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20 Apr

RTNDA B.C. regional awards announced

The Association of Electronic Journalists (RTNDA Canada) has announced its B.C. regional award recipients. The awards recognize excellence in electronic journalism in the B.C region and will be presented at […]

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20 Apr

Media is excluding us from election: Elizabeth May

Green Party leader Elizabeth May says she wasn’t just excluded from the leaders’ debate. Nope, she believes the entire mainstream media has decided to keep the Green’s out of the […]

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20 Apr

The ethnic press and access to Harper

Sure, mainstream media may be struggling for access in Harper’s five question world, but how bad is it for the smaller players? Turns out, if you’re a member of the […]

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20 Apr

NOW files integrity complaint over nearly-naked Ford cover

Just when you thought you could finally get NOW Magazine‘s nearly-naked picture of Rob Ford out of your head, it’s back. A couple weeks ago, NOW Magazine received national and […]

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19 Apr

Foreign reporting fellowship to honour Jim Travers

Jim Travers — celebrated as columnist, editor and reporter — cared passionately about Canada and its place in the world. He believed that Canadians deserved to hear about the world […]

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19 Apr

“Aim for transparency”: CAJ releases guidelines for personal activity online

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19 Apr

How do Canadians get their news?

TV is still king when it comes to Canadians’ preferred choice for accessing the news, but only just. Of the 1,682 surveyed for the newest study by the Canadian Media […]

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19 Apr

Comment Sections: A Blessing or a Curse?

What was once the Internet’s most attractive feature has become the most repulsive thing about it. From derogatory slurs to unfounded “facts”, the comment sections on news websites have become, […]

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19 Apr

Newspaper election coverage, dissected

Ever wonder how much ink is spent covering election stories during campaign time? Or, which leaders — and issues — are really the darlings of the media? Well, the McGill […]

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19 Apr

The “news” of election campaigns

What happens when you ask a journalist to report on a process that, at its core, has a whole lot in common with drying paint? Traditional news values win out: […]

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