Archive
3 Oct

Live fact checking: a great opportunity for news outlets

Journalists often cite tireless reporting and dedication to facts as part of the professionalism that sets them apart from bloggers. Live fact checking of debates would provide a real opportunity […]

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3 Oct

La francophonie d’un Web à l’autre

André Magny, Le Droit | Après Müvmédia, voici, sur le Web, D’Est en Ouest, ou comment se conjugue la francophonie canadienne à travers une série de capsules réalisées par Eza […]

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3 Oct

Journalist wins “alt” Nobel

 Amy Goodman, founder and host of the U.S. syndicated radio and television program “Democracy Now!” was named as a recipient of the  Right Livelihood Award founded by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob […]

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2 Oct

Comment moderation easing up, but journalists remain gate-keepers

By Alfred Hermida CBC Newsworld has a daily election show called Your Turn, aimed at giving Canadians a “chance to talk about the election issues that matter to you.” The Globe […]

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2 Oct

Big media’s gone live blog crazy

Last night’s French-language leaders debate was live blogged all over the place and the big Canadian media outlets really jumped on board with the live blog frenzy. The National Post […]

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2 Oct

NowPublic releases list of most visible web figures in Vancouver

Vancouver-based citizen journalism site NowPublic teamed up with the Vancouver Sun to create The MostPublic Index, a listing of the city’s top 20 most visible figures on the web. According […]

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2 Oct

Literary journalism residency at Banff Centre

Literary Journalism offers eight established writers of non-fiction an opportunity to develop a major essay, memoir, or feature piece. A month-long residency enables writers to work on their manuscript during […]

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2 Oct

Study on mag salaries underway

How much are magazine editors, writers, designers and other staffers paid? What do benefit packages and long-term incentives look like in the industry? These are the questions Magazines Canada plans […]

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2 Oct

La télévision, média qui informe le mieux, selon les Français

AFP | La télévision est le média qui informe le mieux pour 61% des Français, devant la radio et la presse écrite, selon un baromètre Ipsos-20 Minutes. Pour suivre l’information […]

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2 Oct

Union negotiations continue at Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press landed on readers’ doorsteps a little late this morning, and on its website the paper’s editors apologized and cited “production problems” as the cause of the […]

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