentés comme les pierres angulaires de la démocratie. C’est l’argument à la base de l’ouvrage Losing the News: The […]

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7 Sep

Competition heats up between hyperlocal news sites in San Francisco

With the New York Times and Wall Street Journal looking at launching hyperlocal news sites in San Francisco, community reaction is mixed, according to Mission Loc@l, an existing neighbourhood news […]

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