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8 Sep

Globe politics site fails on many levels

The new Globe and Mail politics portal that was launched in advance of the election announcement is an incredible effort and represents some major resources. However, it fails on several […]

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8 Sep

Community newspaper coverage of Sunday’s election call lacking

While it is said all politics is local, a quick survey of community newspapers sites in British Columbia, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Ontario and the Atlantic region found an overwhelming […]

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8 Sep

Globe launches politics portal

Political junkies have a new spot to read, watch, learn, discuss, gripe and just generally get their fix. The Globe and Mail launched its new political portal on Saturday Sept. […]

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8 Sep

Election hub

With a federal election finally out of the gates, J-Source is your election coverage hub. Find out what other journalists are thinking and doing, share a story, and gain that […]

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5 Sep

Cuts will mean less local coverage of election, says Murdoch

Canada’s largest media union, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is concerned that the slashing of jobs at media outlets across the country will mean a reduction in […]

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5 Sep

CanWest stock woes

Reported the Globe’s Report on Business: “The struggling stock of CanWest Global Communications Corp. [CGS-T] is poised to suffer another blow – deletion from Canada’s benchmark stock index.” The Globe noted […]

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5 Sep

Les médias américains dans la mire des républicains

AFP | Le maelström médiatique qui a entouré la nomination de Sarah Palin comme candidate républicaine à la vice-présidence américaine a suscité bien des aigreurs envers la presse dans les […]

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4 Sep

Twelve new tools for a reporter’s hectic life

By Bob Ortega Here’s a brief roundup of new (and new-ish) Internet-based communication tools that are likely to be useful to any reporter – or, at the very least, worth fooling […]

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4 Sep

Growing number of viewers watch TV news online

The number of people who watch TV shows online has doubled in two years, according to a U.S. report by TNS and the Conference Board. For this growing group of […]

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4 Sep

Longtime news editor retires

Richard Williams, managing editor of Corner Brook, Nfld.-based The Western Star has announced his plans to retire from the paper, according to a Canadian Press report. Williams worked for the […]

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