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24 Apr

Murdoch’s WSJ, revisited

The wrecking ball has not come to the Wall Street Journal since Rupert Murdoch bought it in Dec. 2007; “sleaze has not invaded its pages; the most dire fears have […]

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24 Apr

RRJ Spring issue highlights: Hurst, Fulford and Corcoran

The 2009 issues of the Ryerson Review of Journalism were launched this month at a gathering in Toronto. The Spring edition of the award-winning mag is now available on newsstands. […]

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23 Apr

Online newspaper audience up

American newspaper Web sites attracted more than 73.3 million monthly unique visitors on average (43.6 percent of all Internet users) in the first quarter of 2009, a record number that […]

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23 Apr

Covering violence in Afghanistan: a reporter’s view

By Jeffrey Dvorkin  Afghanistan might just be the most dangerous assignment going and on Tuesday, April 21, the Canadian Journalism Foundation brought together two reporters well known to Canadians for […]

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23 Apr

Is history repeating itself?

Those of us old enough to remember the economic situation of the early 1980s may be wondering: is history repeating itself in the way the media are valuing investigative journalism? […]

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23 Apr

Twitter adopted by Australia news media

“I have classified as journalist anyone who produces content for online or traditional media and, as you’ll see, some people who are simply involved in the selling or promoting of […]

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23 Apr

The new journalist uncovered

A snapshot of the skills needed by journalists as outlined by Jose Zamora, Journalism Program Associate at the Knight Foundation. ““In the future there will be a new breed of […]

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23 Apr

Jeff Jarvis making his case to senate hearing on the future of journalism

“Senator, thank you for inviting me to speak at these hearings. But, with respect, I believe you are investigating the wrong issue from the wrong angle and in any case, […]

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22 Apr

Quand les lecteurs dictent le sens de la nouvelle

Des lecteurs du journal Le Monde se disent outrés par la couverture la crise universitaire en France. Certains réclament même le boycott du quotidien. L’affaire a pris des proportions suffisamment […]

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22 Apr

La censure nécessaire?

Le droit du public à l’information implique-t-il forcément de devoir tout dire et tout révéler? Isabelle Richer, journaliste à Radio-Canada, se pose la question, en lien avec le procès de […]

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