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17 Oct

“Shock” at murders of Iraq journalists

The International Federation of Journalists has called on the international community “to take special action to confront the human tragedy in Iraq where the killings of journalists and media staff […]

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17 Oct

Quebecor Media blâmé par son comité de surveillance

Paul Cauchon, Le Devoir Quebecor Media est accusé d’avoir contrevenu aux règles mises en place par le CRTC qui interdisent l’échange de matériel entre ses salles de nouvelles. Et cette […]

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17 Oct

BBC plans major job cuts

The BBC is schedule to announce major job cuts – as many as 2,800 positions – many of which will affect news and factual departments, Reuters reports.

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16 Oct

Environmental journalism within a community

In an effort to protect the ecosystems at Lake Tahoe, Nevada, the Graduate Program in Interactive Environmental Journalism at the Reynolds School of Journalism has created an innovative website to […]

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16 Oct

Prime Minister denies media centre plans

The media has been filled with stories about the prime minister’s plans to construct a government-controlled media centre after the Toronto Star brok the story Monday. Today, the PMO denies […]

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16 Oct

Annual Press Freedom Index

Canada ranked 18th on this year’s annual press freedom index from Reporters Without Borders. Along with Germany, it was one of only two G8 countries to make the list’s top […]

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15 Oct

Americas press freedoms eroding

Media freedom is increasingly under attack in the Western Hemisphere, especially in Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia, said the Inter American Press Association. At least 13 employees of media organizations were […]

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15 Oct

Redaction redux

QUESTION: What you can do when long-awaited government documents land with more blacked out parts than real content?Answer by Andrew McIntosh For a beat or investigative reporter in need of […]

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15 Oct

Cette semaine à J-Source

Mary McGuire, J-Source When editing interviews…. The most important rule – NEVER change the meaning of what the interviewee said. It’s okay, even expected, that you will cut out ums, […]

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15 Oct

Pro Publica to be a new form of investigative journalism

A longtime editor of the Wall Street Journal is creating a new kind of journalism, backed by a couple of wealthy donors. Paul Steiger is forming a group of investigative […]

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