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13 Jul

The Tyee gets a makeover

After nearly six years of publishing online, Vancouver’s The Tyee has been redesigned in a big way. In his column introducing the changes, Tyee editor David Beers explains that the […]

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13 Jul

Au bon endroit, au bon moment

Mariève Paradis s’est établie à Los Angeles pour un an. Journaliste indépendante, elle espérait pouvoir exercer son travail de là-bas. Flair, hasard ou intuition, elle s’est retrouvée aux premières loges […]

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12 Jul

Global future of media discussion: video and Twitter links

Here’s a short promotional video/discussion starter about the global webinar on the future of media, being held this Tuesday at 10:00 EST, with participants from around the world. Your can […]

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10 Jul

Reuters Handbook of Journalism now online

The Reuters Handbook of Journalism is “the guidance Reuters journalists live by,” according to Dean Wright, global editor, ethics, innovation and news standards for the news agency. The Reuters Handbook […]

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10 Jul

Macleans feature looks into changes at the Globe

Maclean’s reporter Anne Kingston’s business piece examining recent changes at The Globe and Mail is now up online. According to former Globe A-section page editor and London Free Press editor […]

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10 Jul

The details in reporting on life.and death

After watching the graphic video of the young Iranian Neda Agha-Soltan dying, The Toronto Star’s Lesley Ciarula Taylor questions how storytelling is changing and if spotting the telling details is […]

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10 Jul

Canadian broadcasters win at New York Festivals Awards

Battery Radio, CBC, Pirate Toronto, Pittaway productions, Rogers Broadcasting (92.5 Jack FM) and Tandem Projects all took home prizes from the New York Festivals 2009 Radio Programming and Promotion Awards. […]

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10 Jul

Cryptomnesia: is some plagiarism unconscious?

Plagiarism is one of the great sins in journalism, but could the copying of someone else’s words be unconscious? A recent Newsweek article, “You Didn’t Plagiarize, Your Unconscious Did,” looks […]

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10 Jul

Pagination centralized for Eastern Ontario Region Sun Media chain

From a job posting: “Reporting to Sun Media’s East Region Pagination Co-ordinator(s), these layout editors will design broadsheet and tabloid pages including news, entertainment and sports. Graphics work will also […]

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10 Jul

Midland Free Press becomes free weekly

“Sun Media’s Midland Free Press, a paid circulation newspaper since 1879, will become a free weekly as of July 22″

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