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6 May

UK Press Complaints Commission to regulate Twitter

The Press Complaints Commission in the UK is expected to start regulating reporter and Twitter feeds, according to a recent article in the Guardian. The Commission believes that certain postings […]

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5 May

World Press Freedom Day: Could you speak out, please?

By Stuart Soroka, Patrick Fournier, Fred Cutler and Dietlind Stolle This article first appeared in The Globe and Mail and is reposted by permission of the authors. The election campaign […]

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5 May

L’hebdo Rue Frontenac cesse de paraître

Il n’y avait pas de nouveau numéro de l’hebdomadaire gratuit Rue Frontenac en kiosque ce matin. Celui du 28 avril était le dernier. Après avoir produit 25 numéros, les artisans […]

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5 May

Trailer released for New York Times doc

For those of you who missed it: The trailer has been released for Page One: Inside the New York Times. Andrew Rossi (Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven, Eat This […]

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5 May

Journos describe staging of White House photos

Poynter has an interesting story up about Barack Obama and the staging of presidential photos at the White House. As it turns out, Obama and company re-enacted his walk-out and […]

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4 May

Syrian officials confirm they’re holding Al-Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz

Syrian officials have confirmed they are holding Dorothy Parvaz, a Canadian journalist with Al Jazeera English, who was detained on arrival in Damascus Friday — and hasn’t been heard from […]

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4 May

Torstar first quarter results mixed

Torstar’s first quarter financials are out, and the results are mixed. On the whole, compared to last year’s first quarter results, revenue is up $16.4-million, hitting $351.4-million. Net operating profit, […]

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4 May

Bell TV pulls Sun News Network

Bell Satellite TV viewers saw their link with the Sun News Network go dead Tuesday. After yanking the station from its line-up across Canada, Bell issued a statement saying it […]

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3 May

Final observations

Throughout the election, we have been re-posting many stories from Carleton University’s très informative Political Perspectives blog. We close with final election observations from Elly Alboim, associate professor of journalism […]

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3 May

Liberté de presse: à quand un retour au calme en Côte d’Ivoire?

La Côte d’Ivoire a été au cœur de l’actualité ces derniers mois pour qui s’intéresse à la liberté de presse à travers le monde. La crise politique qui a secoué […]

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