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30 Jul

“It might be crazy, but I’m optimistic”

It’s not so bad, in fact it’s an exciting time to be entering journalism, according to a few Columbia journalism school grads who spoke to The Village Voice. The article, […]

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30 Jul

Former Star reporter returns to cover Arctic beat

Paul Watson, who became Canada’s only Pultizer-prize winning journalist in 1994 while working for the Toronto Star, has returned to the Star to cover the Arctic. Watson was covering the […]

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30 Jul

Can and should investigative journalism save mainstream media?

It’s a provocative question, and that’s the whole point, according to Bilbo Poynter, executive director of the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting (CCIR). The CCIR is presenting a panel discussion […]

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29 Jul

BNN’s Amanda Lang moves to CBC

CBC Newsworld has added Amanda Lang to its roster of television hosts for the fall. Lang, who was host of Squeeze Play and The Commodities Report on the Business News […]

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28 Jul

Les syndicats se préparent au concession bargaining

Collaboration spéciale de Sylvain Larocque, journaliste économique En sortant de la conférence annuelle de la Newspaper Guild, le plus important syndicat de journalistes nord-américain, on ne peut espérer qu’une chose: […]

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28 Jul

New free daily set to launch in Toronto

A new free daily, called t.o night, is set to launch in Toronto on Sept. 8 to compete with commuter dailies Metro and 24 Hours. The paper will be published […]

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28 Jul

Teneycke leaving PMO, sources say

The Globe and Mail reports that “sources” say Kory Teneycke is leaving his post as communications chief for the Prime Ministers Office. Teneycke has been on the job for just […]

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28 Jul

[UPDATED]New Brunswick paper prints front-page apology to PM

[Note: This post has been updated] The Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick has published a front-page apology to Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a report that led to a national controversy, […]

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28 Jul

Community newspapers still best place for retail advertising: David Black

As the newspaper industry continues to suffer, David Black, president and CEO of Black Press, is optimistic and keeping his eye out for more buying opportunities, a recent Globe and […]

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28 Jul

Online ad revenue jumps

Online advertising revenues grew by 29 per cent to more than $1.6 billion in 2008, reported the Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada.  Some 11 percent of ad spending on major […]

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