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22 May

There are no dull assignments, only dull stories

QUESTION: What advice do you have for making tired assignments like weather stories and pet shows interesting for readers and reporters?Answer by Tom Hawthorn The secret is to be curious even if […]

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22 May

Top court reviews bid to unmask Globe sponsorship sources

Ottawa (May 21)  –  The Supreme Court of Canada will decide whether a Globe and Mail reporter can be forced to reveal his confidential sources in the federal sponsorship scandal. At […]

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21 May

NMA host announced

Former magazine executive Paul Jones will host this year’s National Magazine Awards, the NMA foundation announced. Jones worked for Maclean Hunter and Rogers for 30 years as an executive and […]

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20 May

Blogue à part : Média qui es-tu?

Un blogue doit-il être considéré comme un média? C’est la question que soulève Josianne Massé, une vraie blogueuse assurément pas journaliste, qui assistait tout de même récemment à une rencontre […]

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20 May

Canwest’s new lifeline

Canwest negotiated a lifeline for itself worth $175-million, providing yet more breathing room for refinancing negotiations with banks, bondholders and possible investors. Under the new arrangement Canwest has until June […]

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20 May

Press freedom case set to hit Supreme Court

The National Post along with a coalition of media groups is set to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to consider whether journalists have a right to protect sources from […]

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20 May

Réseau Libert

Réseau Liberté a été créé en 1996 par Réal Barnabé, journaliste, et par Marie-Hélène Paradis, conseillère en communication. La vocation de Réseau Liberté est la promotion de la liberté de […]

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20 May

CAJ Code of Silence Award nominees announced

Stephen Harper leads the nominations for the Canadian Association of Journalists’ (CAJ) 2009 Code of Silence Award for the second year in a row, the CAJ has announced. Journalists from […]

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20 May

Outsourcing copy-editing to India

In “Passages to India”, a feature article for the Ryerson Review of Journalism, Sarah Bridge examined the practice of outsourcing of newspaper copy-editing to India. Bridge talked about what she […]

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20 May

Chtelaine appoints publisher

Marie-José Desmarais has been named publisher of Châtelaine, Rogers Publishing Ltd. announced. The new position is an expansion of her current role as publisher of the French and English editions […]

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