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28 Nov

Knight named head of St. Joseph Media

Douglas Knight, former publisher of the Financial Post and the Toronto Sun, has been appointed president of St. Joseph Media, which publishes such magazines as Toronto Life, Quill & Quire […]

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27 Nov

N.B. blogger acquitted

A judge ruled that New Brunswick blogger Charles LeBlanc was doing nothing wrong when he was arrested outside a Saint John conference centre during a protest last June. LeBlanc, a […]

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27 Nov

Study of election night coverage votes in a winner

The Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study today of coverage by 32 different media outlets on U.S. Mid-term Election Day. The study offers “five lessons” about reporting on […]

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27 Nov

Torstar taps Spec editor for top Kitchener job

Dana Robbins, editor of the Hamilton Spectator, has been appointed publisher of the Record of Waterloo Region and the Guelph Mercury newspapers. He replaces Fred Kuntz, who was recently named […]

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24 Nov

UK media trade mag closes after 41 years

The Press Gazette, a magazine out of Britain that reports on journalism and the media, has closed after 41 years. According to Wikipedia, co-owner Matthew Freud claimed the decision to […]

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23 Nov

Canadian Federation of Students says no to reporters

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has banned reporters from attending their semi-annual general meeting. The CFS, which represents almost half a million students across the country,has blocked student reporters […]

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22 Nov

The Media, the Military and the Pollsters: WhoÄôs got the story on Afghanistan?

TOM HANSON/CANADIAN PRESS Pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Darcy Tedford at his interment. With rising death tolls escalating Canadians’ worries over Afghanistan,Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, Lisa LaFlamme, John Wright and […]

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21 Nov

The fight for their lives: A reporters account

by Aaron Derfel In the days following the shooting rampage at Dawson College, I was sent by The Gazette to the Montreal General Hospital to report on how the gunshot […]

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21 Nov

Journalists and the law

This section contains information, advice and commentary on legal issues that affect how journalists do their jobs.

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21 Nov

Aboriginal editor named one of Globe’s Top 100 Women

Linda Powless, a 50-year-old Mohawk from the Six Nations reserve west of Hamilton, has been named one of the Globe and Mail‘s Top 100 Women. Powless is thepublisher and editor […]

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