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28 Oct

Citizen reporter posts gun registry data

<p>The federal government’s plan to destroy the data in the doomed long-gun registry has prompted an <em>Ottawa Citizen </em>reporter to publicly post a copy of registry data he obtained for a 2007 series published in the newspaper.</p>

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28 Oct

L’information, un bien public bien mal en point

<p>À l'occasion du 125e anniversaire de l'hôtel du Parlement et du 140e anniversaire de la Tribune de la presse, l'Assemblée nationale du Québec accueillait cette semaine le Colloque sur la démocratie, les députés et les médias. En ouverture de colloque, l'intellectuel français Jacques Attali, a brossé un portrait sombre de l'état de l'information, des médias et de la démocratie.

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28 Oct

Holmes magazine ceases publication – at least for now

<p>Mike Holme’s magazine, the appropriately-named <em>Holmes</em>, will cease publication after its December issue.</p><p>The magazine was founded in Canada in 2010; it expanded to the U.S. later that same year. Holmes published 10 issues/year.</p><p>Lisa Drozdov, director of communications for The Holmes Group, <a href="http://www.holmesmagazine.ca/index.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a release</a> that the company had asked publisher Dauphin Media Group to continue publication until May 2012, to allow for a smooth transition to a new publisher.</p>

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28 Oct

Annotated version of Gay Talese’s Joe DiMaggio profile: Grantland

<p><em>Grantland</em> has published an <a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7115592/silent-season-hero#footnote2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">annotated version</a> of Gay Talese’s much-loved <em>Esquire </em>profile of Joe DiMaggio. The version, written by Michael MacCambridge, contains some great insights into the story, Talese’s approach, and even DiMaggio.</p><p>If you’ve read the story you will likely remember this passage:</p>

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28 Oct

Manitoba radio station suspends coverage of hockey team at centre of hazing scandal

<p>Neepawa hockey station CJBP-FM is refusing to include the town’s hockey team in its Manitoba Junior League Hockey coverage after its involvement in now-controversial hazing incident.</p>

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28 Oct

Charles Oberdorf remembered

<p>The National Magazine Awards Foundation has a <a href="http://blog.magazine-awards.com/2011/10/25/charles-oberdorf-remembered/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lovely compilation of quotes</a> up about Charles Oberdorf from June 2008, when Oberdorf was presented with the NMAF’s award for outstanding achievement.</p><p>Family, friends and loved ones gathered in Toronto earlier this week to honour Oberdorf’s life. Oberdorf, known to many in the industry as an editor, writer, volunteer, teacher, mentor and friend, died September 16th.</p>

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28 Oct

Homemakers closes after 45 years

<p>Transcontinental Media is closing <a href="http://www.freshjuice.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Homemakers</em></a> after 45 years of publication. The last scheduled printed issue is the upcoming 2011 holiday edition.</p><p>The magazine currently has 120,000 subscribers, and according to the most recent PMB data over 1.4 million readers per issue.</p>

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27 Oct

CBC vs. Quebecor: an all-out war?

<p>While Hubert Lacroix, CBC’s president and chief executive officer, has denied  CBC and Quebecor are duking it out, the <em>Toronto Star</em> suggests otherwise.</p>

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27 Oct

The share factor: Should journalists voice personal opinions?

<p>The share question is starring on the j-controversy stage once again after NPR dumped Lisa Simeone’s “World of Opera” after she became an Occupy Wall Street spokesperson.</p>

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27 Oct

Award-winning educator brings hyperlocal news to Oshawa through college program

<p><em>Durham College journalism professor <strong>Anna Rodrigues</strong> provides both her students and her community an a valuable resource with <a href="http://www.downtownoshawanews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Downtown Oshawa News blog</a>. This hyperlocal news project gives students an excellent learning tool related to hyperlocal news and also serves the community with insight into an interesting neighbourhood. The work is so innovative, she won an award for her work.</em></p>

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