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10 Mar

Las Vegas Sun more wrong than right?

A lengthy correction in the March 4 Las Vegas Sun has drawn both praise and suspicion from the media industry. On the one hand, it’s very brave of the Sun to […]

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10 Mar

J-Source is hiring

Canadian Journalism FoundationJob Posting for Associate Editor, Canadian Journalism Project (J-Source.ca)   Full-time contract positionStart Date: April/May, 2008 (negotiable)Term of Contract: 1 year contractLocation: TorontoSalary: $30,000 – $40,000 / year, commensurate […]

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10 Mar

Cheese maker suing Quebec papers for defamation

(CP) Cheese maker Saputo Inc. is suing several Quebec newspapers and journalists who work for them for defamation over stories linking founder and chairman Lino Saputo to the Italian Mafia.

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10 Mar

Post appeals ruling that curbs source protection

NewsOntario’s highest court has overturned a ruling — the first of its kind in Canada — that granted a journalist the right to protect a confidential source. The Feb. 29, […]

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10 Mar

Keeping a sane distance: trauma, tragedy, and the reporter

Ethan Baron, J-source.ca | I had a dream about Willie Pickton the night after he was sentenced to life in prison. I’d already had nightmares after gruesome days in court, […]

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10 Mar

Manitoba: Décès d’un pionnier de la radiodiffusion francophone

Radio-Canada.ca | L’un des premiers artisans de la radio et de la télévision en français au Manitoba, Léo Rémillard, est mort à l’âge de 89 ans le samedi 8 mars. […]

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10 Mar

Magazine apologizes for Harry story

An Australian magazine that reported Prince Harry was serving with British troops in Afghanistan has apologized for the story, the Associated Press reports. In an unsigned item in the magazine, […]

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9 Mar

Editorial and Cyberspace conference: helping to engage your community

An interesting article about a panel during a recent conference on editorial writing and community engagement. “Then the Internet arrived, and the civic discourse shifted, as readers turned to local […]

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8 Mar

National Post ruling

Watcha gonna do when they come for your documents? Police and the courts have more power over reporters than some of us realize, argues Jay Somerset in the Ryerson Review. […]

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7 Mar

Two tools for your newspaper site: Yahoo! Pipes and Wufoo

Two new tools for the newsroom that sound like they will save time and resources for important functions on a news website. “Journalist and blogger Howard Owens examines two free […]

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