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23 Mar

Canadian shield law needed researcher

AnalysisCanadian journalists need a shield law to protect their confidential sources and ensure the free flow of information. That’s the conclusion of Diana Ginsberg, a graduate student in media law […]

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23 Mar

Local newspaper assures community about its future

“While the current economy certainly poses challenges for all businesses, the newspaper industry will evolve, as it always has in the face of a changing media landscape that included the […]

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22 Mar

La présomption d’innocence est-elle compatible avec l’information?

Lise Millette, ProjetJ | Les causes de nature juridique glissantes sont nombreuses et plusieurs chroniqueurs posent la question : est-ce que les médias et le spin est en quelque sorte […]

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22 Mar

Corcoran and the CRTC

Charlie Smith of Vancouver’s Georgia Straight wondered whether libertarian columnist Terence Corcoran, for whom broadcast regulators (well, most regulators) were favourite targets, continued to excoriate the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications […]

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21 Mar

Squamish newspaper best weekly in Canada

“Squamish – The Chief has been named the best in Canada by the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA). The Chief won best all-around newspaper in its circulation category, the CCNA […]

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21 Mar

Local papers in Britain weather economic crisis

The veteran newspaper entrepreneur, it appears, is one of the few people optimistic about the future of British local newspapers. Sir Ray has acquired five newspapers in the East Devon […]

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21 Mar

Canadian named to top spot at McClatchy weeklies

“George Le Masurier, who has been publisher of two McClatchy Co. weeklies in Washington state, was named president and publisher of The Olympian in Olympia, Wash. He replaces John Winn […]

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21 Mar

Community newspapers rise to the challenge

Since 1871, The Pickens Sentinel, in South Carolina, has served it community and took a moment to remind its readers how important the newspaper is the to community. “With the […]

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21 Mar

Community newspapers continue to outperform industry nationwide

“Community newspapers were impacted by the challenging economy but in a much smaller way than the industry in general, according to fourth quarter 2008 financial data collected by the trade […]

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21 Mar

Bulletin owner Black teams up to buy San Diego paper

“ Honolulu Star-Bulletin owner David Black has become part owner of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The purchase, by Beverly Hills private-equity firm Platinum Equity, was announced today. The price was […]

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