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16 Jun

From beat reporter to book author 500 words at a time

ByRod McQueen People used to tug on my drinking arm at receptions and say, “I’ve always wanted to be an author. How do you write a book?” I had a […]

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16 Jun

CAR story wins Michener Award

Computer-Assisted Reporting was a big part of this year’s winning Michener Award entry. The CBC and the Canadian Press teamed up to analyze Taser use by police officers across Canada, […]

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16 Jun

Still time to sign up for the King’s Summer School in Computer-Assisted Reporting

Reporters from across Canada are headed to Halifax for the second annual University of King’s College Summer School in Computer-Assisted Reporting.The school is sponsored by the Canadian Newspaper Association and […]

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15 Jun

In the dumps

Have we hit bottom yet? Two recent media business developments suggest not. La Presse will no longer publish on Sundays, effective June 28, reported the Globe and Mail. Standard and […]

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15 Jun

AP to distribute work by non-profit news orgs

Associated Press will distribute stories produced by four non-profit news organizations that specialize in investigative reporting – ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and the Center for […]

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15 Jun

Teaching students to blog

New York University professor and PressThink blogger Jay Rosen led an online chat at Poynter recently to offer advice about to teach blogging and answer questions from educators about things […]

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15 Jun

Most Canadians think tweeting is for birds

Twitter may be a hot subject in many newsrooms, but in the real world … not so much. A recent survey of Canadians by Ipsos-Reid found just 26 per cent of respondents had ever […]

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15 Jun

New journalists, new risks

With the spotlight on the detention of Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea, we are reminded of the dangers confronting young journalists working abroad for new media. As […]

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15 Jun

New freelance contract causing a stir

Transcontinental Media has recently introduced a revised contract for freelance writers who work for one of its many publications. The new contract is dated June 2009 and contains a number […]

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15 Jun

Péladeau vante les mérites de la convergence avec les Canadiens de Montréal…

Courtoisie de Paulémique

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