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6 Mar

Ethnic media thriving

“As the economic downturn triggers layoffs for many traditional media outlets across the country, several ethnic media groups in the Greater Toronto Area appear to be thriving, according to industry […]

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6 Mar

Help: we’re a nonprofit

“Read 40 Papers for as little as $10 a month—become a friend of Sightline today!” says a solicitation for money from an environmental organization in the Pacific NorthWest. The email […]

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6 Mar

Layoffs at Vancouver 24 Hours

Vancouver 24 Hours newspaper has laid off 16 people, or 40 per cent of its staff, The Tyee‘s David Beers reports on The Hook blog. Beers specifies that 5 of […]

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6 Mar

A love letter to journalism

The Walrus announced the winners of its Love Letters contest recently and runner-up Jina Moore penned a letter to journalism. Moore’s letter is from a journalist who’s decided to jump […]

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6 Mar

Barrie back at Metro Morning

After several months off, CBC’s Metro Morning host Andy Barrie is scheduled to return to his early morning slot on March 9. Barrie took an extended leave of absence to […]

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6 Mar

ONA 2009 nominations announced

The Ontario Newspaper Award nominations have been announced, with the Hamilton Spectator leading the group at 21 nominations. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner on May 2 in Waterloo.

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5 Mar

La déontologie a la cote

Lise Millette, ProjetJ | Une campagne pour la pratique éthique du journalisme a été lancée par la Fédération internationale des journalistes. Cette initiative est destinée à remettre au goût du […]

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5 Mar

CTV retranche 118 postes

Le couperet est tombé sur le réseau CTV, principalement dans l’Ouest canadien où de nombreux postes seront abolis. À l’instar de TQS, CTV estime que le modèle traditionnel d’une télévision généraliste est […]

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5 Mar

Public believes newspapers still relevant but doubt they’ll survive

A large majority – 82.8 per cent – of Americans believe newspapers are still relevant but far fewer – 45.5 per cent – believe they’ll still exist in 10 years, according to a […]

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5 Mar

Mob rule on the Web said to harm debate

Andre Picard, who is perhaps Canada’s top medical journalist, is fed up with the impact of instant online commentary on scientific debate. “On the Web, it is mob rule,” writes […]

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