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2 Aug

Journalism and hidden sources

<p>The scandal at News of the World links back to some very old abuses, writes <em>The Globe and Mail</em>'s Neil Reynolds <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/beware-those-hidden-sources/article626077/">in a recent column</a>. Namely, the risk of factual error when it comes to using anonymous sources.<br /><br />In his article, Reynolds spans the history of anonymous sources, as well as the use of pen names. Yet, his conclusion is clear:<br />

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2 Aug

Can journalism be saved?: One young journo comments on Kai Nagata

<p>By now, most of us have probably read <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/ctvs-kai-nagata-why-i-quit-my-job">Kai Nagata's manifesto</a> against mainstream TV news -- "Why I quit my job". We've also probably read (and perhaps contributed to) <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/kai-nagata-quits-job-story-why-goes-viral">the dozens of comments </a>praising and slamming the 24-year-old.

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2 Aug

Is Harper immune from Murdoch-style scandal?

<p>There is no way Stephen Harper will become embroiled in a Murdoch-style scandal à la British PM David Cameron, according to a series of analysts interviewed in a <a href="http://www.ctvnews.ca/harper-immune-from-murdoch-style-scandal-analysts-1.677664">recent Canadian Press story</a>.<br /><br />As the CP story puts it:<br />

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2 Aug

“When newspapers and reporters slugged it out” : Peter Worthington

<p>The news biz may be competitive now, writes QMI's Peter Worthington <a href="http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/30/when-newspapers-and-reporters-slugged-it-out">in a recent column</a>, but it's nothing compared to the wars of bygone days. Especially when it comes to the <em>Toronto Star</em> and the now-defunct <em>Telegram</em>.<br />

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1 Aug

Transcontinental absorbe le Groupe Le Canada Français

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Médias Transcontinental a annoncé ce matin l'acquisition du Groupe Le Canada Français, éditeur de journaux locaux dans les régions de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu et de Granby. Transcontinental met donc la main sur 11 titres hebdomadaires et mensuels, ainsi qu'une série de portails web d'information locale.</font></p>

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28 Jul

Hebdos: Quebecor poursuit l’offensive dans le sud du Québec

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><em>*titre et second paragraphe modifié</em></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"><font color="#000000">Quebecor poursuit son offensive dans le sud du Québec. Après avoir tendu ses filets en Montérégie en absorbant les 15 journaux des Hebdos Montérégiens, début février, le conglomérat s'apprête à lancer deux nouveaux hebdomadaires et constitue actuellement des équipes de journalistes à St-Jean-sur-Richelieu et à Granby.</font></p>

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27 Jul

Colin Myler’s final words to News of the World staff

<p>If you haven't already seen it, check out this video of Colin Myler's final words to News of the World staff. As former NoTW reporter Paul McNamara says in a recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/magazine/news-of-the-worlds-desperate-final-hours.html?ref=magazine"><em>New York Times</em> magazine article</a>: "In the time since the paper’s demise, I must have watched it a dozen times. And every time, I’ve welled up."</p><p> </p>

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27 Jul

Book review: The New Journalist

<p><em><strong>Mark Kearney</strong> takes a look at </em>The New Journalist <em>-- and discovers a resource that was designed for longevity in the fast-changing journo world.</em></p><p>Calling any book these days <em>The New Journalist </em>takes guts.</p>

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27 Jul

“It is a sad time for newspapering in Ontario”: John Honderich

<p>John Honderich opens his <a href="http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorial_cartoon/2011/07/25/honderich_sad_time_for_newspapering_in_ontario.html">Monday column in the <em>Toronto Star</em></a> with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities." While freedom of the press is cemented in Canada's Chart of Rights, he adds, it's not licence to do whatever a publisher or editor wants.

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27 Jul

In the union now

<p><em>Filipino journalists in Canada are sick of the substandard contents of many Filipino newspapers in Canada -- and they're ready to do something about it. <strong>Romeo Marquez</strong> talks to members of the newly-formed National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/309471">This story original appeared on Digital Journal</a>.</em></p>

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