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13 Oct

Toronto Star’s “Saucy Lady” wins Best Newspaper Food Column

<p>The <em>Toronto Star</em>'s food editor Jennifer Bain <a href="http://www.thestar.com/life/food_wine/2011/10/11/saucy_lady_column_wins_top_award.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won first place</a> for her "Saucy Lady" column at the recent Association of Food Journalists Awards Competition.<br />

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13 Oct

Globe tries Occupy Wall Street humour in celeb pages; issues disclaimer

<p>In this <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/celebrity-photos-of-the-week-oct-12/article639681/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">week's edition of celebrity photos</a>, <em>The Globe and Mail</em> pokes some fun at the stars with a little Occupy Wall Street humour -- or it tried to anyway.<br />

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12 Oct

Le regard des élus sur le travail journalistique

<p>Les parlementaires sont globalement très critiques à l’égard du travail des journalistes, de la qualité de l’information qu’ils produisent et de leur apport aux débats démocratiques. C'est ce que révèle une étude menée par le <a href="http://www.cem.ulaval.ca/">Centre d'études sur les médias</a> de l'Université Laval. Intitulée «Les parlementaires de l'Assemblée nationale et les médias: consommation et évaluation des médias», elle a pris le pouls de 211 élus ou ex-lus ayant siégé à l'Assemblée nationale du Québec entre 1956 et 2009.</p>

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12 Oct

Covering the “Occupy” protests

<p>With Occupy Wall Street-style protests <a _cke_saved_href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Occupy+Wall+Street+protests+spreading+Toronto+Calgary+Vancouver/5491191/story.html" href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Occupy+Wall+Street+protests+spreading+Toronto+Calgary+Vancouver/5491191/story.html">heading to Toronto's Bay Street</a> this weekend, journalists may want to take note of their counterparts' coverage in Manhattan.

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12 Oct

Leading the way

<p>J-Source<em>'s <strong>Lauren McKeon</strong> joins the audience in Toronto as APTN's Cheryl McKenzie speaks with warmth, wit, and self-deprecation about the aboriginal network, and her own personal journey.</em></p>

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12 Oct

Blame it on neoliberalism

<p><em>In the first of a two-part series, <strong>Nick Fillmore</strong> argues that freedom of expression is threatened because of the way corporate media cater to powerful neoliberals and that small-l liberal ideas that champion the public interest are missing.</em><br /><br /><br />"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one."<br />               --  A.J. Liebling, American press critic 1904-1963<br /> <br />

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12 Oct

Five questions for Josh Freed

<p><em>In his latest documentary, </em>The Trouble with Experts<em>, filmmaker Josh Freed tackles the question: Should we trust the experts? </em>J-Source<em>'s <strong>Rhiannon Russell</strong> talks with Freed about why we sometimes shouldn't, how to be more careful when interviewing experts, and which field has the most of the worst.</em></p><p><br /><strong>J-Source: When did you start realizing how fallible experts can be?</strong></p>

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11 Oct

Paper call-out: Press freedom in Canada

<p>The Ryerson Journalism Research Centre and the Ryerson Law Research Centre have teamed up to put out a call for paper/panel proposals for its 2012 Press Freedom in Canada conference.<br /><br />The conference, designed as a status report on the 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, is set for March. Papers, theoretical or empirical, should explore the intersection between Canada's legal system, press freedom, and all incarnations of journalistic practice.<br /><br />According to the release, themes may include (but aren't limited to):<br />

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11 Oct

CBC issues statement on Don Cherry’s “pukes” comment; subjects sue

<p>CBC has waded into the Don Cherry "pukes" controversy, issuing a statement that distances itself from the <em>Hockey Night in Canada</em> star.<br /><br />In it, Kirstine Stewart, CBC's Executive Vice-President of English Services comments:</p>

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11 Oct

Assange, his unauthorized biography, and the truth

<p>Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography. <em><strong>Rhiannon Russell</strong> asks: Who’s telling the truth and will we ever find out?</em><br /><br /><br />When Scotland-based publishing company <a href="http://www.canongate.tv/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canongate Books</a> released Julian Assange’s unauthorized biography, controversy hit the fan. While the WikiLeaks founder initially signed the book deal with the publisher last December, he says he gave the company notice this summer that he wanted out.<br />

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