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15 Nov

Le procès injuste d’un sénateur libéral contre Radio-Canada

<p>Par Marc-François Bernier</p><p>Le sénateur libéral Pierre de Bané fait un procès injuste à Radio-Canada quand il affirme que la société d'État ne rempli pas son mandat, sur la base d'une enquête qui ne concerne qu'une toute petite portion de sa production en information et affaires publiques.</p><p> </p>

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15 Nov

Reporter firings appear related to political pressure

<p>On October 19, Jill Winzoski lost her job as a reporter with the <em>Selkirk Record</em>, a rural Manitoba weekly newspaper, apparently because of pressure from a local member of parliament. In early November a colleague and friend, Jim Mosher, lost his job at another local weekly,<em> The Enterprise</em>, apparently for publicly defending her.</p><p><br />Neither journalist was technically a full-time staffer; both were freelancers who worked regularly for their papers.</p>

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15 Nov

Transcontinental Media shutting down More Magazine and Vita

<p>Transcontinental Media announced Wednesday that <em>More</em> <em>Magazine</em> and <em>Vita</em>, the respective English- and French-language magazines geared to women over 40, are shutting down.</p>

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15 Nov

Hamilton Spectator publisher is leaving the newspaper

<p>Dana Robbins, the publisher of <em>The Hamilton Spectator</em>, will be leaving the newspaper in the new year to become vice-president/regional publisher of Metroland’s Peel and Southwestern Ontario region.</p><p>On Jan. 3, Robbins starts his new job, which will have him overseeing the <em>Mississauga News</em>,<em> Brampton Guardian</em>, <em>Orangeville Banner</em>, <em>Fergus Elora News Express</em> and <em>Wingham Advance Times</em>.</p><p>Robbins has been publisher of the <em>Spectator</em> since 2008. He was the newspaper's editor from 2000 to 2006.</p>

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14 Nov

When your recording isn’t yours

<p>In 2010, <em>Toronto Sun</em> editorial page editor and columnist Rob Granatstein recorded <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/11/14993426.html"><u>an editorial board meeting with Rob Ford</u></a>, who was a Toronto city councillor at the time.</p><p>Now Toronto mayor, Ford is the subject of <a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2010/12/08/ford_fires_back_at_boardwalk_libel_suit.html"><u>a libel suit</u></a> for comments he allegedly made during this meeting.</p>

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13 Nov

Jimmy Savile et le scandale de la BBC

<p>http://storify.com/projetj/le-scandale-de-la-bbc</p>

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13 Nov

Restructuration chez Sun Media – perte de 500 emplois

<p> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --></style> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Quebecor a annoncé qu'elle couperait 500 postes à travers la compagnie suite a un effort de restructuration qui devrait lui faire économiser plus de 45 millions par année.</p>

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13 Nov

Journalism, disrupted

<p><em>If journalists can’t make the business case for journalism, then who will? <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> talks with Canadian Nieman Fellow David Skok about his research on disruption and innovation in journalism with Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen that gives journalists and news managers a new way to look at the challenges facing the industry.</em></p><p> </p>

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13 Nov

How I got the story: CAJ award-winner Andrew Stobo Sniderman on residential schools

<p><em><strong>Andrew Stobo Sniderman </strong>explains how, on a whim, he ended up bearing witness to stories of pain and suffering of First Nations peoples who survived Canada’s residential schools.</em></p><p><strong>Reconciling with the past</strong></p><p><strong>Introduction by David McKie</strong></p>

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13 Nov

Sun Media to cut 500 jobs, add more paywalls

<p><em>Quebecor has announced Sun Media will cut 500 jobs as part of a restructuring plan. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> reports that on top of that, more paywalls will be coming to major Sun Media publications before the end of the year.</em></p><p><strong>Update Wed. Nov. 14, 11 a.m.</strong></p><p>The list of casualties at Sun Media is long, and consists of several long-time staffers, according to <a href="http://torontosunfamily.blogspot.ca/">an unofficial posting</a> on Toronto Sun Family. The blog posted news of the layoffs yesterday, and the list of names has been growing since.</p>

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